1. Developing and Deploying Siebel CRM
  2. Siebel Repositories

Siebel Repositories

Technically speaking, there are actually two Repositories involved in the implementation of Siebel CRM.

  • Siebel Design Repository (DR). This repository contains the editable definitions of the metadata. Siebel Tools and Siebel Web Tools applications use this repository to make changes to the repository.

  • Siebel Runtime Repository (RR). This contains a compiled, denormalized version of the Siebel Repository. Siebel Application Object Managers use this at runtime to provide application functionality to users and integration points. This in-database version of the repository replaces the old Siebel Repository File (SRF). Changes to the runtime repository affect application behavior in real-time, unlike the old SRF paradigm, which required compilation and restarting Application Object Managers and other components for changes to take effect.

For information about managing repositories, see Using Siebel Tools.