1 What's New in This Release

This chapter describes new product features.

What's New in Siebel Performance Tuning Guide, Siebel Innovation Pack 2017

Table 1-1 lists the changes in this revision of the documentation to support this release of the software.

Note: Siebel Innovation Pack 2017 is a continuation of the Siebel 8.1/8.2 release.

Table 1-1 What's New in Siebel Performance Tuning Guide, Siebel Innovation Pack 2017

Topic	Description
"Tuning the Siebel Application Interface Computer for All Applicable UNIX and Linux Operating Systems" (modified) "Tuning the Siebel Web Server Extension for All UNIX and Linux Operating Systems" (removed) "SIEBEL_SARMThreshold Environment Variable" (removed) "Setting Siebel ARM Environment Variables on the Web Server" (removed) Multiple topics (modified)	Modified and removed topics. In the current release, Siebel Web Server Extension (SWSE) has been replaced by Siebel Application Interface, which is installed by the Siebel Enterprise Server installer and does not require an existing Web server. For more information, see the Siebel Installation Guide for the operating system you are using.
Multiple topics	Modified topics. In the current release, the Web-based Siebel Management Console, which is installed with Siebel Application Interface, has replaced most of the Siebel Configuration Wizards previously provided, except for the Database Configuration Wizard. Use the Siebel Management Console to create configuration profiles and deploy them in your physical environment. Configuration information is stored in the Siebel Gateway registry instead of in the siebns.dat file. For more information, see the Siebel Installation Guide for the operating system you are using.
Multiple topics	Modified topics. In the current release, the Siebel Repository File (SRF) is no longer used. Siebel Business Applications use the Siebel runtime repository.

What's New in Siebel Performance Tuning Guide, Siebel Innovation Pack 2016

Table 1-2 lists the changes in this revision of the documentation to support this release of the software.

Note: Siebel Innovation Pack 2016 is a continuation of the Siebel 8.1/8.2 release.

Table 1-2 What's New in Siebel Performance Tuning Guide, Siebel Innovation Pack 2016

Topic	Description
"Configuring the Busy Cursor for Standard Interactivity Applications" (removed) "Managing the Browser Cache" (removed) "Improving Performance Using View Layout Caching" (removed) Multiple topics (modified)	Removed and modified topics. References to functionality related to the high interactivity and standard interactivity clients have been removed. In Siebel Innovation Pack 2016, Siebel Business Applications use Siebel Open UI exclusively.
Multiple topics (modified)	Modified topics. References to functionality related to SAP SQL Anywhere have been removed. In Siebel Innovation Pack 2016, Siebel Business Applications support Oracle Database XE for the local database and sample database.
"Specifying Static File Caching on the Siebel Application Interface"	Modified topic. Updated content and merged it with information from the topic "Managing the Browser Cache" (now removed).