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Connecting to eContent Services

Siebel eBriefings supports preconfigured integration with Siebel eContent Services. Customers who subscribe to Siebel eContent Services must set up the host and authentication credentials required to connect to the eContent Services host. The Symbolic URL and Content Fix-up Administration views are preconfigured. D&B business and credit reports are a separate service. Instructions for accessing these are provided in Adding D&B User Credentials.

Setting Host and Authentication Credentials

During the installation of the Siebel Server you will be asked if you have purchased Siebel eBriefings, Siebel eBriefings and Siebel eContent Services, or neither. When you select either Siebel eBriefings or Siebel eBriefings and Siebel eContent Services, you will be asked to enter the assigned content host name, user name, and password that allows you to access the hosted data with the Siebel application. This data consists of company profiles, corporation relationship information, premium external news feeds, and productivity content from leading content producers and providers.

NOTE:  The host name, user name, and password credentials are provided in the license key letter distributed to each customer upon purchase.

To set host and authentication credentials

  1. In the Site Map, navigate to Integration Administration and click Host Administration.
  2. Click New or modify the default entry provided in the host table.
  3. In the HTTP Host applet, provide information in the following fields:

    4. Field
    Comments
    Name
    Provide a name for the external host. Change the host entry [ServerName] to the eContent host name provided in your letter.
    Virtual Name
    A virtual name for the external host. This information is provided.
    Authentication Type
    Set authentication type to NCSA Basic.
    Authentication Value
    Enter the authentication value in the format username:password as shown in your letter.

  4. Restart your server.

 Siebel eBriefings Administration Guide 
 Published: 18 April 2003