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Extracting, Initializing, and Synchronizing the Remote Database

This task is a step in Process of Configuring Siebel Remote.

In this topic, you extract, initialize, and synchronize the remote database.

To extract, initialize, and synchronize the remote database

1. To extract the database, do Step 7 but use DCASTRO for the Client Name.
2. Initialize the database on the Siebel Mobile Web Client:
   1. On the remote computer, in the Siebel program group, click Siebel Remote.
   2. In the Siebel Remote Parameters dialog box, enter information using values from the following table.

      Field	Entry
      Client Name	DCASTRO
      User Name	DCASTRO
      Password	DCASTRO

   3. Click Continue.
   4. Monitor the process for errors.
3. Synchronize the Siebel Mobile Web Client:
   1. Start a Siebel application on the remote computer.
   2. Choose the File menu, and then the Synchronize Database menu item.
   3. Choose the synchronization options.
   4. Click Synchronize.

      Siebel Remote does the following work:

   • Connects
   • Validates Siebel Mobile Web Client
   • Checks for the correct version
   • Checks for database extract
   • Retrieves transactions and file attachments
   • Sends transactions and file attachments
   • Applies changes to the local database
   • Disconnects
   • Applies changes to the server database
   • Performs clean up work