Bookshelf: What's New in Siebel Data Warehouse Installation and Administration Guide, Version 7.7, Rev. A

NOTE: Siebel Analytics version 7.7 is compatible with Siebel eBusiness Applications version 7.5.3.

Table 1. Changes Made in Version 7.7, Rev. A
Topic	Revision
IBM DB2 UDB zOS and OS/390-Specific Database Requirements for Siebel Data Warehouse	Added information about requirements specific to Siebel Data Warehouse for IBM DB2 UDB zOS and OS/390.
Menu Bar of the DAC	Enhanced the descriptions for the DAC Repository Management tool.
DAC Navigation Tree	Added information about using the navigation tree in the DAC.
DAC Editable Lists	Added information about the editable lists in the DAC.
Tailoring Execution Plans for Your Needs	Clarified information about pruning execution plans and added information about the chaining process related to table groups.
Using the DAC Preview Functionality to View Tasks and Dependencies	Clarified the description of the information available in the preview.
Distributing DAC Metadata	Added procedure for distributing DAC metadata to different environments.
About the DAC Design View	Added descriptions of the actions available in each tab of the DAC Design view.
About the DAC Setup View	Added descriptions of the actions available in each tab of the DAC Setup view.
About the DAC Execute View	Added descriptions of the actions available in each tab of the DAC Execute view.
Using SQL Files as an Execution Type in the DAC	Added procedure for using SQL files as an execution type in the DAC. Includes examples of SQL and XML files.
Using Siebel Data Warehouse Exception Reports	Added information about executing exception reports in the DAC.

Table 2 lists changes described in version 7.7 of the documentation to support version 7.7 of the Siebel Analytics software.

Table 2. New Product Features in Siebel Data Warehouse Installation and Administration Guide, Version 7.7
Topic	Description
DAC Quick Start	Describes how to use the Data Warehouse Application Console (DAC) to design, execute, and monitor ETL processes.
DAC Functional Reference	Provides detailed information about designing, executing, and monitoring ETL execution plans.
Customizing the Siebel Data Warehouse	Describes how to customize the preconfigured execution plans.
Unicode Issues with Informatica and the Siebel Data Warehouse	Provides troubleshooting information about Unicode.
UNIX Installation Issues with the Siebel Data Warehouse	Provides troubleshooting information about UNIX.
Siebel Data Warehouse Application Console (DAC) Issues	Provides troubleshooting information about the DAC.
Upgrading Siebel Data Warehouse	Provides information about upgrading Siebel Data Warehouse to version 7.7.