Setting the Environment

Use the following procedure to set the environment.

To set the environment

1. In a DOS window, navigate to the siebel_server\BIN directory.

2. Run the siebenv.bat file.

   Caution: If you do not run siebenv.bat, you might encounter the following error message: “Unable to start common api. Error in DATAExpStartApis function."

3. Set the environment variables.

   Note: Syndexp.exe will not detect nodes in a clustered environment successfully unless you manually set CLUSTER_NETWORK_NAME in either siebenv.bat or syndexp.bat.

   Refer to the command line arguments listed in the following table for multiple variables that are specific to the user environment. For more information on administering data extracts, see Siebel Remote and Replication Manager Administration Guide.

   Note: Syndexp command line arguments are case sensitive. Also, arguments that contain path names or spaces should be enclosed in double quotes (“").

   Argument	Meaning	Comments
   /A	Create Attachment	Default: Y
   /C	ODBC Data Source	Default Environment Variable: SIEBEL_DATA_SOURCE
   /D	Siebel Table Owner	Required
   /E	Extract Rule Name	Required
   /F	File Server Directory	Default Environment Variable: SIEBEL_FSRV_ROOT. This File System parameter can use the absolute path to the \att directory or the Universal Naming Convention (UNC). Examples: syndexp /f "d:\Siebel\FS\att" syndexp /f \\MACHINENAME\FS\att
   /G	Group Code	Required
   /L	Log File	Default: syndexp.log
   /N	Repository Name	Default Environment Variable: SIEBEL_REPOSITORY
   /P	Password	Required
   /Q	Log Frequency	Default: -1
   /R	Read Consistency	Default: N
   /S	Use Sequence Number	Default: N
   /T	Data File Type	Default: compressed
   /U	Username	Required
   /V	AppServer name	Required. This is the logical name of the Siebel Server (not the host name).
   /X	Appserver Home Directory	Default Environment Variable: SIEBEL_HOME