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Navigating to the Workspace Dashboard in the Siebel Composer Mode Application

You can use the Workspace (cube) icon in any Siebel application that is set in the Composer mode to access and open the Workspace Dashboard view, and then create or edit workspaces

NOTE:  The Application Edit (hammer) icon is only available after you create a new workspace or open an existing one using the Workspace dashboard, and then click the Close (X) button to close the Workspace dashboard.

To access and open the Workspace Dashboard view in the Composer mode

1. On the Siebel application window, click the Workspace Dashboard (cube) icon at the top-right corner of the window.

   The Workspace dashboard appears.

2. Either create a new workspace or open an existing one.
3. Close the Workspace dashboard by clicking the Close (X) button at the top-right corner of the Workspace dashboard.

   The Siebel application reappears displaying the Application Edit (hammer) icon at the top-right corner of the window.

To enable the Workspace feature in the Composer mode

1. Ensure that Siebel Tools Client for release IP2016 is installed successfully.

   For more information on how to install Siebel Tools, see the Siebel Installation Guide.

2. Open the Command Prompt window from your computer by clicking the Start button and then selecting the Run option.

   The Run window appears.

3. Enter the value CMD in the Open field.

   The Command Prompt window appears.

4. Change the directory in the Command Prompt window to the <TOOLS_HOME>/BIN folder using this command:

   cd <TOOLS_HOME>/BIN

   The Command Prompt window displays the following arguments and parameters, which you can use to run the EnableWorkspace.exe utility:

   • -s Siebsrvr/Tools Installation path specified (required)
   • -t Siebel Table Owner (required)
   • -u Username (required)
   • -p Password (required)
   • -o ODBC Data Source (required)
   • -d DB Platform Name (Oracle, MSSQL, DB2UDB or DB2390)
   • -l Log File Name (default: EnableWorkspace.log)
   • -w Workspace Owner Username (required)
5. Use the listed arguments and parameters to run the EnableWorkspace.exe utility.

   The following example shows the arguments and parameters that are used to run the EnableWorkspace.exe utility in a MSSQL database. In this example, dbo is the table owner of the MSSQL database and MSZXM187 is the database instance that is used in this example environment.

   EnableWorkspace -s C:\Tools23057 -t dbo -u MSZXM187 -p MSSQL -o SSD -d MSSQL -l EnableWorkspace.log -w SADMIN

   The following example shows the arguments and parameters that are used to run the EnableWorkspace.exe utility in an Oracle database. In this example, orakwj115 is the table owner and the user ID of the Oracle database, and these parameters are used to execute the SQL statements that exist in the EnableWorkspace.exe utility.

   EnableWorkspace -s C:\Tools4 -t orakwj115 -u orakwj115 -p orakwj115 -o "SSD" -d oracle -l EnableWorkspace.log -w SADMIN

6. View the output stages, representing the progress of the tasks performed by the utility.

   The Command Prompt window lists the following output stages after you run the EnableWorkspace.exe utility:

   • Stage 1 of 7: Setting the Repository ID
   • Stage 2 of 7: Validate the Workspace Data
   • Stage 3 of 7: Generate the Workspace Data
   • Stage 4 of 7: Update the Workspace Data in all Repository Tables
   • Stage 5 of 7: Generate the indexes
   • Stage 6 of 7: Update the statistics for all Workspace enabled Repository Tables
   • Stage 7 of 7: Post Run Cleanup

     The Workspace feature is now enabled in the Composer mode.

To create a new workspace in the Workspace dashboard

1. Click the Create button on the upper-left corner of the Workspaces dashboard.
2. Enter a workspace name and click the OK button.

   The new workspace with the name that you entered is created and automatically opened.

To open an existing workspace in the Workspace dashboard

1. If necessary, expand the Main workspace (parent workspace) to display a list of the children workspaces.
2. Select an existing workspace from the list of the children workspaces under the Main workspace.
3. Click the Open button on the Workspace toolbar.

   The selected workspace is opened.