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Export Siebel schema from database server using command line

While migration, we usually requires to export the Siebel data base dump from one environment and import the same into another environment. of course, we are talking about Oracle database. Well Siebel never allowed such DB level interaction, so we have to do it using Oracle export/import utility (i.e. imp/exp or data pump utility).If you wanna go further on this,…

How to get Interactive dialog boxes in Siebel

In this post, I am sharing all the methods I know to get interactive dialogue box in Siebel. Hope this will help someone in need. Popup messsage using Vanilla Business Service Business Service: LS Pharma Signature UI Service Method Name: ShowConfirmDialog   Popup messsage using Siebel Server Scripts TheApplication().RaiseErrorText(“the message”); //server script In order to pop up the message and…

Oracle GOLDEN GATE Concept and Architecture

Oracle Golden Gate is a tool provided by oracle for transactional data replication among oracle databases and other RDBMS tools like Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, Ingres, MySQL etc. What we can achieve with this tool: High Availability Data Integration Zero downtime upgrade and migration Live reporting database Clone Database Oracle Golden Gate Architecture Oracle Golden Gate server runs on both…

Siebel Gateway SIEBNS.DAT file gets CORRUPTED

SIEBNS.DAT file stores all parameters of servers, enterprise, components and others, configured at the time of installation or later. When we change some parameters in the Siebel Server Administration and restart Enterprise or Siebel Server, the siebns.dat file gets corrupt and therefore, Siebel Server won’t start any more. That behaviour happens often, but not always. There can be many possible…

Siebel Open UI Keyboard Shortcuts not working in Mozilla Firefox

While upgrading Siebel HI to Open UI, we are getting a lot irritating issues. On Oracle Support only you can find that its a product bug with no solution proposed. But our Clients never satisfied with this stupid answer…then what ??? In Mozilla, keyboard shortcuts are not working as expected. Lets discuss it one by one.. BUG#1: Ctrl + S…

IP 2014: Features overview and changed in Siebel Open UI

Here is the list of features that added or modified in Open UI to make it comparable to HI. Open UI deviates for specific features from the way Siebel has worked in the past. This should be considered when implementing Open UI, Modern Controls • Grid / forms • Map Integration ability (requires configuration) • URL Integration • Date and…

Siebel Open UI and Object Oriented Javascript Programming

In my last post, I had explained OOPs concept in Javascript. Now, I will pick one sample PR file of Siebel Open UI and try to explain its relevance with Object Oriented Programming. Please check my last post first to understand this one better. In this post, below are the well defined snapshots of a sample PR with all its…

Introduction to Object Oriented Programming | JavaScript

My Guruji told me if you really want to do better in Siebel OpenUI, then you should learn Object Oriented Javascript. Usually, whatever concept or methods in Javascript I need, just GOOGLE it and got the answer. But seriously thats not enough..!!! In Siebel OpenUI, all vanilla JS files and any custom PM/PR files are purely based on Object Oriented…

Siebel OpenUI: Adding FilterToolbar in List Applet using JqGrid

Hope you guys like my last post, exploring further I got more interesting feature we can have in our Siebel List Applets with a single line of code only. For all new buddies, let me explain here that with Siebel OpenUI upgrade we have a lot of jQuery plugins used as vanilla files in Siebel. JQGrid is one of them…

Siebel OpenUI: Hide column in List Applet using JQGRID methods

This post is related to my last post. Requirement: Hide a column permanently in a List Applet which is mandatory to expose on Applet. Possible Solutions: Check Show in List property in applet list control. By checking this, column will be not be visible but available in Column Displayed option. Check Hidden property in applet list control. Using this, control…