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Making Siebel Analytics Web Configuration Changes

This section provides procedures for making configuration changes. You need to make changes only if you want to change default parameters, such as the name of the Siebel Analytics Web Catalog, or override internal default settings, such as the time for client connections to expire.

You make configuration changes by modifying the Siebel Analytics Web XML message file instanceconfig.xml, which holds configuration settings for Siebel Analytics Web.

NOTE:  If you have previously made configuration changes by modifying the Windows registry, you should migrate those changes to the XML configuration file instanceconfig.xml. In the Windows registry, entries under the Common key remain valid.

For general background information about customizing the Siebel Analytics Web XML files, read Customizing the Siebel Analytics Web User Interface Using XML Message Files.

To make changes to the configuration file instanceconfig.xml

1. Navigate to Siebel Analytics data directory at the following location:

   \SiebelAnalyticsData\Web\Config

   CAUTION:  Always make a backup copy of the instanceconfig.xml file before you make any changes.

2. Locate the instanceconfig.xml file and make a backup copy.
3. Use a text editor to open the instanceconfig.xml file.
4. Place your entries between the tags <ServerInstance> and </ServerInstance>, using the values given elsewhere in this chapter.
5. Save the file when you are done.

   Your changes take effect when the Analytics Web Server service is restarted.

Example instanceconfig.xml File

The following XML file is an example of the instanceconfig.xml file:

   <?xml version="1.0" ?>
   <!-- Siebel Analytics Web Configuration File -->
   <!-- The following example shows initialization settings for a server instance. -->

   <WebConfig>
      <ServerInstance>
         <CatalogPath>/SiebelAnalyticsData/web/catalog/default.webcat</CatalogPath>
         <DSN>AnalyticsWeb</DSN>
      </ServerInstance>
   </WebConfig>

Several entries are present in the file instanceconfig.xml by default, including the path to the Siebel Analytics Web Catalog, and the name of the Siebel Analytics Server data source name used by Siebel Analytics Web to access Siebel Analytics Server.

For example, the path to the Siebel Analytics Web Catalog is shown between the <CatalogPath> and </CatalogPath> tags:

• In Windows, an example path might be the following:

  <CatalogPath>c:\SiebelAnalyticsData\Web\Catalog\default.webcat</CatalogPath>

• In UNIX, an example path might be the following:

<CatalogPath>/usr/local/SiebelAnalyticsData/web/catalog/default.webcat</CatalogPath>