1What’s New in This Release
What’s New in Siebel Database Upgrade Guide for DB2 for z/OS, Siebel CRM 18.12 Update
The following table lists the changes in this version of the documentation to support this release of the software.
Table What’s New in Siebel Database Upgrade Guide for DB2 for z/OS, Siebel CRM 18.12 Update
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Modified topic. Updated the version numbers for supported upgrade paths. |
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Modified topic. Development databases can use EBCDIC code pages. Databases with EBCDIC code pages support Merge and Full Publish functionality in a development environment upgrade. |
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Modified topic. Migrating repository or data using Siebel Migration is not the same as performing a database upgrade where you migrate your custom repository and schema from one release of Siebel CRM to a higher release level. |
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Modified topic. It is recommended that you back up your target database before starting to migrate repository or data using Siebel Migration. |
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New topic. Describes how to use Siebel Migration to perform an asynchronous migration. |
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Activating Workflows and Tasks in the Production Environment After Full Migration |
New topic. Workflows and tasks must be activated in the production (target RR) environment after a full migration. |
Modified topic. REST APIs can be used both before and after the repository upgrade is done. |
What’s New in Siebel Database Upgrade Guide for DB2 for z/OS, Siebel CRM 18.11 Update
No new features have been added to this guide for this release. This guide has been updated to fix only bugs.
Table What’s New in Siebel Database Upgrade Guide for DB2 for z/OS, Siebel CRM 18.11 Update
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New topic. Describes how to migrate a Siebel 18.8 Update or later release development environment to a target environment. |
What’s New in Siebel Database Upgrade Guide for DB2 for z/OS, Siebel CRM 18.9 Update
The following table lists the changes in this version of the documentation to support this release of the software.
Table What’s New in Siebel Database Upgrade Guide for DB2 for z/OS, Siebel CRM 18.9 Update
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New topic. Added information about using REST APIs with the Siebel Migration Application to do the following:
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New topic. Added information about how to migrate a Siebel 18.8 Update or later development environment to a target environment. |
What’s New in Siebel Database Upgrade Guide for DB2 for z/OS, Siebel CRM 18.8 Update
The following table lists the changes in this version of the documentation to support this release of the software.
Table New Product Features in Siebel Database Upgrade Guide for DB2 for z/OS, Siebel CRM 18.8 Update
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New topic. Added a new topic that provides procedures for using Siebel Migration to generate a watermark. |
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New topic. Added a new topic that describes the new orchestration.json file that defines the process flow for all the migration resources available in the Siebel Server. |
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Modified topic. Added information about the Database Encoding parameter. |
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Modified topic. Added information about viewing the package filename in the History tab. |
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Modified topic. Added information about export and import asynchronous migration and information about the manifest file. Added information about configuring the Migration Package Location in the Siebel Management Console and added additional information about configuring the deployment package with Application Deployment Manager. |
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Modified topic. Added information about how the File Prepare and Deploy Service reads the watermark file and what the service does with that data. |
What’s New in Siebel Database Upgrade Guide for DB2 for z/OS, Siebel Innovation Pack 2017
The following table lists the changes in this version of the documentation to support this release of the software.
Table New Product Features in Siebel Database Upgrade Guide for DB2 for z/OS, Siebel Innovation Pack 2017
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Supported Upgrade Paths for Siebel 2018 Types of Siebel Database Upgrades Multiple topics |
Modified topics. The current release for this guide is Siebel Innovation Pack 2017 (version 17.0). You can upgrade to Siebel CRM version 17.0 from applicable prior Siebel CRM releases, including Siebel CRM version 8.1.1.x, version 8.2.2.x, or version 16.0. The upgrade tasks for this release are similar to those for previous releases. |
New topic. Provides examples of driver files and the Siebel development upgrade flow. |
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New topic. Provides information about using the Fixing Column Alignment for Custom Objects Utility. |
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New topic. Provides information about using the Inactivating Unreferenced Repository Objects Utility. |
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Converting Siebel Web Templates with the SWT to OD Conversion Utility |
New topic. Provides information about using the Converting Siebel Web Templates with the SWT to OD Conversion Utility. |
New Chapter. Provides information about planning for a database migration using Siebel Application Interface. |
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New Chapter. Provides information about preparing data for a migration using Siebel Application Interface. |
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New Chapter. Provides information about using Siebel Application Interface to migrate database data from a source environment to a target environment. |
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New Appendix. Provides examples for using REST API to discover migration services. |
Additional Changes
This guide has been has been updated to correct or remove obsolete product and component terms.