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What's New in Siebel Business Analytics Applications Installation and Administration Guide, Version 7.8.4

Table 1 lists changes described in this version of the documentation to support Release 7.8.4 of the software.

Table 1. What's New in Siebel Business Analytics Applications Installation and Administration Guide, Version 7.8.4
Topic	Description
Oracle-Specific Database Guidelines for Siebel Data Warehouse	Added information for Oracle 10g database version.
Configuring DAC to Support SQL Server 2005	Added this procedure.
Connecting from DAC to SQL Server Using Dynamic Port Allocation	Added this procedure.
Copying Database Parameter Files	Revised this procedure.
Updating Siebel Transactional Database Schema Definitions	Revised this procedure.
Stopping the Informatica Repository Server on UNIX	Added this procedure.
About the DAC Task Definitions Tab	Added information about new features.
Overview of Analytics Bridge Applications	Revised Analytics Bridge Applications compatibility table.
Importing Syndicated Data into Siebel Data Warehouse	Corrected information in this topic.
Installing the Teradata Patch on Windows Installing the Teradata Patch on UNIX	Removed these procedures. NOTE: The Teradata patch is not required if you are using Informatica version 7.1.2 or later. It is only required if you are using Informatica version 6.2.2 or earlier.
Upgrading the Siebel Data Warehouse	Moved this chapter into the Siebel Business Analytics Applications Upgrade Guide.

What's New in Siebel Business Analytics Applications Installation and Administration Guide, Version 7.8.3

Table 2 lists changes described in this version of the documentation to support Release 7.8.3 of the software.

Table 2. What's New in Siebel Business Analytics Applications Installation and Administration Guide, Version 7.8.3
Topic	Description
Operating System, Driver, and Connectivity Requirements for Siebel Data Warehouse	Corrected information about the required version of Informatica Server and Informatica Repository Server.
Source and Data Warehouse Code Pages for Latin-1 General (8-bit ASCII) to Latin-1 General (8-bit ASCII)	Added new topic about 8-bit ASCII code pages.
Analytics Applications Installation and Configuration Flow	Revised installation flow diagram to show the Siebel Analytics platform must be installed before installing Oracle's Siebel Analytics Applications.
Localizing Siebel Business Analytics Deployments	Moved this appendix from Siebel Analytics Platform Installation and Configuration Guide into Siebel Business Analytics Applications Installation and Administration Guide.
Integrating Analytics Dashboards and Operational Applications Data	Moved this appendix from Siebel Analytics Platform Installation and Configuration Guide into Siebel Business Analytics Applications Installation and Administration Guide.
Integrated Security for Analytics Applications	Moved this appendix from Siebel Analytics Platform Installation and Configuration Guide into Siebel Business Analytics Applications Installation and Administration Guide.
Configuring Metadata for Analytics Applications	Moved this appendix from Siebel Analytics Platform Installation and Configuration Guide into Siebel Business Analytics Applications Installation and Administration Guide.
Siebel Data Warehouse for Life Sciences Data Considerations	Extensively revised information about syndicated data loading.

What's New in Siebel Business Analytics Applications Installation and Administration Guide, Version 7.8.2

Table 3 lists changes described in this version of the documentation to support Release 7.8.2 of the software.

Table 3. What's New in Siebel Business Analytics Applications Installation and Administration Guide, Version 7.8.2.
Topic	Description
Book title change	The name of the Siebel Data Warehouse Installation and Administration Guide changed to Siebel Business Analytics Applications Installation and Administration Guide.
Overview of Analytics Product Licensing	Added new chapter that describes the licensing options available for Siebel Analytics Platform and Siebel Analytics Applications.
Running the Analytics Applications Installation Wizard (Windows)	Added new instructions for installing Siebel Analytics Applications.
Running the Informatica PowerCenter Installation Wizard (Windows)	Added new instructions for installing Informatica PowerCenter 7.1.2.
Setting Up the Informatica Server	Revised procedure for new version of Informatica.
Setting Up the Informatica Repository Server	Revised procedure for new version of Informatica.
Pointing to the Informatica Repository	Revised procedure for new version of Informatica.
Updating Siebel Transactional Database Schema Definitions	Updated SIF file information.
Teradata-Specific Installation and Configuration Checklist (Windows)	Added new checklist for Teradata installations.
Installing and Configuring the Informatica Repository Server on UNIX	Revised procedure for new version of Informatica.
Installing and Configuring the Informatica Server on UNIX	Revised procedure for new version of Informatica.
Updating the Informatica License Files on UNIX	Added procedure required for new version of Informatica.
Teradata-Specific Installation and Configuration Checklist for UNIX	Added new checklist for Teradata installations.
Upgrading Siebel Analytics Applications and Data Warehouse on page 135	Revised information on upgrading to Siebel Analytics Applications version 7.8.2.
Analytics Bridge Applications	Revised information on the Siebel Analytics Bridge applications.

The features listed in Table 4 were introduced in Version 7.8.1, the Limited Distribution release of the software.

Table 4. What's New in Siebel Data Warehouse Installation and Administration Guide, Version 7.8.1
Topic	Description
Setting Up DAC System Properties	Added description of new DAC system properties: Verify and Create Non-Existing Indices Drop and Create Change Capture Views Always
Creating Transactional and Data Warehouse Database Connections	Added new topic.
Comparing and Merging DAC Repositories	Added new topic.
Replacing an Informatica Workflow with a Custom SQL File	Added new topic.
Determining the Informatica Server Maximum Sessions Parameter Setting	Added new topic.
Determining the Number of Transactional and Data Warehouse Database Connections	Added new topic.
Running Two DAC Servers on the Same Machine	Added new topic.
Tracking Deleted Records	Added new topic.
Customizing Index and Analyze Table Syntaxes	Added new topic.
About the DAC Indices Tab	Added description of new Always Drop & Create column on the Indices tab. Added description of new Index Override column on the Databases subtab of the Indices tab.
Siebel Data Warehouse for Life Sciences Data Considerations	Extensively revised chapter.