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What is sfsutl, How Should SFSUTL.EXE be Used?

sfsutl.exe can be found in Siebsrvr\bin directory, in siebel versions 6 and older SFSUTL.EXE used to delte the orphan and old versions of attachments. in Siebel 7 and Siebel 8 a new utility called SFSCLEANUP has been introduced. sfsutl can be used to verify the integrity between database records and files in the Siebel File System, or to remove files from the Siebel File System that no longer have a corresponding database record. SFSUTL works in two modes: 1. verify or report 2.move or delete. 1.Verify or Report Mode: To use the utility in verify or report mode, enter a command string similar to the following: sfsutl /u sadmin /p sadmin /c siebsrvr_siebel /d dbo /f e:\siebfile /x c:\sfsutl_output.txt The output from this command could be easily imported into Microsoft utilities like Excel or Access for sorting and manipulation. See below for sample output from this command. There are three key statuses to note: •Keeping - The file corresponds to a database record. •Discard - The file does not correspond to a database record, and would be moved or deleted if sfsutl were run in that mode. •Missing - An expected file does not exist for a database record. 2.Move or Delete Mode: To use the utility in move or delete mode: 1.Create a separate or new folder (this will be used by sfsutl when moving the discarded files). It is recommended that users do not create this new folder as a subfolder of the existing Siebel File System. For example, if the Siebel File System is in e:\siebfile then create the new folder as e:\siebfilediscards. 2.Enter a command string similar to the following: sfsutl /u sadmin /p sadmin /c siebsrvr_siebel /d dbo /f e:\siebfile /m e:\siebfilediscards /x c:\sfsutl_output.txt