Format That Siebel Remote Uses for the Remote Client Name, Database Name, Login ID, and Windows Password

The following table describes important format requirements that you must follow when you define a remote client name, database name, login ID, or password for a Microsoft Windows user account. Each of these items must meet the formatting requirements for Oracle Database SE2 or Microsoft Windows.

Object	Length	Case
Client Name	Can contain more than eight characters.	Uppercase or lowercase.
Database Name	Cannot exceed 30 bytes. The limit is 30 characters in a single byte character set, or 15 characters in a double byte character set.	Uppercase only.
Login ID	Cannot exceed 50 characters.	Uppercase only.
Password	Can contain more than eight characters.	Uppercase or lower case.

Caution: The remote client name, database name, login ID, and password must meet the requirements that this topic describes.

Siebel Remote uses the remote client name to create inbox and outbox folders on the Siebel Server. This name must conform to a specific format.

The remote client name, database name, login ID, or Windows password can contain only the following items:

• Roman characters

• Alphanumeric characters

• The underscore (_)

Character Usage

The remote client name, database name, login ID, or Windows password cannot contain any of the following items:

• Any special character listed in Setting Password and Lockout Preferences, except for the underscore (_).

• Any of the following special characters:

  • \ (backslash)

  • dash (-), except for the server database name, which can contain a dash

  • " (quotation mark)

  • / (slash)

  • (space)

  • | (vertical bar)

Unicode Usage for the User Login ID

If the user login ID contains Unicode characters, then the initialization fails. You cannot use Unicode in the user login ID.