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Configuring System Preferences for Timestamps

This task is a step in Process of Configuring System Preferences for the Siebel Server.

A row in a table on the server database includes the date that Siebel CRM last modified the row. If a remote client updates a row, then Siebel Remote can stamp the date in one of the following ways:

• Client transaction time. The time when Siebel Remote modified the remote client. Using the client timestamp promotes consistency across local and server databases, but it can be misleading if the clock for a remote client is not set correctly, or if this client resides in a different time zone.
• Server database merge time. The time when Siebel Remote modified the Siebel Server. Using the server timestamp makes sure that the timestamp is accurate, but it also causes the timestamp for the same row on the remote client to be different from the timestamp that resides on the server.

To configure system preferences for timestamps

• Set the Docking Timestamp Source parameter to client transaction time or to server database merge time.

Setting the Docking Timestamp Source parameter does not affect conflict resolution or the priorities for Siebel Remote. Siebel Remote stores updated timestamps only for informational purposes.