We are continuously discussing new features,enhancements in siebel 8.X . In this article we have focused Siebel 8.1.1 Features as per poll results in our website. Hope you will like this article.

I am sharing few best practices for Server Administration, These are well practiced and used.

The Siebel File System consists of a shared directory that is accessible to all Siebel Servers in the Siebel Enterprise. It contains the physical files used by the Siebel clients and Siebel Servers.

Smart part numbers can be used to generate part numbers for the following types of products in quotes, orders, agreements, and for products added to shopping carts:
• Simple products
• Bundles
• Products with components

An Application Services Interface (ASI) is a release-independent interface published by Siebel Systems that allows you to integrate Siebel applications with external applications.
ASIs are published in a standard metadata format, such as Extensible Markup Language Document Type Definitions (XML DTD) and Web Services Descriptive Language/XML Schemas (WSDL/XSD) and are built using the ASI Framework.