I am listing down some of the questions asked in Siebel 8x certifications. 

Please go through the questions in the comment section for answers.

1. Which of the following is true for a Siebel user?
a) User can have only one responsibility
b) User can be assigned to only one Position within an Organization
c) User may log in with only one position at a time, but can change the position through user
preferences without logging out
d) User must log out to change positions

2. Choose all that is/are true about an implicit join
a) Implicit allow data to be updated in the join columns
b) Implicit Join is an in-built feature of Siebel Architecture
c) Implicit Joins exist for extension tables of S_PARTY such as S_ORG_EXT, S_CONTACT &
S_POSTN
d) All of the above

3. A single join object cannot have more than one join specification
a) True
b) FALSE

4. How do we add new entries for a Static Picklist?
a) Load values into S_PICKLIST Table
b) by batch loading
c) B and D
d) Enter values through List of Values Administration view

5. In a dynamic toggle definition, how is the toggle behavior determined?
a) Siebel determines which toggle to apply randomly at run time
b) The sequence number in the toggle definition is used to determine which dynamic toggle would
be invoked
c) The BC of the applet determines the dynamic toggle
d) None of the above

6. Siebel Web Server Extension (SWSE) is a part of
a) Siebel Server
b) Gateway Server
c) Web Server
d) Database Server

7. Visual attributes in a page are set in which of the following files?
a) Cascading Style Sheet
b) Scripting File
c) Configuation File
d) SRF File

8. Which statements about dynamic picklists are true?
a) A dynamic picklist is used to update joined fields
b) A user can add new records to the Business Component upon which the picklist is based.
c) A dynamic picklist copies the values of multiple fields from the selected record in the pick
applet, into the invoking Business Component.
d) A and B

9. The Organization visibility in Siebel helps in restricting access to records for:
a) A partner company that assists you in your business (channel partner)
b) An external company that purchases your products (account)
c) Both A and B
d) None of the above

10. Which of the following is a good practice when customizing a Business Component
a) Unused fields should not be deleted
b) Upgrade ancestor should not be used
c) Use specialized business components as templates
d) None of the above

11. Which of the following factors to be taken into consideration before extending the Siebel database Schema?
a) Use unused columns in an existing table
b) Use unused Siebel intersection tables
c) Use unused columns of unused Interface tables
d) None of the Above

12. What are the types of picklists?
a) Static
b) Dynamic
c) Both A and B
d) Neither A nor B

13. Which three combinations are correct mappings between the User Interface Layer and the Business Object Layer?
a) Control and Field
b) View and Business Object
c) Applet and Business Component
d) All of the above

14. "My Teams" view shows data for
a) All record assigned to the user
b) All records assigned to user and his subordinates
c) All records across the organization
d) All records from his organization

15. Select the suitable pair: -------- replaces Siebel tags with ------------ while producing an HTML page:
a) Web server, repository data
b) Siebel web engine, repository data
c) Siebel Web engine, web templates
d) Web server, user data

16. Outer join is set to
a) Return all records from the joined table when there is no related row in the base table
b) Return all records from the base table when there is no related row in the joined table
c) Both A and B
d) None of the above

17. Which of the following are S_PARTY extension tables ?
a) S_CONTACT
b) S_BU
c) Both A & B
d) S_PARTY_PER

18. You are on Account team, your partner a dedicated user creates a new Opportunity A for this
account. Your partner later creates another opportunity B and adds you on the sales team. Which
statements is/are true?
a) In my opportunities view you can see opportunity A and B
b) In my opportunities view you can see only opportunity B
c) In My accounts - opportunities view you can see opportunity A and B
d) B and C

19. Characteristics of a service request is (are)
a) Status
b) Priority
c) Severity
d) all of the above

20. For finding out the mappings between EIM to Base tables which of the resources is/are used?
a) Bookshelf
b) Siebel Tools
c) Both A and B
d) None of the above

21. Your customer wants to sort the Contact List Applet by Contact Last Name and Account, while still maintaining acceptable performance. To ensure optimal performance you should recommend setting the sort specification on the Contact business component to _____. Choose the best answer.
a) Last Name
b) Last Name, Account Name
c) Last Name, Account Id
d) First name

22. Source Field & Destination Column are the terminologies used along with _________________
a) Link
b) Multi-Value Link
c) Pick-list
d) Join

23. My Quotes View is in an example of
a) Pesonal Access Control
b) Position-based Access Control
c) Division-based Access Control
d) Responsibility-based Access Control

24. Which view should be used by a regional Sales Manager who wants to view all the opportunities created by his Sales representatives
a) My View
b) My Teams View
c) All Organization
d) All Across Organization

25. Following statement is incorrect about Siebel Web Engine
a) Is a part of Siebel Server
b) Returns HTML Pages to the Siebel Web Server
c) Read data from Database Server
d) Uses an existing web template file to form HTML pages

26. Siebel ISS (Interactive Selling Suite) is an employee-facing application?
a) True
b) FALSE

27. If you do not want the screen to appear as a tab
a) Set the inactive flag for the page tab
b) Delete the page tab from the application
c) Delete the screen menu item
d) Set the page tab to inactive

28. Access control mechanism validates user identity
a) True
b) FALSE

29. Dynamic picklists draw their value from a pre-defined list of values
a) True
b) FALSE

30. An applet can fetch data from
a) Single Table and Single column
b) Many tables and Many Columns
c) Many Columns of single table only
d) Single column only of Many Tables

31. To post field data to the server immediately when the user tabs out of the field, which Field property should be set to TRUE?
a) Force Active property
b) Immediate Post Changes property
c) Post to Server property
d) None of the above

32. Siebel Repository file Contains
a) UI Objects Definition
b) Definitions of Business Rules and Process
c) Definitions of Data Organization and Storage
d) All of the above

33. In Siebel, the Business Components support multiple view modes.
a) TRUE
b) False

34. Web Page Templates are used to render?
a) Login Page
b) Container Pages
c) A and B
d) None of the above

35. Which is not a type of web template :
a) Applet web template
b) View web template
c) Web page template
d) Page

36. What type of script you would use to achieve the following scenario
Download Account Activity data to a text file on the end user desktop's local Hard Disk
a) server side java script
b) client side business service
c) Browser scripts
d) None of the Above

37. Which Event is not available when writing browser scripts on a BC
a) WriteRecord
b) PreSetFieldValue
c) All of the above
d) None of the Above

38. The arguments of a Business Service Method can be of the following type
a) Propertyset
b) Integer
c) Floating point
d) None of the Above

39. What is the sequence of execution of browser and server scripts
a) server scripts are executed first
b) browser scripts are executed first
c) There is no such sequence
d) None of the Above

40. Given a Unix based siebel server which scripting language will you select
a) Siebel VB
b) Siebel Basic
c) eScript
d) None of the Above

41. Which statement is correct
a) You cannot use Siebel VB and eScript on the same object
b) You cannot use Siebel eScript for windows environment
c) A and B
d) None of the Above

42. You are writing eScript. To declare a numeric variable Y, you would use
a) Var Y = 0
b) var Y integer
c) var Y = 0
d) None of the Above

43. What will be the result of var a = 5 - "2"
a) a = 3
b) a = "3"
c) Will throw an error
d) None of the Above

44. At runtime, the Server Script is executed by
a) Siebel web server extension
b) Resonate Central Dispatch
c) Object manager and script interpreter
d) None of the Above

45. For which instance does one should run Generate Triggers
a) Assignment Manager only
b) Work Flow Manager only
c) Both Assignment Manager and Work Flow Manager
d) None of the above

46. Which of the following step is used to finish error free workflow process
a) Stop
b) End
c) Finish
d) Start

47. In Siebel Workflow following is used to support timebased escalations
a) DB Operation
b) Wait Step
c) Both A & B
d) None of the above

48. Which structure is used in Oracle to re-create correct 'Point in time' query result?
a) Redo-Logs
b) Rollback segment
c) Table
d) Index

49. To support multi-lingual global deployment of Siebel application, database should be set following character set
a) ASCII
b) Unicode
c) None of the Above
d) WE8ISO8859P1

50. What's the difference between a Siebel primary key and a unique key?
a) Both primary key and unique enforce uniqueness of the column on which they are defined
b) primary key doesn't allow NULLs, but unique key allows one NULL only
c) primary key creates a clustered index on the column, where are unique creates a nonclustered
index by default
d) Both A & B

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Siebel 8x Certification Sample Questions. 

Dear readers. We request you to kindly provide the answers in the comment section.

1. Join definition
a. Specifies the joined table from which to retrieve data
b. Defaults the alias property to the name of the joined table
c. All

2. The alias of join may be different from table name if
a. It is a self join
b. Multiple relationship with joined table
c. All

3. If the Outer join flag is set to true
a. It returns all the records from the base table even when there is no related row in the joined table
b. Affect performance
c. All

4. If there is always a related row in the joined table
a. Inner Join is used
b. Outer join is used
c. Outer join with Join spec is used
d. All

5. 1:1 Extension table
a. Provides additional physical columns to store information for BC
b. Are logical extension of base table
c. All

6. Implicit joins are defined
a. And appear in tools object definition for editing
b. And cannot be seen in Object definitions
c. All

7. The party types are
a. Organization, household
b. Person, Position
c. User list and Access group
d. All

8. The characteristics of Personal Entities
a. A person is anyone with a record in the S_CONTACT table
b. A contact is a person with a contact team
c. A user is a contact that can log in
d. An employee is a user that has the EMP_PER flag set in the S_EMP_PER
e. All

9. Employee records are stored in the
a. S_CONTACT
b. S_USER
c. S_EMP_PER
d. All

10. Organization data are stored in
a. S_ORG_EXT
b. S_BU
c. All

11. The party Business Component allows for ad hoc groupings or persons of all types like Employee, Contacts etc.,
a. User list
b. Access group
c. Households
d. Organizations

12. The party Business Component allows for ad hoc groupings of non person groups
a. Access group
b. User list
c. House holds
d. Positions

13. In Party Model
a. Implicit joins are used to map fields in party extension tables to party business components
b. Explicit joins bring party data into a non party BC
c. Explicit joins bring party data into another party business component
d. All

14. The 1:1 extension table for party are
a. S_CONTACT
b. S_CONTACT_X
c. S_CONTACT_XM
d. A and b

15. Link
a. Specifies which records to retrieve fro the child business component
b. Supports Master detail view
c. Specifies foreign keys to populate when new child records are created
d. Used with Both 1:M and M:M relation between parent and child
e. All
f. a, b and c

16. Cascade delete property of link has the values
a. Delete – Both parent and child records are deleted
b. Clear – Does not delete child record but clears the foreign key column
c. None –Neither deletes nor clears the foreign key column
d. All

17. In grand child view the selected records in the grandchild is
a. Related directly to the child record
b. Related directly to the parent record
c. Related directly to both parent and child records
d. All

18. The best configuration strategy is
a. Planning configuration project from top down
b. Make the changes from bottom up
c. All

19. The tasks involved in setting up a developer
a. Install appropriate server and client software
b. Install and verify tools client
c. Create the developer
d. Create a database login
e. Generated the local database template
f. Extract the local database
g. Initialize the local database
h. Populate the local database
i. All
j. c,d,e,f,g and h

20. The log file to verify the tools set up is (Clue: Developer)
a. SSD7.7setuup.log
b. SSE7.7setup.log
c. Sseasetup.log
d. None

21. To create a developer
a. Add the developer as an employee and register him as mobile client
b. Create a database user id for the user by running grantuser.sql
c. All

22. When generated new database is run to create a local database template
a. sse_encr.dbf and sse_utf8.dbf is created in C:\SUSea\siebsrvr\DBTEMPL
b. ssd_encr.dbf and sse_utf8.dbf is created in C:\SUSea\siebsrvr\DBTEMPL
c. sea_encr.dbf and sse_utf8.dbf is created in C:\SUSea\siebsrvr\DBTEMPL
d. None

23. When the database extract is run the
a. A folder is created in the S:\SUsea\siebsrvr\DOCKING in the user name
b. A folder is created in the S:\SUsea\siebsrvr\DOCKINGInbox in the user name
c. None

24. For Additional developer the steps followed are
a. Create the developer
b. Create a database login
c. Extract the local database
d. Populate the local database
e. All

25. Projects are
a. Named set of object definitions in a repository
b. A mechanism to organize object definitions so that a single developer can exclusively work on them as a group
c. All

26. Undo check out
a. Releases the lock on the server
b. Maintain the lock on the local database
c. All

27. Changed Flag
a. Indicates records that have been modified since the changed date
b. Is set whenever a record is edited
c. Is cleared by resetting the changed date value
d. All

28. Validating Object definition
a. Determines correctness of selected object definitions in the repository
b. Includes all child object for the selected parent definition
c. Is based on a set of Siebel defined rules
d. All

29. Validation object definition is done
a. By Right click and select validate
b. Click start in the validate window
c. All

30. Archive files
a. Contain Object definitions exported from a repository
b. Available for importing into other repository
c. Have .sif extension
d. Used to share object definitions in multiple repository development
e. To back up object definitions
f. Can be version controlled using Source control systems
g. All

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Siebel 8x Certifications Question and Answers. 

Dear readers. Questions are collected from various sources. Please help us by providing more questions in the comment section.

Question 1
Siebel eConfigurator, ePricer, and eAdvisor are collectively known as what?

• A. Siebel MidMarket Edition
• B. Interactive Selling Suite
• C. Siebel Employee Applications
• D. Siebel Sales

The correct answer is B.
Interactive Selling Suite is a collection of Siebel eBusiness Applications. eConfigurator,
ePricer, eSales, eAdvisor, and eAuction are all components of the Siebel Interactive Selling
Suite (ISS).

References:
Siebel 7 Essentials, “Introducing Siebel eBusiness Applications”
Siebel 7 Bookshelf, “Siebel Interactive Suite Upgrade Guide”

Question 2
Which entity represents a person external to your company?

• A. Customer
• B. Party
• C. Contact
• D. Person

The correct answer is C.
A Contact is a person with whom you do business, and is external to your company.

Reference:
Siebel 7 Essentials, “Introducing Siebel eBusiness Applications”

Question 3
Which entities always belong to a team? Choose three.

• A. Activity
• B. Opportunity
• C. Contact
• D. Account
• E. Service Request

The correct answer is B, C & D.
Activities and Service Requests are assigned to specific employees. Opportunities,
Contacts, and Accounts are assigned to teams.

Reference:
Siebel 7 Essentials, “Introducing Siebel eBusiness Applications”

Question 4
Which type of product is an internal application used by employees and partners?

• A. Employee Application
• B. Partner Application
• C. Customer Application
• D. Employee Partner Application

The correct answer is A.
Employee applications, such as Siebel Sales, Siebel Call Center, and eFinance are internal
applications used by employees and partners.

Reference:
Siebel 7 Essentials, “Introducing Siebel eBusiness Applications”

Question 5
An Employee Application has the following characteristics? Choose two.

• A. Used by employees only
• B. Used by employees and partners
• C. Internal application
• D. Used by employees and customers

The correct answer is B & C.
Employee applications, such as Siebel Sales, Siebel Call Center, and eFinance are internal
applications used by employees and partners

Reference:
Siebel 7 Essentials, “Introducing Siebel eBusiness Applications”

Question 6
Marcel found out the area code of his contact, Céline, has changed from 912 to 440. Which of the
following is the easiest way for him to change Céline’ s area code?

• A. Find Céline’ s record in the My Contacts View, delete it, and create a new record
• B. Find Céline’ s record in the My Contacts View, go to the detail applet, change the area code
• C. Find Céline’ s record in the All Contacts Across Organizations View, delete her phone number
• from a primary list, and input the new one
• D. Find Céline’ s record in the My Contacts View, delete her phone number from a primary list, and then input the new number

The correct answer is B.
To modify and save data, select the record field in the list or form and change it. The change
is saved when you click off of the record.

Reference:
Siebel 7 Essentials, “Using the Siebel Client”

Question 7
Which of the following objects is used to retrieve data from the database?

• A. View
• B. Business Object
• C. Business Component
• D. Database table

The correct answer is C.
Business Components are collections of data pulled from the database that reflect the user’ s
Business. A view is a collection of related lists and forms representing a business area. A
Business Object organizes business components in relationship to each other so related data
can be displayed in a view. A database table stores data in the database.

Reference:
Siebel 7 Essentials, “Organizing Data Behind the User Interface”

Question 8
How many Business Components can a single list or form Applet reference?

• A. Two (if using a toggle)
• B. One
• C. Unlimited
• D. Eight

The correct answer is B.
Each Applet is based on a single Business Component.

References:
Siebel 7 Essentials, “Organizing Data Behind the User Interface”
Siebel 7 Bookshelf, “Siebel Tools Reference, Volume 1 of 2”

Question 9
Complete this statement: A business object contains information about the _________
between business components.

• A. Differences
• B. Similarities
• C. Shared properties
• D. Relationships

The correct answer is D.
A business object contains information about the relationships between business components.
Business objects represent a collection of business components and the relationship between
them.

Reference:
Siebel 7 Essentials, “Organizing Data Behind the User Interface”

Question 10
Which of the following statements is

• A. Form applet data comes from only one table
• B. Form applet data may come from many tables and columns
• C. Form applet data may come from many columns in a single table
• D. Form applet data comes from only one column in a table

The correct answer is B.
Data presented in a form applet may come from multiple tables and columns as an applet is
based on a single business component, which is a collection of data from tables and columns.

References:
Siebel 7 Essentials, “Organizing Data Behind the User Interface”
Siebel 7 Bookshelf, “Siebel Tools Reference, Volume 1 of 2”

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Siebel Architecture and Installation Questions.

Question 1 : On a Mobile Web Client using disconnected processing, how is HTML delivered to the browser?
A. The HTML is pulled from the Web cache on the Mobile Web Client
B. It is not possible for a disconnected client to receive Siebel HTML pages
C. The local Web Server with SWSE delivers the HTML to the browser
D. The Mobile Web Client must synchronize to receive the HTML from the Siebel Web Engine

The correct answer is C.
Explanation : Disconnected processing refers to handheld and mobile Web client processing which has no connection to a Siebel Server or database server. The local Web server with Siebel Web Server Extensions delivers HTML to the browser.

Question 2: Refer to the exhibit below.
Scenario: You have three server machines and you are using desktop machines as clients. You want to install full functionality for the Web client. Which components must be present to support this functionality. Choose three.

A. Siebel Server
B. Siebel Web Engine
C. Gateway Server
D. Siebel Templates
E. Web Server

The correct answer is A, C & E.
Explanation : The Web server and extensions should be on the first server. The next server should include the Gateway server and Siebel server in this scenario.

Question 3: Refer to the exhibit below.
Scenario: You have two server machines and you are using laptops as clients for users who will be traveling. You want to install full functionality for remote users. Which components must be present to support this functionality. Choose three.
A. Siebel Web Server Extension
B. Object Manager
C. Siebel Web Engine
D. Data Manager
E. Eapps.cfg file

The correct answer is B, C & D.
Explanation : The laptop will need the Data Manager and Object Manager as well as the first server in this scenario. The Siebel Web Engine must also reside on both the server and laptop.

Question 4: What is the purpose of the Siebel Monitoring Account?
A. Used to monitor database capacity and alert DBA when approaching designated thresholds
B. Used to run Enterprise Server processes and components
C. Required to run Windows processes or start UNIX daemons
D. Required by Resonate Central Dispatch connection brokering software

The correct answer is D.
Explanation : This account is required for the Resonate Central Dispatch connection brokering server. Therefore, you need this account only if you install connection brokering. Both the Resonate manager account and the Resonate monitoring account must exist on each host on which Central Dispatch has been installed.

Question 5 : Which of the following is NOT a valid task when installing and verifying the Enterprise and Siebel Servers?
A. Invoke the installation program and follow the installation steps
B. Run the install.ksh script
C. Verify that the Windows Service and Unix daemon process is started
D. Inspect the SESsetup.log file in the Siebel root directory

The correct answer is B.
Explanation :  The install.ksh script is not used during installation of Enterprise and Siebel servers.

Question 6 : How might you verify repository data after installing the Database Server?
A. View the SESsetup.log file in the Siebel root directory
B. Verify that the Windows Service and Unix daemon process is started
C. Run the imprep.ksh script
D. Run a query to count the records in the S_VIEW table

The correct answer is D.
Explanation : Running a query against a repository table such as S_VIEW is a great way to verify that the Database Server installation was successful.

Question 7 : What function does the Siebel Web Engine perform when it receives a URL with a Siebel request?
A. Gathers templates and data and builds an HTML page
B. Displays the HTML page on the client’ s computer
C. Provides access to, and distributes load for Siebel Servers
D. Verifies that the client is using an acceptable browser

The correct answer is A.
Explanation :  The Web server recognizes that a URL contains a Siebel request and passes it to the Siebel Web Engine. The Siebel Web Engine then builds the HTML page with data and template tags which is passed via the Web server to the browser.

Question 8: What happens when a user enters a URL for a Siebel application into a Web browser?
A. The Browser retrieves the appropriate templates and the Siebel Web Engine retrieves the data from the database to build the HTML page
B. The Siebel Web Engine recognizes the URL and passes it to the Web Server where the HTML page is built for the user
C. The Web Server retrieves the appropriate templates and the Siebel Web Engine retrieves the data from the database to build the HTML page
D. The Web Server recognizes the URL and passes it to the Siebel Web Engine where the HTML page is built for the user

The correct answer is D.
Explanation : The Web server recognizes that a URL contains a Siebel request and passes it to the Siebel Web Engine. The Siebel Web Engine then builds the HTML page with data and template tags which is passed via the Web server to the browser.

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Siebel 8x Consultant Certifications Questions 

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1, In Siebel terminology, a person is –
A, Anyone with a record in S_CONTACT table
B, Anyone who can log in
C, Anyone who has EMP_PER flag set in the S_EMP_PER table
D, Anyone who can see the data

2, What can be said about relationship between User & Responsibilities.
A, It is 1:M with foreign key stored in S_USER table
B, It is 1:M with fk stored in S_CONTACT table
C, It is M:M with S_PER_RESP as intersection table between S_USER and S_RESP
D, It is M:M with S_PER_RESP as intersection table between S_CONTACT and
S_RESP

3, What is the use of S_BU table ? ( Choose all that apply)
A, Stores the main organization related business data
B, Permits indexing on organization name
C, Permits indexing on organization name and location
D, Supports organization visibility

4, The following are valid values for Party_type ( Choose all that apply)
A, Account
B, Household
C, Person
D, Access Group
E, Contact

5, Single organization visibility is implemented by BU_ID fk in
A, S_ORG_EXT
B, S_PARTY
C, S_BU
D, S_CONTACT

6, S_PARTY_PER is intersection table to implement relationship between(Choose all that apply)
A, User lists and Users
B, Accounts and Contacts
C, Employees and Positions
D, Access group and Members

7, The following file is created when Generate New Database server task is run –
A, enu_1252.dbf in siebsrvr\DBTEMP
B, sse_data.dbf in tools/DBTEMP
3, enu_1252.dbf in tools/DBTEMP
4, sse_data in tools/LOCAL

8, Which of the following are ways to release lock of a project in the server repository?( Choose three)
A, Check-In
B, Undo Check-Out
C, Check out again after checking out
D, Click Cancel button in Check-in Window Wizard
E, Do not set Maintain Lock flag in check-in window wizard.

9, What can be said about the changed flag ( Choose three)
A, Indicates records have been modified since the changed date
B, Developer change the value of property and then undo ,the changed falg will be unset.
C, Is set whenever a record is edited
D, Is cleared by resetting changed date value in Development tools options- Object Explorer tab
E, Is cleared by resetting changed date value in Development tools options- General tab

10, The following are displayed when you right click by selecting object in Import Wizard-Review Conflicts and Actions ( Choose three)
A, File
B, Server
C, Merge
D, Archive
E, Repository

11, You test a modified configuration by launching a local Siebel remote Web client from Siebel Tools because ( Choose two)
A, You need not install separate client software
B, You need not migrate modified SRF to server
C, You do not require to set or specify loginid
D, You need not restart obkect manager on server

12, The following parameters are displayed in the run-time start up information in Development tools option Window –Debug tab ( Choose all that apply)
A, CFG file
B, SRF file
C, Working directory
D, Integration batch file
E, Check-box to enable source code integration

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Siebel Certification Questions on Siebel Administration

Dear readers. We have collected some important questions related to Siebel Administration and Operations Support. Please feel free to use the comment section for answers and discussion.

The third party load balancer supported by siebel for Http Load balancing
1. Cisco CSS and F5 Big-IP
2. Cisco Load balancing – RTR
3. Both
4. None

When siebel servers are installed Installation
1. Creates Enterprise Server
2. Creates Siebel Server
3. ODBC Data Source
4. All

Database users are created by running
1. Grantuser.sql
2. Createusers.sql and then grantuser.sql
3. Both 

EAI connectors are installed while installing
1. Siebel Servers
2. Webservers
3 All

The length of siebel server name should not be
1. > 12
2. <= 6
3. <= 6
4. No Restrictions

SADMIN is
1. Default System Administrator login
2. Created when grantuser.sql is run
3. Corresponds to siebel employee created in the seed data
4. Can be changed
5. Create ODBC Data Source
6. All
7. 1, 2, 3 and 5

The SWSE installation installs
1. SWSE and CFG files
2. SWSE, Virtual Directories and CFG files
3. SWSE and Virtual Directories
4. None

Which one is true?
1. Single gateway server can support multiple Enterprise Server
2. Single gateway server can support only one Enterprise Server
3. Multiple Gateway servers can support One Enterprise Server
4. All

Once License keys are entered
1. It cannot be modified
2. It can be modified for any number of times
3. Can be modified with the help of Siebel Support
4. None

Verification tools for Environment
1. EVT – Environment Verification Test for server environment
2. Health – Check – Verification for High Interactivity environment
3. All
4. None

EVT cannot be installed as a stand alone from siebel media prior to siebel 7.7
1. Yes
2. No

EVT checks the following siebel products
1. Siebel gateway Name Server
2. Siebel Server
3. Siebel Web Server Extensions
4. All

EVT Checks the following third party products
1. OS
2. Environment variables
3. Web server
4. Database client
5. All
6. None

EVT uses a configuration file while running
1. EVT.cfg
2. EVT.ini
3. EVT .ora
4. All

To get a full set of switches evt command is
1. evt –h
2. evt -f
3. evt –g
4. evt –i

Health check runs on Web client to verify
1. Properly configured for HI
2. Siebel Application running on Internet Options, java Setting, Environment/Registry Settings
3. The values for check are Required, Recommended, Ignore
4. All

Health Check Uses
1. A separate configuration file
2. Uses the Configuration file of the Siebel Application
3. Uses the eapps.cfg
4. None

Health Check is enables in the
1. SWE section [SWE] EnableClientHealthCheck = True of Siebel Server
2. In the client Configuration file
3.All

Server Administration is done
1. through two screens
2. Command line interface
3. Both

Server Component is
1. A type of program that runs on the Siebel Server
2. eg: AOM,Server manager and Assignment Manager
3. None
4. 1 and 2
Notes: Task is an instance of a component

Which one is the invalid task state?
1. Running
2. Paused
3. Stopping
4. Completed
5. Online
6. Unavailable
7. Exited With Error
8. Killed
9. Stopped

Parameter hierarchy from high to low
1. Enterprise -> Server -> Component Defn -> Server Component -> Task
2. Enterprise -> Server -> Server Component -> Component Defn -> Task
3. Enterprise -> Server -> Server Component -> Task -> Component Defn
4. None

For Parameter State Like Dynamic
1.New values apply to subsequent started tasks unless values are overridden at a lower level
2.New values will not apply to subsequent tasks until siebel server systems services are stopped and restarted.
3.None

Parameter set at Higher level over rides parameter at lower level
1. False
2. True

Profile
1. Is a named subsystem
2. A logical collection of related parameters referenced by many server components.
3. Comes under Server Administration – Configuration
4. Values are stored in Siebel Gateway Name Server
5. All

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Siebel 8x Consultant Certifications Objective Questions 

Dear readers. We request you to provide the answers in the comment section. 

Which type of siebel client accesses only the config file for Initialization Info: Choose 3

• Mobile Web client
• Dedicated client
• Handheld client
• Web Client

On which layer are network, communication and data security handled?

• Application Layer
• Physical Infrastructure
• Logical layer
• Data Layer

Which property do you define in a link for a M:M MVG and NOT for a 1:M MVG?

• Inter Parent Column
• Inter Table
• Inter Child Column
• Inter Child Delete

Which entity helps to ensure that the same title appears for an applet through out the application?

• Symbolic Strings
• Business Component
• Business Object.

What does running the Database extract server component do? Choose 2. [Choices from the Volume 3 module ,Administering Siebel Remote]

• Registers mobile client to Siebel server
• Creates inbox/outbox directory for each user
• Updates changes to the local database.

Which table monitors the changes at field level?

• S_DOCK_TXN_LOG
• S_REMOTE_LOG
• S_REMOTE

You enter siebel tools and none of the hyperlinks are enabled. What could be the problem?

• You do not have Developer position.
• You dont have access to database

You change a workflow/policies and try to run it using workflow policies. The workflow does not work. What could be the problem? 

• You did not restart the siebel server/gateway server.
• You did not check the policy flag in Siebel tools

What does synchronizing components do?

• Writes the component definitions from database to the gateway server
• Restarts each component with the new parameters

What type of errors does validating a workflow definition give?

• It gives errors if some parameters are missing
• It gives error by comparing processes with the SBP library processes.

Destination column for explicit joins for Party components refer to which column on the joined table?

• ROW_ID
• PAR_ROW_ID
• INDEX_ID
• PARTY_ID

New custom columns are :

• Prefixed with X_
• Suffixed with _X

New custom tables have what by default:

• Seven system columns
• Data (Public) by default

For EIM, when do you use implicit primaries?

• When the external system does not define it.
• When you import multiple child records for a parent record.
• When the external system defines it.
• When you want to set multiple primaries.

For EIM, what do we do if the legacy data does not specify values in the required columns?

• Values for required columns must be entered
• Will be filled by the eim process itself
• Should set the required columns in the tables as optional

A new 1:M table must have the columns: Choose 3

• ROW_ID
• PAR_ROW_ID
• TYPE
• NAME

Scores can be applied to which entities in an assignment policy. Choose 2

• Candidate
• Criteria
• Availability

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Siebel Certification Questions and Answers on Configuration.

The answers to the multiple choice questions are highlighted in bold. You can use the comment section to leave your feedback.

1. Which of the following considerations are valid before extending the DB Schema?
Use unused columns in an existing table.
Use unused Siebel –supplied business components
Use unused columns of unused Interface tables
Use existing 1:M extension tables

2. Database extensibility factors supported by the Mid-Market edition are: (Choose 2)
Custom extension columns
Stand Alone tables
1:1 extension tables
1:M extension tables

3. DB can be extended using tools as well as SQL
True
False

4. What are the tasks that have to be done post DB Extension (choose 3)
Propogate changes to other developers
Activate the DB changes on the server
Map columns in the EIM tables needed to import and export data to the extension columns and tables
Specify how data for these extension columns and tables are to be routed to remote users (Dock Objects)


5. Which of the following are the valid steps for propagating changes made to the DB to other developers? (Choose all that apply)
Check project into the server
Apply database changes to the server
Activate the DB changes on the server
Have other developers check out project and apply changes locally
Alternatively re-extract developers and have them get all projects

6. What is the type of the StandAlone table that is created using wizard
Data (Private)
Data (Public)
Data (All)
Data (Intersection)

7. 1:1,1:M, intersection tables can be created for tables of type __________
Data (Private)
Data (Public)
Data (All)
Data (Intersection)

8. What are the Advantages of using picklists? (choose 3)
Enforces business rules and polices
Saves screen space
Makes data entry faster
Reduces errors

9. How do we add new entries for a Static Picklist? (choose 2)
Load values into S_LST_OF_VAL by batch loading
Use SQL to load values into S_LST_OF_VAL
Enter values through List of Values Administration view

10. What are the types of picklists? (Choose all that apply)
Static
Dynamic
Bounded
Unbounded

11. What is the BC on which Static Picklists are based?
PickList BC
PickList Generic BC
PickGeneric BC
Generic PickList BC

12. What is the visual cue for a static picklist?
Content of field becomes blue in colour
Dropdown arrow
Drill Down is enabled on the Pick List

13. Dynamic PL is always used with joined fields
True
False
Maybe


14. What are the Advantages of MVG? Choose all that apply
Is an alternative to a detail view for managing parent and related child records
Makes effective use of space
Allows for multiple sets for detail records to be available from a single view
Requires less memory

15. A query for an applet having MVG includes values for fields in parent as well as child records
True
False
Maybe


16. MVF is a field in the originating BC that refers a column in the child BC table
True
False (correct answer is FIELD)

17. What is the number of queries required for populating a list applet having 8 records and 3 MVGs per record?
2
24
25
1

18. Setting a primary for an MVG in list applets causes the same performance increase as compared to setting a primary for an MVG in a Form Applets
True
False
Depends on number of fields exposed in the Form/List applets


19. ________ Property in a BC View Mode definition identifies Access Control Mechanism?
Visibility
Visibility MVField
Owner Type
View Mode

20. What is the default value for the Visibility Applet Type property for a View?
Sales rep
Person
Position
Organization

21. Which is the flag that is to be set for Admin Views?
Owner Mode Flag
Admin Mode Flag
Person Mode Flag
SADMIN Flag

22. A BC supports multiple view modes
True
False


23. What are the examples of internationalization in Siebel Applications? Choose all that apply
A single set of binary files with locale-specific dependent DLL files
Multiple foreign currency support
Locale-specific string, number, and date handling
Multiple code page support including multibyte languages
Bi-directional support

24. Where can you set the regional settings for Siebel Applications?
OS setting
Object Manager locale-country parameter
No such setting available
Tools->Options->Utilities->Locale Management Utility

25. How is the ‘Language Mode’ set in Siebel Tools?
View->Options->Language Settings
Tools->Options->Utilities->Locale Management Utility
Object Manager locale-country parameter

26. What are the features supported by the ‘Locale Management Utility’? Choose all that apply
Identifying untranslated strings
Exporting strings to an external file for translation
Importing a set of translated strings
Supporting development by incremental translation of recently modified strings

27. How is the existing data in the db updated for MLOV?
Using Siebel.exe
Using imprep.ksh
Using mlovupgd.exe
Using install.ksh

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Siebel 8x Certification Sample Questions on User Interface

Dear readers, please contribute your answers in the comment section.

1. Aggregate Category
a. Do not specify a view
b. May contain aggregate views, details views and details categories
c. Category default view is displayed when link is selected
d. If no default view is specified, first view in sequence will appear.
e. All

2. Aggregate category views
a. Appear in the link bar or visibility filter drop down list
b. May belong to an aggregate category
c. All

3. Detail views
a. Appear in the View bar Tab if the parent category does not specify a detailed category

4. Detail Category
a. Appear in the view bar Tab
b. Belong to an aggregate category
c. Group detail Views
d. Display detail views in a separated link bar below the view tab bar or as a view tab on a grand child applet
e. May be the parent category for detailed views
f. All

5. Steps to create and register a view template
a. Create a Web Template Object
b. Create a web template file
c. Point to the view web template file in the webtempl directory
d. Give a logical name to the template file so that it can be referenced by other objects
e. All

6. Note: Registering the template creates a logical reference in the repository. It tells the repository that the template file exists

7. To Make the views available to the user
a. Register the views in the application
b. Assign the view to one or more responsibility
c. All

8. Types of drill downs are
a. Static drill down
b. Dynamic drill down
c. All

9. Dynamic drill down are defined using
a. Drill down objects
b. Dynamic Drilldown destination which is child object of Dynamic drill down
c. A single value field which determines the destination
d. Default Drilldown object with lowest sequence number
e. All

10. Thread bar
a. Tracks previous business object(View) and active record
b. Updates whenever the user navigates to a different view
c. Provides hyperlinks to previous views
d. Works in association with the drilldowns for navigation between different views.
e. All

11. Siebel tools is
a. A Declarative configuration tool
b. Non Declarative tool
c. None

12. Setting Owner Delete = true enables
a. Only the owner of a record to delete it
b. The Other team members to view as read only
c. All

13. Search specifications are used
a. When multiple Business Components are defined on the same Base table
b. In combination of the both the applet and business component search specification
c. All

14. Sort order can be set at
a. Business Component Level only
b. Applet Level only
c. None

15. The child object of Business Component that specifies the business component is subject to access control is
a. BusComp View mode
b. Multivalue link
c. Join
d. None

16. Business Components may have multiple access mechanisms
a. Which allows records to be associated with different owner types
b. Supports multiple view modes
c. All

17. Field Validation property
a. Is expressed as a combination of logical operators, constants, fieldnames and predefined functions
b. Can refer only to business component fields in the same record
c. All

18. Data Validation Manager
a. Is a business service that can validate BC data based on a set of rules
b. Are Business service written in Siebel Query Language
c. Are conveniently constructed using the Personalization Business Rule Designer
d. All

19. The valid Force case property of fields are
a. Upper
b. Lower
c. First upper
d. All

20. Calculated fields are
a. Read only fields
b. Cannot be validated
c. Cannot be sorted
d. Can be queried
e. Have no columns associated with it
f. Fields names in the same Business Component
g. Field names in the parent business component – current BC must have a child in the detailed view
h. built from standard Functions
i. All

21. Note: In working with Calculate field avoid totaling unless the number of records will always be small.

22. User Properties are child objects of
a. Applet and Business Component
b. Control, field or list columns
c. All

23. User Key for _XM table
a. NAME,TYPE and PAR_ROW_ID

24. _XM tables
a. Used by multiple MVG Bcs
b. Each business component has a unique TYPE value which is used in search spec of that BC
c. All

25. Note: MVG BC use properties on business components and fields such as Search spec and Pre Default value. TYPE field is not displayed to prevent users from changing it

26. Picklist
a. Enforces business rules and policies
b. Makes data entry faster
c. Reduces errors
d. Static or dynamic
e. Are associated with a field in the originating BC and draws value from pick BC
f. All

27. Creating a static picklist
a. Define the Static picklist
b. Specify the field to be populated by picklist
c. Specify mapping between picklist and originating BC field
d. Enable the user to invoke picklist
e. All

28. Enabling the user to invoke the picklist involves (show drop down)
a. Setting the run time property to true in the Applet control definition

29. The joined fields in the business Component can be updated by
a. Dynamic picklist
b. Static picklist
c. None

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Q1:The Initialization parameters has been read From
• .cfg file
• repository
• siebel.exe
• Siebns.dat

Q2:High Interactive Requires
• Internet Explorer with Java
• Internet Explorer with Activex
• Fewer Page Refreshes
• Frequent Page Refreshes

Q3: Siebel Sales Application is used by
• Partners
• Sales Rep
• Sales Manager

Q4: Accounts
• Are external Business
• Potential Client
• Business Partner
• Are Associated with a Team
• All

Q5 : Siebel Web Server consists of
• Virtual Directories
• Siebns.dat file
• SWSE
• Siebel.srf
• Configuration file (eApps.cfg)

Q6: The function of the Virtual Directory in Web Server is
• To receive inbound Siebel Web Client Request and forward to Gateway
• To receive inbound Siebel Web Client Request and forward to SWSE
• Creates and manages TCP connections to the Siebel Servers or Load Balancer

Q7 : SWSE Perform
• Receives and parses inbound HTTP requests from Siebel Web Clients
• Dynamically registers Siebel Server and component availability
• Creates and manages TCP connections to the Siebel Servers or Load Balancer
• Routes requests to the appropriate Siebel Server Components

Q8 : Sessions are maintained by
• Gateway Server
• Application Object Manager
• Web Server
• Enterprise Server

Q9 : All Applications in the Siebel Enterprise is configured under
• Single cfg FILE
• Separate CFG file
• Can be done in both ways depending upon the number of Web Servers
• Separate SRF file
• All

Q10 : Component Definitions, assignment operations, operational parameters and connectivity information are stored in
• siebns.dat
• eapps.cfg
• siebns.dat stored in gateway server
• siebns.cfg stored in siebel server

Q11:The Connectivity, login and other security information for web clients are checked at
• Webserver
• Siebel Server
• Gateway Server
• All

Q12: The default load balancing feature is built in
• Gateway server
• Object Manager
• SWSE
• Siebns.dat

Q13 : The third party load balancing software supported by siebel 7.7
• SWSE
• Resonate Central Dispatch
• All
• None

Q14 : Enterprise Server
• Logical collection of Siebel server
• Uses single database and file system
• Grouping is done though Siebel Server Manager
• Shares Common Configuration information

Q15 : Siebel Server
• Manage Interactive processing
• Manage Background processing
• Manage Batch processing
• Contains a connect string for each Siebel application
• SRF
• CFG file
• SWT
• Receives and parses inbound HTTP requests
• Server Components

Q16 : The file which defines one or more siebel application, specifies data presentation, Buisness rules and processes, data organization and storage
• CFG file
• eapps.cfg
• SWT file
• SRF

Q17 : The server component that creates and processes data at UI, Business layer and data layer
• Siebel Server
• Application Object Manager
• Siebel Web Engine
• Data Manager

Q18 : Load balancing information are stored in • eapps.CFG file
• siebns.dat
• Virtual Directory
• All
• None

Q19 : Which one is true?

• Web and Wireless Web Clients connect through web server
• Handheld and Mobile Web client connects through Siebel Server
• Dedicated web client connects directly to the siebel database
• None of the above.

Q20 : Siebel Software is not required for
• Mobile Web Clients
• Hand held clients
• Web and Wireless Web clients
• All

Q21 : Client which get configuration information fro
CFG file and AOM component parameters
• Web and Wireless Web client
• Mobile Web client
• Dedicated web client
• Hand held client

Q22 : Processing is provided by a local Object manager, Data Manager and Siebel Web Engine in • Handheld and Mobile web clients
• Web Client and Wireless Web Client
• Dedicated web client
• All
• None

Q23 : Which one is true? • Single gateway server can support multiple Enterprise Server
• Single gateway server can support only one Enterprise Server
• Multiple Gateway servers can support One Enterprise Server
• All

Q24 : The joined fields in the business Component can be updated by
• Static picklist
• Dynamic picklist
• MVG

Q25 : User Key for _XM table
• NAME
• TYPE
• ROW_ID
• PAR_ROW_ID

Q26 : How to set ‘Language Mode’ for Siebel Tools?
• View->Options->Language Settings
• Tools->Options->Utilities->Locale Management Utility
• Object Manager locale-country parameter

Q27 : What is the BC on which Static Picklists are based
• PickList BC
• PickList Generic BC
• PickGeneric BC
• Generic PickList BC

Q28 : What are the Advantages of using picklists
• Enforces business rules and polices
• Saves screen space
• Makes data entry faster
• Reduces errors

Q29 : Which of the following contains object Definition
• Siebel Repository File
• Siebel.exe
• Siebel Web Template file
• Siebel Gateway

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1. Flags used for EIM…?
a) Error Flag
b) Trace Flag
c) SQLTrace Flag
d) All

2. Business services stored in the client database are Known as
a) Application BS
b) Client-Stored Business Services
c) Nothing is there like that
d) Both A and B

3. which of the following is the correct WF Event
a) Pause the WF
b) Invoke Service
c) DB Operation
d) None

4. Opportunity’s sales team has 5 Positions and there is no Primary position is assigned then what is the correct option
a) user who logged can delete the record
b) Opportunity with All View can have the Visibility to the record
c) Opportunity’s Administration has the visibility to the View.
d) …….

5. what is the a value
Var X= “ABC”
Var a = 2
Switch(ABC)
{
CASE ‘X’
a = a+1

CASE ‘Y’
a = a+3
Break;
}

6. User selects a value from a static Picklist Field but the D/B is not updated with the Data…….
a) Picklist BC is wrong
b) Pickmap is not configured at the Control
c) Pickmap is not configured at the Field
d) B and C

7. Authentication is for
a) Checks the Users Credentials while login
b) Controls from Both Inside and Outside of the Application.
c) Both A and B
d) Access the Resource for the User

8. Event is not there for
a) BC
b) BO
c) Applet
d) Application

9. Authentication is for
a) Validates the User Info while login
b) Collects and Checks the Credentials
c) Both A and B
d) Access the Resource for the User

10. Sort Specification is Valid for BC’s MVF
a) True
b) False

11.Which of the following is NOT a WF Component
a) Generate Triggers
b) D/B Extract
c) Both
d) None

12 Array is what Data type
a) Composite
b) Primitive
c) Complex
d) None

13 NULL is what Data type
a) Object
b) Primitive
c) Complex
d) None

14 .
a) WF Process Mgr
b) WF Process Batch Mgr
c) WF Process Batch Mgr has a Condition to Execute the Batch Data
d) All of the Above

15. Virtual BC is Used for
a) to Improve the Application Performance
b) Siebel Tables are used
c) to Store external Data
d) ……………


16. Prompting Messages with OK & CANCEL buttons is implemented
a) ALERT Messages in Browser Script
b) PROMPT Messages in Server Script
c) CONFORM Messages in Browser Script
d) …………

17. which one of the following is true……
a) Browser Scripts can Invoke Server Scripts
b) Server Scripts can Invoke Browser Scripts
c) Both
d) None

18. In Business Service User Generated Method are written Under
a) Invoke Method
b) PreInvoke Method
c) Both
d) None

19. code is written with try…….catch block and throw statement is not mentioned then

a) Displays the Error Message……
b) Compilation Error
c) Executes the code and won’t display the Message
d) None

20. Which Loop Executes Atleast Once

a) Do…...While
b) While
c) for
d) None

21. How to retrive the Property Sets of the Child in the Parent

a) by using SetProperty() method of the Parent
b) by using GetChild() of the Parent
c) …….
d) …….

22. How to set the Values of 10 Fields
a) write SetFieldValue for Each Field
b) SetMultiFieldValue
c) SetMultipleFieldValue
d) …………

23. How do you populate List of Values,
a. Using Siebel Tools
b. Batch Load
c. Application Administration->List of Values
d. System Preferences->List of Values

24 In a 1:M link, which of the following properties must be populated? Choose three.=
A. Parent business component
B. Inter table
C. Destination Column
D. Inter child column

25. What determines localization
e. Tools Language Mode
f. Siebel Tools
g. Regional Settings
h. OS regional settings

26. View access control is based on,
a. User ID
b. Position
c. Organization
d. Responsibilities

27. from 7.5 , Archiving a WorkFlow is done by
a. XML Import and Export
b. SIF Import and Export
c. XML and SIF Import and Export
d. …….

28. Opportunity is
1. Owned by person
2. Owned by Position
3. Owned by Organization
4. Owned by Creator

29. One Question Related to WF Wait Operation……..

30. one Question related to WF Components……..

31. For EIM to Base Mappings following resources can be used,
1. Siebel Documents
2. Bookshelf
3. f1 Help in Tools
4. Application

32. For parent, child, and grandchild in view you need
1. 1 link
2. 2 links
3. 3 links
4. 1 link and 1 join

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1.Which are the following Preinstallation tasks, Choose 3
a. Create OS A/C
b. Create masterdb
c. Create siebeldb
d. Identify Windows filesystem
e. Create and share filesystem

2.Why is OS account required?
a. Used to run Enterprise Server processes and components
b. Used to associate component groups
c. Required by optional Resonate Central Dispatch connection brokering software

3. Name of file system
a. sieblfile
b. siebfile
c. filesib
d. siebeldb

4.What does invoke server installation program for Database server do. Choose 3
a. Copies repository data and seed data on to siebeldb
b. Install the DB Server Configuration utility and its associated files
c. Creates database schema
d. Creates database users

5.How do u install siebel SWSE
a. Run SWSE.exe
b Invoke eAPPWEB
c. Install Webserver and and give Eappweb as one of the components/parameters
d.Installing web server automatically installs SWSE.

6.How do u verify SWSE installation
a. Check the directories in c:\siebesrvr\SWSE
b. Check the logs in C:\IIS
c. Check the virtual directories in personal web manger IIS
d.Check the logs in C:\siebsrvr\IIS\SWSE

7.Where do u find license keys?
a. User preferences
b. Application Administration
c. Group Administration
d.License key administration

8. Which of following is true about customer data Choose 2
a. Includes dynamic, transactional data such as opportunities and orders
b. Is created and maintained by company administrators
c. Is created and managed by users of the application
d. Can have access controlled at the catalog and category level

9. Access Control Mechanisms for Customer data Choose all that apply
a. Personal
b. Position-based
c. Division-based
d. Team-based

10.Which of the following does not appear in show drop down for server administration
a. Component grou
b. Server Manager
c. Tasks
d. Server

11.From where do u enable/disable component groups
a. Enterprise configuration
b. Enterprise Operation
c. Server
d. Tasks

12.Out of following levels, at which level would parameters take precedence/priority
a. Component Definition
b. Server Component
c. Task
d. Enterprise
e. Server

13. Which of the following mode is not valid as Server component mode
a.Batch
b.Background
c.Dynamic
d.Interactive

14.Which mode of components is automatically started upon Server Setup

1. Batch
2. Dynamic
3. Background
4. Interactive

15.Which mode run on client requests and does not require manual intervention
a.Batch
b.Dynamic
c.Background
d.Interactive

16.Which of following is valid component state Choose 4
a. Online
b. Running
c. Completed
d. Shutdown
e. e.Unavailable
f. Killed

17.Which of following is valid Task State Choose all that apply
a.Online
b.Running
c.Completed
d.Shutdown
e.e.Unavailable
f. Killed

18. What happens when u drilldown on that task number ?
a. Task parameters
b. Task state values
c. Task Info Log
d. Task statistics

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Automatic wild cards can be turned off by setting in the [SWE] section of CFG File
1. AutomaticTrailingWildcards = False
2. AutoTrailingWildcards = False
3. AutocTrailWildcards = False
4. All

Which one is the low performance operation?
1. Using the wildcard “*”
2. Using IS NOT NULL
3. Both

Running a query with no criteria is like
1. Refreshing the screen
2. is using the string within “”
3. is null
4. is not null

EXISTS () Query works in
1. MVG BC
2. All BC
3. Only for MVG Fields
4. Single Value Fields in MVG BC. 

Queries are by default saved as
1. Private and available to the user who created
2. Public and available to all users
3. Both

Predefined queries are published by
1. Administrator
2. User who created it
3. Both

Record counts shows
1. Total number of records in the active list
2. Total number of Records that match the criteria of the query executed.
3. Both

The View used to associate file created in other application to the Siebel Record is
1. Administration View
2. Data Control View
3. Application Administration Screen
4. Attachment View

Siebel Web Server consists of
1. Virtual Directories
2. SWSE
3. Configuration file (eApps.cfg)
4. Only 2 and 3
5. 1, 2, and 3

Which one is the correct flow of accessing the siebel application?
1. Siebel Web Client ->Web Server -> Siebel Gateway
2. Siebel dedicated clien->Web Server ->Siebel Gateway
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Siebel Mobile Client-> Webserver->Enterprise Server-> Siebel Database Server

The function of the Virtual Directory in Web Server is
1. To receive inbound Siebel Web Client Request and forward to SWSE
2. To receive inbound Siebel Web Client Request and forward to Gateway
3. To maintain a directory on behalf of the client to co-ordinate with the server
4. All

SWSE
1. Receives and parses inbound HTTP requests from Siebel Web Clients
2. Creates and manages TCP connections to the Siebel Servers or Load Balancer
3. Routes requests to the appropriate Siebel Server Components
4. All

Sessions are maintained by
1. Web Server 2. Gateway Server 3. Application Object Manager 4. Enterprise Server

SWSE connections to the Application Object Manager is
1. Stateful to maintain the session
2. Stateless
3. Stateful to maintain the session at Application Object Manager
4. All

All Applications in the Siebel Enterprise is configured under
1. Single cfg FILE
2. Separate CFG file
3. Can be done in both ways depending upon the number of WebServers
4. All

Each Siebel Server requires
1. A client to be installed in the Server
2. Either a client or Tools to be installed in the server
3. Both Client and Tools
4. None

The Connectivity, login and other security information for web clients are checked at
1. Webserver
2. Siebel Server
3. Gateway Server
4. All

Component Definitions, assignment operations, operational parameters and connectivity information are stored in (5.10)
1. siebns.dat
2. Siebens.dat
3. siebns.dat stored in gateway server
4. siebns.dat stored in siebel server

The default load balancing feature is built in
1. Gateway server
2. Object Manager
3. SWSE
4. Siebns.dat

The third party load balancing software supported by siebel 7.7
1. SWSE
2. Resonate Central Dispatch
3. All
4. None

Siebel provides the load balancing between
1. WebServers
2. Web client and Webserver
3. Webserver and Siebel Servers
4. ALL

 Intra Server Load balancing is
1. Provided by a third party to load balance between Siebel Servers
2. Provided by a third party to load balance between Siebel Gateway Servers
3. Provided by siebel for load balancing between siebel servers using SC Broker
4. Provided by siebel for load balancing between instances of the Application Object Manager in a single server.

Siebel Servers can access
1. Only Single Database server
2. Multiple Database Servers
3. Both

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1. The Expression Designer is used to define which of the following types of expressions? Pick TWO.
1) Dynamic
2) Conditional
3) SQL
4) Rule

Correct Answer: 2 & 4 - Conditional - True/False expressions that determine whether views, applets or records should be displayed;
Rule - expressions used to create search specs and applet salutations


2. (T/F) When an expression is validated, both the syntax and logic are checked.
Correct Answer: F - only the syntax is checked

3. At run-time, the system evaluates personalization expressions. Which of the following is NOT true of the evaluation results?
1) The view and applet displays because both view and applet expressions evaluate to True
2) The link to the view is not available even though the applet expression evaluates to True because the view expression evaluates to False
3) The view and applet displays even though the applet expression evaluates to False because the view expression evaluates to True
4) The link to the view is not available because both view and applet expressions evaluate to False
Correct Answer: 3 - The view will display but the applet will not display

4. (T/F) Personalization expressions override Responsibility in determining whether a user should see a view.
Correct Answer: F - Superset of views is still restricted by Responsibility

5. How are Personalization Expressions applied?
1) The Application administrator associates expressions with the appropriate Responsibility
2) A property is set on the appropriate view or applet
3) The Personalization administrator associates expressions with views and applets
Correct Answer: 3

6. Which of the following is NOT true of a rule set?
1) Consist of one or more rules which are evaluated in sequence
2) Defines an expression that is displayed in a salutation applet
3) Control the content of an applet based on personalization profile attributes, content attributes, and other factors
4) Defines an expression that acts as sort specification
Correct Answer: 4 - A rule set may define an expression that acts as search specification

7. Which of the following are actions that can be added to an action set? Pick THREE.
1) Invoke a method on a business service
2) Run a business service
3) Set a profile to a new value
4) Monitor an event
Correct Answer: 1, 2 & 3

8. (T/F) If an exclusion expression evaluates to True, that record is NOT included content, even if the inclusion expression evaluates to True.
Correct Answer: T

9. Which of the following is NOT true of how rule sets are evaluated?
1) Evaluated in the specified sequence
2) Only evaluated if its conditional expression evaluates True and Start Date and End Date, if set, are appropriate
3) All rule sets are evaluated before determining content
Correct Answer: 3 - The first rule set that returns content will be used

10. Which of the following is true of Personal Salutations? Pick THREE
1) Appear at the top of the application home page
2) Scripted in rule sets
3) Salutation text can contain HTML tags to provide formatting
4) Can use only one rule per salutation
Correct Answer: 1, 2 & 3 -- 4 is not correct because multiple rules can be used; Each rule represents a portion of the salutation text

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Free MCQ for Siebel Certification Exams,Siebel Certification Practice Questions,Siebel Certifications MCQs gathered from various companies.

1. If u want to assign German opportunities to Sales persons from Germany what criteria would you use
1. Compato person
2. Compare to objest
3. Compare to person
4. Compare to organization
5. Compare object to person
5

2. Foreign key suffix is
1. _FK
2. _ID
3. _PK
4. _UK
2

3. User synchronizes to server and the server values are overwritten, in this scenario option is
1. Server Wins
2. Client Wins
3. User Conflicts
2

4. Call center is what type of application
1. Employee
2. Customer
3. Partner
1

5. Workflow persistence two parameters, Choose 2
1. Frequency
2. Level
3. Dynamic
4. Value
1,2

6. Static picklist does which of the following, Choose 2
1. Updates joined fields
2. Picks value in to destination field
3. Can be bounded or unbounded
4. Can be only bounded
2,3

7. MVG does which of the following, Chose two
1. Runs just one query to retrieve parent record and the primary child record
2. Retrieves all child record in one query
3. Increases space on the View
4. Can have zero or more MVF
1,2

8. Where all can u compare object definition, Choose 3
1. Archive file and local repository
2. Import file to Export File
3. Server repository and local repository
4. Archive file and server repository
1,2,4

9. ____ replace Siebel tags with _____
1. SWE
2. Data Manager
3. Repository data
4. Seed Data
5. Master Data
1,3

10. show drop down box contain
1. Views with related data
2. Views with unrelated data
3. Applet with related data
4. Applet with unrelated data
1

11. Business components refers to
1. One table in the database
2. One or many table in the database
3. Many table in the database
4. One table and Many Columns in the database
2

12. To bring party data into non-party business component the join specification destination column should refer
1. ROW_ID
2. PAR_ROW_ID
3. ROW_ID of Party BC
4. Id
2

13. S_BU and S_ORG_EXT has 1:1 relation ROW_ID of S_BU is M-01-UX and the row_id of corresponding row in S_ORG_EXT is U-02-XY then the value of foreign key in S_ORG_EXT which refers to S_BU is
1. M-01-UX
2. U-02-XY
3. New ID Value
1

14. For 1:M link you have to set
1. Parent business component
2. Destination column
3. Inter Parent Table
4. Inter table
5. Inter Child Table
1

15. For parent, child, and grandchild in view you need
1 link
2 links
3 links
1 link and 1 join
2

16. Which Position can delete, merge and do a forecast of opportunity
Primary
Secondary
Created By
Siebel Administrator
1

17. To have good performance you need to set sort specification
In DESC order as that in Index
In the same order as that in Index
Non-Index Columns
Use Columns from extension tables
2

18. If a post default value is set for the field in BC then
It assigns value to field if the user does not enter any value for it before inserting record in the database
It assigns default value to the field even if the user assigns a value before save.
It assigns a default value and user can overwrite the value set
1

19. If no default drilldown is configured in dynamic drilldown then on clicking
No drill down will occur
Will display Error
Drill down to the first configured drilldown
Drill down to the last configured drilldown
1

20. Siebel support relation of type, choose 3
1. 1:1
2. 1:M
3. M:M
4. 1:2
1,2,3

21. If mobile client goes for a long leave what is the following best option
1. To deactivate the user and create a new account upon arrival
2. To deactivate the user and activate and synchronize upon arrival
3. To deactivate the user and extract the new database again when he returns.
3

22. Which of the following is TRUE for using Picklist
1. Only for updating SVF
2. Only for updating MVF
3. Updating joined field in BC
1 and 3

23. For personal based access control, owner type is set to
1. Person
2. Position
3. Organization
4. Group
1

24. My Teams view shows data for
1. All record assigned to him
2. All his subordinates
3. All records across the organization
1,2

25. Advantages of internalization is
Uni-directional support
Bi-directional support
Single Currency
Single number format
2

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1. Dataimp.exe is used for
Install Database
Import Repository
Importing data into EIM tables from flat files
Import Administrative data
3

2. What is Siebel mid market edition?, Choose 3
1. Designed for companies with fewer than 100 users
2. Designed for companies with fewer than 1000 users
3. An integrated product suite that help manage customer relationships
4. Built on common architecture
1,3,4

3. Which is not possible with web client
1. Call Center Access
2. Client side scripting
3. Authentication
4. Server Management
3

4. If thread title is not set for the view then
1. It will not display the Thread
2. It will take the value from view title
3. It will take the value from applet
4. It will use the ViewBar Text
2

5. To make a search for all entity that start with “M” how will u do it
1. Use search Repository
2. Go to HelpContentsIndex then click M
3. Use Flat Tab
1

6. Which type of applet shows only one record at a time?
1. List
2. Form
3. Detail
4. Tree
2

7. Function of SWSE is
1. To routes the Siebel request to appropriate Siebel server component
2. To Manage Siebel Servers
3. To Load Balance
1

8. Data for Siebel application is managed by
1. Object Manager
2. Siebel Web Engine
3. Data Manager
3

9. For mobile client in disconnect processing
1. Local web server
2. Local Gateway
3. Local Siebel Server
4. Local Object Manager
5. Local Data Manager
1,4,5

10. If u want to take the back up copy of the local database what are the steps u are going to do?choose three
a)copy the .dbf files
b)check in proj to server
c)check out proj to server
d)select the object in tools and click save
e)archieve files
a,b,e

11. In an applet what a rule set does?choose one
a)creates a query in the applet to fetch a subset of records
b)hides the applet
c)hides certain data
a

12. If u work on locally locked proj what are the things pozz?choose one
a)u can test some changes locally which can be discarded later.
b)once tested locally changes can be put on the server.
A

13. what variables are stored in the database for registered users?choose one
a)persitent variables
b)dynamic Variables
a

14. What are the following things done in regards to a BC?choose two
a)copy BC's having specialised classes.
b)check the ancester upgrade property to true
c)u cannot delete standard fields in the BC b'coz they have underlying code beneath.
d)u edit certain changes which can be compiled later
c,d

15. You have a view comprising of a list applet at the top and a form applet in the bottom?choose one
a)consists of 2 business objects
b)consists of two business component
c)consists of one business component
c

16. When u will register the web template?choose one
a)when it is copied.
b)when it is created.
c)when the obj is created and need to be registered.
c

17. epricer,eauction are what applications?choose one
a)employee
b)customer
c)industry
b

18.Diagrams are provided and asked for visibility?In the Account BC Visiblity MVL and Visibility Visbility MVF are provided as organization.What type of visibility is it?choose one
a)single organization
b)multiple organization
c)position
d)person
b

19. What is the purpose of using mvg?choose two
a)displays applet on demand
b)queries along with the parent applet

a,b
20. What does a join do in the following ?choose one
a)fetches records for a BC from a 1:M table by creating a join.
b)creates a 1:1 or M:1 relationship with one entity of 1 or many side of the table.
b

21. You have a assignment manger with scores for product as 10,sub process as 15 and skill as Which is the most imp assignment?choose one
a)Product
b)sub process
c)skill
b

22. A eim ifb file is given.from that it is asked as to what table the eim task populates?
here under ifb file againg only base table s_prod_int was written.S_prod_int is the answer.

23. What are the advantages of frequent synchronization?choose four
a)Saves disk space
b)keeps the most recent data on the server.No prob if the local database is damaged.

24. Which task keeps track of all the changes wrt mobile clients on the server?choose one
a)Transaction Merger
b)Transaction Processer
c)Synchronization Manager
d)Transaction Processer
b

25. Which of the following are not pozz wrt list applets?choose one
a)Cannot scroll with vertical scroll bars
b)for employee applications implicit save is there.
c)presents data from many tables and columns
d)sorting is pozz
a

26. A person is having 3 positions of which sales mgr is the primary position?when he logs in he will log in with which position?
Ans:He will log on with primary position.

27. How does a mobile web client connect to the server while synchronizing?choose one
a)through web server
b)through lan server and from there through web server.
c)through Gateway server
d)Database server
c

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