It appears that many of those Siebel consultants are busily upgrading and I think that timeframes are challenging as always ;-)
The following command line utilities are here to help you during the upgrade and save your precious time (you'll need it for other tasks ;-). Please note that the list below is not complete.
1. Log Parser
When Siebel Upgrade Wizard performs the Upgrade Database Schema (upgrep) and Upgrade Physical Schema (upgphys) and any other step against the database, it forwards the command line utilities' log files to a central directory, a subfolder of the Siebel Server's log directory. You can run the logparse executable from the command line and generate a nice and pretty html summary.
The logparse utility is also useful to summarize tasks not related to an upgrade such as a repository migration (notoriously known as dev2prod). You can easily automate it, archive the directory and keep it for later reference.
2. cfgmerge utility
So you merged your repositories? What about the Siebel Enterprise configuration data stored in the Gateway Name Server's siebns.dat file?
On your new Siebel 8.1 production server you will need your custom components as well as the nifty new components from Oracle (such as ADM, BIP etc.). Using cfgmerge on the command line you can create an input file for the srvrmgr command line. You have to edit the file before you run it against the target enterprise.
The utility merges parameter based data for components that exist in both configurations. So if you want to use it for a custom component, you have to create a component with the same name in the target enterprise before you run the utility. The input file will then help you to update the parameter values.
The cfgmerge utility is also suitable for other tasks outside the upgrade process.
3. utleimdiff
This utility is provided to identify differences in EIM tables and their mappings between two repositories (usually Prior Customer Repository and New Customer Repository). During a recent upgrade project, I found that the utility behaves a little odd in 8.1.1. But it's worth to note that it exists.
If you feel that you need more information on a Siebel CRM upgrade and how to do it, please add a comment to this post. Oracle University offers a Siebel Upgrade Workshop on a private event basis.
Have a nice day
@lex
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