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Using Siebel Tools > Archiving Objects > Overview of Archiving ObjectsArchiving is a process where you export objects from the repository to an archive file. You can then import objects from the archive file back into the repository. You can use an archive to back up sets of objects or move them to another environment that shares the same physical database schema as the source environment. Note the following:
Using Export and Import for Different Versions of Siebel CRMIf you export objects from one version of Siebel CRM to another version, then do not import these objects through .sif files into a different version of Siebel CRM because Siebel CRM might modify object definitions between these versions. If you import an object that is not valid, then an invalid configuration might result. Oracle does not support an invalid configuration. Where Siebel Tools Stores Archive FilesThe Temp parameter in the Siebel section of the tools.cfg file identifies the directory where Siebel Tools stores the following items: Siebel Tools sets this Temp parameter to the Example of an Archive FileSiebel Tools writes SIF files in XML format. It uses the following hierarchy and it includes property values and scripts: The following code is part of a SIF file created by adding objects to a hotfix. For more information, see Using a Hotfix to Deploy Fixes to the Production Environment: <REPOSITORY How Siebel Tools Minimizes the Data it Processes during Exports and ImportsYou can use Siebel Tools to create a Siebel Delta File (SDF), which is a type of file that is similar to an SIF file except that an SIF file contains the entire definition of an object while the SDF file contains only information about modifications to an object. The SDF file contains enough information about the object hierarchy so that it can get the information that Siebel CRM modified. For example, assume you modify the contents of a comment field in the Contact business component. Assume you use one of the following file types to move this modification from a source environment to a destination environment:
For more information about using SDF files, see Exporting Modified Objects and Importing Modified Objects. |
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