Enabling Users to change Password for Siebel Application

To Enable the Users to change Password for Siebel Application follow below instructions. By Using this particular feature, user can change their password for Siebel Application which will be propagated to the Database as well.

To get the Change password fields enabled for the Web Client:

Navigate to  Administration - Server Configuration > Enterprises > Profile Configuration. Then select the relevant adapter e.g. DB Security Adapter and set Propagate Change = TRUE

Then restart the Siebel server and gateway server.


For the Dedicated Client:

1. The system preference SecThickClientExtAuthent must be set to TRUE
2. Instead of updating a profile you need to update the relevant config file and set DBSecAdpt_Propagate Change=TRUE

E.g.

[DBSecAdpt]
SecAdptDllName = sscfsadb
DataSourceName = Local
DBSecAdpt_PropagateChange=TRUE

It will enable the password field in following view:

  • Application Menu > Tools > User Preferences