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Installing and Using the Siebel Sample Database

The Siebel Sample Database contains example data of various kinds to help you understand how Siebel Business Applications work. You install the sample database for the Siebel Mobile Web Client (or the Siebel Developer Web Client). The sample database contains schema changes, repository changes, and seed data for Siebel CRM functionality through the current release.

NOTE:  For Siebel Innovation Pack 2015, the sample database for Siebel Mobile Web Client can use either SAP SQL Anywhere or Oracle Database XE. SAP SQL Anywhere is not available for new deployments after September 2015. For more detailed information on how this change affects Siebel Tools and Siebel Remote, see Siebel Release Notes on My Oracle Support for Innovation Pack 2015 (Doc ID 1996273.1).

NOTE:  Installation of the Siebel Sample Database is optional and applies to the Siebel Mobile Web Client. Before you can install the sample database that uses SAP SQL Anywhere, you must install the Siebel Mobile Web Client, as described in Installing the Siebel Web Client.

For platform requirements for installing and using Siebel Web Clients and the sample database, see the Certifications tab on My Oracle Support. For information about installation path requirements, see File and Directory Naming Conventions.

After you have installed the sample database, you can run Siebel demo applications, such as those described in Siebel Web Client Shortcuts and Startup Options. You can also customize shortcuts, as described in the same topic.

NOTE:  Before you install the current release as a new installation of sample database, you must uninstall the existing installed sample database, if present.

The Siebel Sample Database is currently available using two different database platforms, each of which is installed in a different way:

• Oracle Database XE version. When you install Siebel Innovation Pack 2015, Patchset 5 or later for Siebel Web Client, you can install a new sample database that uses Oracle Database XE, as described in Installing the Siebel Sample Database That Uses Oracle Database XE.
• SAP SQL Anywhere version. You can install the traditional Siebel Sample Database, which uses SAP SQL Anywhere, by using a separate installer that was originally provided with Siebel Innovation Pack 2015, as described in Installing the Siebel Sample Database That Uses SAP SQL Anywhere. As noted, SAP SQL Anywhere is not available for new deployments after September 2015.

This topic contains the following information:

• Installing the Siebel Sample Database That Uses Oracle Database XE
• Installing the Siebel Sample Database That Uses SAP SQL Anywhere
• About the Siebel Sample Database ConnectString Parameter
• Using the Siebel Sample Database with Siebel Tools

Related Topics

Installing the Siebel Web Client

Installing Siebel Tools

Siebel Web Client Shortcuts and Startup Options

About Siebel CRM Releases

File and Directory Naming Conventions