Part 1: Download Siebel Jar files from Oracle

This article is First in series of steps to Install Siebel 8.1.1.10 on Windows 8.

It explain which files to download from Oracle Software Delivery Cloud for installation of Siebel 8.1.1.10
As explained earlier to install Siebel 8.1.1.10 we need to download binaries for version 8.1.1 also.

Siebel 8.1.1 installation downloads required:

Siebel Business Applications Version 8.1.1.0 Siebel Client(Part 1 of 2)

Siebel Business Applications Version 8.1.1.0 Siebel Client(Part 2 of 2)

Siebel Business Applications Version 8.1.1.0 Siebel Client Part 2 (Part 1 of 2)

Siebel Business Applications Version 8.1.1.0 Siebel Client Part 2 (Part 2 of 2)
Siebel Business Applications Version 8.1.1.0 Siebel Tools
Siebel Business Applications Version 8.1.1.0 ImageCreator Files

Siebel 8.1.1.10 installation downloads required:

Siebel Industry Applications Version 8.1.1.10 Siebel Client

Siebel Industry Applications Version 8.1.1.10 Siebel Tools

Siebel Business Applications Version 8.1.1.10 Sample Database Files

Siebel Business Applications Version 8.1.1.10 ImageCreator Files

These files in total are around 10 GB, luckily Oracle software delivery cloud allows opening multiple connections for downloading files. I was able to download @ 2Mbps using Free download manager, otherwise download speed drops soon after reaching 20%.

I highly recommend to use Free Download Manager to manage Siebel downloads.

http://download.cnet.com/Free-Download-Manager/3000-2071_4-10301621.html 

Next in series: Creating Siebel Installation Image for Siebel 8.1.1.10 and Siebel 8.1.1.0

Installing Siebel 8.1.1.10 on Windows 8

Installing Siebel Tools and Web Client can be very daunting sometimes, especially when you trying to install  a new Version of Siebel on a new operating system. I spent many weeks to get my Siebel 8.1.1.10 (technically ver 8.1.1.10.0) self learning environment on Windows 8 and as expected process was difficult.

Every step in installing there was some sort of issue, I have created list of issues I found and the work around. I have divided steps into posts:

Downloading Siebel Jar file from Oracle
Creating Siebel Install Image
Installing Siebel 8.1.1
Patching Siebel 8.1.1.10

Before proceeding with the steps please be informed about following: 

1. Siebel 8.1.1.10 Tools and Client can not be installed at directly, you will have to install Siebel 8.1.1 first and then create patch-set to install Siebel 8.1.1.10. However it is possible to create single Siebel 8.1.1.10 Server installation image.
2. You should have administrator privileges and have the latest version of JRE from java.com
3. You would need oracle accoun to access and download all the files from  Oracle Software Delivery Cloud  required for Siebel 8.1.1 and Siebel 8.1.1.10

Disclaimer: Windows 8 is not supported/recommended platform for Siebel, please use solutions provided at your own discretion.

How to take backup of Siebel Tables?

This article explains how to take backup of Siebel Tables or any other table in Oracle database. It is a good practice to take backup of data before making any changes to schema or before updating bulk records. However Siebel does not provide any archiving or data backup solution out of the box.

There are couple of solutions available if you are using oracle database, some of them are:
1. First option is to copy the table with all the data into a new table in same or any other database.As compared with the any other option turnaround time is very less, as this command executes on the server and there is no payload transferred between client and server.

This can be done with the help of create table command with select statement.

CREATE TABLE new_table  AS (SELECT * FROM old_table);

SBL-DAT-00309 :You do not have the privileges required to view detailed information for this record.

We detected an Error which may have occurred for one or more of the following reasons:

You do not have the privileges required to view detailed information for this record. Please contact your systems administrator if you would like access to this record (SBL-DAT-00309)

How to download Siebel bookshelf?

This article will explain  you how to search and download Siebel Bookshelf from oracle software delivery cloud. Software delivery cloud is the download site for Oracle's all the software products and training materials. You will need to create a Oracle Web Account to proceed with any download.

It is recommended for new Siebel Developers to download a local copy of bookshelf to make it easier to read through and understand the product in detail. Bookshelf contains product's technical and sometime end user guides. It can prove as a useful weapon in your arsenal to debug issues and reference.

Step 1: Login to Oracle eDelivery cloud & Search for Siebel CRM Product suite

Step 2: Select the version you are after, din't woryy it wont start the download yet.