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About the Siebel Reports Architecture

This topic describes the architecture that Siebel Reports uses. It includes the following information:

• Overview of How Siebel CRM Runs Reports in Clients
• How Siebel CRM Runs Reports in Connected Clients
• How Siebel CRM Runs Reports in Disconnected Clients
• How Siebel Reports Uses Integration Objects
• Computer Languages That Siebel Reports Uses
• About the Report Business Service
• Directory Structure That Siebel Reports Uses

Siebel CRM uses the following separate architectures starting with Siebel CRM versions 8.1.1.x and 8.2.2.x:

• Connected architecture. Siebel CRM integrates directly with the Siebel XMLP Report server component and the Oracle BI Publisher Server.
• Disconnected architecture. Siebel CRM uses Oracle BI Publisher to run Oracle BI Publisher through the XMLP Report Business Service.