Tools–SIF from multiple objects

Siebel Tool’s “Add to Archive” feature which creates SIF files is a real lifesaver when code needs to be migrated in development phase.  You can create a SIF from different selections in one object selection, eg: you can SIF multiple applets together:

Or you can create a SIF from an entire project, in which case all the different objects in that project get added into a single file.

But is it possible to create a SIF file from different objects in different projects ? Siebel Tools documents how this can be done in its help system, but generally developers are not aware of this feature.

First select the first objects types to be added into the archive file, here it’s applets :

Next, without closing the popup applet in front, use the object explorer to navigate to the other object type which needs to be added. Here, I am adding Business Components from a totally different project. Again , select the business components to be added , right-click and select ‘Add to Archive’

The selected objects also get added to the same archive file, even if they are from different projects.

This can be repeated for all repository objects , giving a single file with required objects. However, on the target tools system, all the different projects have to be locked for object insertion. Tools will tell you which project needs to be locked  during the import process.