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Creating a New Database for Siebel Remote

This topic describes how to run the Generate New Database server component to create a new database template.

To create a new database for Siebel Remote

1. Log in to the Siebel Server with administrator privileges.

   For more information, see Logging In to the Siebel Server as an Administrator.

2. Navigate to the Administration - Server Management screen, and then the Jobs view.
3. In the Jobs list, click New.
4. In the Component/Job field, choose Generate New Database.
5. In the Requested Server field, enter the name of the Siebel Server where the job for Generate New Database runs.

   The Execution Server field displays the name of the Siebel Server that runs the job after the job finishes.

6. In the Job Parameters list, click New.
7. In the Name field, click the select icon, and then query for SQL Anywhere Database.
8. Click OK to return to the main window.

   Siebel Remote sets the Value field to sse_utf8.dbf and displays it automatically, by default. To use an encrypted template file, you must replace this value with sse_encr.dbf. For more information, see Encrypting the Local Database.

9. To modify the values for another parameter, repeat Step 6 and substitute a different parameter name in Step 7:
   1. If you run the Generate New Database component after you modify the schema, then you must make sure that the Use DDL File parameter is set to FALSE.

      For more information, see Parameters of the Generate New Database Server Component.

   2. Optional. Configure the Generate New Database server component to modify the password for the local database administrator.

      For more information, see Setting the Password for the Local Database Administrator.

   3. Optional. Modify other parameters.

      For more information, see Parameters of the Generate New Database Server Component.

10. In the Jobs list, with the Generate New Database job still chosen, click Submit Job.

    Siebel CRM creates a new database file. This step typically requires a few minutes to complete.

11. Optional. Monitor the progress of the job:
    1. Navigate to the Administration - Server Management screen, and then the Components view.
    2. To view status information, choose the Generate New Database component, and then click the Tasks view tab.
12. If necessary, distribute database templates to Siebel Servers:
    1. To set the environment variables, open a DOS window and then run the siebenv.bat file.
    2. To create the destination folders and the server database template files, run the distmpl.bat file.

       For more information, see Distributing Database Templates to Siebel Servers.