Synchronizing server components

Before the Siebel Server can be used to execute components in batch mode, which is also known as "running jobs", the administrator has to synchronize the batch component definitions from the Siebel Gateway Name Server to the Siebel database. One reason for this is that dropdown lists are used when defining jobs via the graphical user interface (GUI) and these dropdown lists are populated from database tables rather than through a (slower) connection to the Gateway Name Server. Server administration tasks such as running jobs will be discussed in a later chapter in detail.

In the Siebel Web Client, we synchronize the server components by navigating to the site map, the Administration - Server Configuration screen, and then the Synchronize view. In the empty list, click the Synchronize button. The component synchronization takes approximately 20 seconds and we can verify successful synchronization by monitoring the automatic refresh of the components list. The following screenshot shows the Synchronize view after successful synchronization of the server component information from the Siebel Gateway Name server to the Siebel database:

Note

In order to finalize your Siebel demonstration environment, follow the directions in this section to:

• Set the system service owner account
• Copy the Siebel File System seed files
• Create an administrative Siebel user for yourself
• Apply additional license keys
• Synchronize server components