Siebel Web Client Startup Options

This topic is part of Siebel Web Client Shortcuts and Startup Options.

The application shortcuts described in Siebel Web Client Shortcuts run an executable program called siebel.exe, followed by various startup options. For example, the shortcut for Siebel Call Center - ENU might be defined as shown in the following example (depending on your installation location). For this example, the only option used is /c, to specify the configuration file.

"C:\Siebel\Client\BIN\siebel.exe" /c CFG_FILE_PATH\uagent.cfg

In the preceding examples, CFG_FILE_PATH represents the full path to the configuration file. This file is located in BIN\LANGUAGE in the SIEBEL_CLIENT_ROOT directory. In this path, LANGUAGE is a language code, such as ENU for U.S. English.

For example, the target definition for the Siebel Call Center - ENU shortcut might resemble the following example:

"C:\Siebel\Client\BIN\siebel.exe" /c "C:\Siebel\Client\BIN\enu\uagent.cfg"

The siebel.exe program can also be run from a DOS command window. In this case, the startup options would be entered directly on the command line. For information about creating custom shortcuts, see Creating Custom Siebel Application Shortcuts.

The available startup options are described in the following table.

Startup Option	Description
/c config_file	Required. Specifies the path and file name for the configuration file to use, such as siebel.cfg for Siebel Sales or uagent.cfg for Siebel Call Center.
/d data_source	Specifies the data source to connect to, as defined in the configuration file: If you do not use /u and /p to specify a valid Siebel user and do not use /d to specify a valid data source, then you can specify the data source from the login screen. If you use /u and /p but do not use /d, then the local database is assumed.
/l language	Specifies the three-letter code for the language to use for this Siebel Web Client session, such as ENU for U.S. English. The applicable Siebel language must have been installed for the Siebel Web Client. If you do not use /l to specify a valid language, then the language is obtained from the configuration file.
/u username	Specifies the user name. If you do not use /u and /p to specify a valid Siebel user, then you must log in from a login screen. Caution: Consider the security issues when using /u and /p options (in particular /p) to access a live, production system. These values are not encrypted.
/p password	Specifies the password for the user specified using /u.
/b browser_exe	Specifies the path and file name for the browser executable program to use for the Siebel Web Client session. The /b option is used to override the default browser in Microsoft Windows. For more information about the supported browsers for Siebel CRM, see the Certifications tab on My Oracle Support.
/s spool_file	Specifies spooling SQL to a specified output file. This option can be useful for troubleshooting purposes. For more information, see Siebel Performance Tuning Guide.

Related Books

Siebel Security Guide

Siebel Performance Tuning Guide