How to Setup Debug settings in Siebel Tools

All Siebel developers should know about Debug settings while working with Siebel application customization in development environments.

In this article we are going to provide the steps, that will helpful to you to set debug settings in your Siebel local or sample environment.

To Setup the Debug settings: 

Login to Siebel Tools environment

In Tools Menu Options -->  Select “View” --> Select “Options”

window will be displayed like below

Now you need to fill the following information in “Debug” window.

Executable: Provide the path of your Siebel executable file. i.e., Siebel.exe

CFG File: Provide the path of client CFG file in this section.

Browser: Provide the browser root folder path. Ex: IExplorer.exe

Working directory: Provide the Siebel web client-> BIN folder path

Arguments: There are two arguments you can provide here based on your needs

/h: If you want to enable the local debugging of server scripts.

/s: If you want to generate the spool file or enable spooling

In Login Information Section: 

User Name: Your local User name

Password:  Your Local Password

Data Source: Select the data source based on you environment ex: Local, Sample or any other if available.

Sample debug settings: 

Executable: C:\Siebel\8.1.1.14.0\Client\BIN\siebel.exe

CFG: C:\Siebel\8.1.1.14.0\Client\BIN\enu\scommtrue.cfg

Browser: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe

Working Directory: C:\Siebel\8.1.1.14.0\Client\BIN

Arguments: /h or /s

User Name: sadmin (Give your login User Name)

Password: sadmin(Give your Login password)

Data Source: Local

After filling all details Debug window looks like below

Testing the Debug Settings: 

In Tools Menu Options --> Select “Debug” --> Select “Start”

Or 

Click on F5 button to invoke debugger directly.

Application opens after few seconds.