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Example of Constructing a Third Party Software Upgrade Kit

This topic provides an example of how to construct a Third Party Software upgrade kit, using WinZip as the example software for which the upgrade kit is created. The process shown in this topic can be used to construct upgrade kits for other third-party software applications, if the software is related to the use of Siebel Business Applications.

There are two procedures to this process:

• Creating a Third Party - WinZip Upgrade Component
• Defining a Third Party - WinZip Upgrade Kit

Creating a Third Party - WinZip Upgrade Component

The following procedure describes how to create a Third Party - WinZip upgrade component.

To create a new upgrade component Third Party - WinZip

1. Navigate to the Administration - Siebel Anywhere screen, then the Upgrade Component List view.

   The Upgrade Components list appears.

2. On the Upgrade Components list, click New.

   A blank record appears.

   Enter the necessary information.

   As an alternative, copy the record of an existing Third Party component and then edit the fields as required.

3. Enter the values shown in the following table.

   Field Name	Value
   Component Name	Third Party - WinZip
   Component Type	Third Party Software
   Locate Method	Registry
   Locate Information	HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT,WinZip\shell\open\command Locate Information has the following structure when Locate Method is set to Registry: HKEY,Subkey,Name. If Name is equal to the default, that is, (Default) as seen in the Registry Editor, then leave Name as blank for Locate Information.
   Version method	FileVersion

4. From the link bar, select Upgrade Configurations.

   The Upgrade Configurations list appears, along with the Upgrade Components list.

5. On the Upgrade Configurations list, select the desired clients such as Siebel Sales Client.
6. On the Upgrade Components list, click New.

   The Upgrade Components pick list appears.

7. On the Upgrade Components Selection dialog box, select Third Party - WinZip.

   The Upgrade Configurations list appears, along with the Upgrade Components list.

   The new record (Third Party - WinZip upgrade component) is highlighted in the Upgrade Components list, which indicates that it is selected.

   This step completes the procedure to create a new upgrade component, Third Party - WinZip.

Defining a Third Party - WinZip Upgrade Kit

The following procedure describes how to define a Third Party - WinZip upgrade kit.

To define a Third Party - WinZip upgrade kit

1. Navigate to the Administration - Siebel Anywhere screen, then the Upgrade Kits view.

   The Upgrade Kits view appears.

2. Click Auto Create to invoke the Upgrade Kit Wizard.

   The Upgrade Kit Wizard - Upgrade Components page appears.

3. Choose Third Party - WinZip in the list and click Next.

   The Upgrade Kit Wizard - Add Files page appears.

4. Input the UNC path of the WinZip installer.
5. Click Next.

   The Upgrade Kit Wizard - Select Execute File page appears.

6. Input the executable file name and the command-line argument, if any.
7. Follow the prompts to perform the following actions:
   1. Review and verify the information.
   2. Specify the new version number.
   3. (Optional) Change the title, if you want to do so.
8. When you have finished entering upgrade kit information, click Finish.

Follow the procedures in Activating, Applying, and Distributing Upgrade Kits to activate, apply, and distribute the upgrade kit.