Unsung Siebel Command Line Heroes: dataimp
After discussing the features and options of the elusive dataexp command line utility, we today talk about dataimp, which obviously serves in the reverse process of importing data from a flat file into Siebel tables. Before we begin, let's reiterate the words of caution from our last article: Neither dataexp nor dataimp are fully documented. Their obvious purpose is to serve in the Siebel installation and upgrade process as a flat-file data export and import facility. Please NEVER use them to replace valid Siebel integration solutions such as EIM or EAI. Ok, you heard me, so now let's fire up dataimp to see what arguments it requires and provides. Obviously, you will have to provide the following arguments to run a simple import: /U Username /P Password /C ODBC Data Source /D Table Owner /F Path to .dat file to import So the following is an example for a valid dataimp command line: dataimp /U SADMIN /P SADMIN /C ouisandbox /D SIEBEL /F d:\test.dat Note that 'ouisandbox'...