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Overview of Managing Repositories

A Siebel Repository is a set of tables that includes Siebel objects and server scripts. These objects and scripts define a Siebel application, such as Siebel Call Center. It provides Siebel CRM with the metadata that it requires to interact with enterprise data and to interact with the people who use the Siebel client. Siebel CRM stores these tables in a compressed Siebel Repository File (SRF) during installation, and then reads the repository at run time. You can use Siebel Tools to view and modify the information that this repository contains. For more information, see Configuring Siebel Business Applications.

CAUTION:  You must use only one repository in a production environment. You must synchronize the compiled repository and repository table data. If you configure Siebel CRM to use multiple Siebel repositories, then unpredictable behavior might result.

Siebel CRM includes Incremental Repository Merge, which is a feature that allows you to merge multiple repositories to a single repository during an upgrade. It automatically does some of this upgrade work for you, such as importing SIF files and seed data, applying schema modifications, and compiling the SRF. For more information, see Siebel Database Upgrade Guide.