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Chapter 4. Custom Channel and Package Management
In addition to the
Merge
option, previously cloned errata contain values within the
Owned Errata
column. The erratum label is linked to its details page. The
pub
and
mod
flags within parentheses identify whether the cloned erratum has been published
or modified from the original advisory. A plus sign
+
before the flag indicates affir-
mative, the cloned errata has been published. A minus sign
-
before the flag denotes
negative. For example,
(-mod)
may mean a package has been deleted. To find out
more about publishing and editing custom errata, refer to Section 5.1
Manage Errata
.
To exclude errata from the cloned channel, select
Do Nothing
from their dropdown
menus. When satisfied with the changes, click
Clone Errata
. Review the impending
changes on the confirmation page and click
Update Errata
.
•
Packages
— Provides the packages associated with each of your custom channels. This
tab contains subtabs that allow you to view, add, and remove packages:
List/Remove
,
Add
, and
Compare
.
•
List/Remove
— Displays all of the packages currently associated with the custom
channel and provides a means to cancel that association. To remove packages from
the channel, select their checkboxes and click
Remove Packages
on the bottom right-
hand corner of the page. A confirmation page appears with the packages to be removed
listed. Click
Confirm
to complete the action.
Important
This list differs from the package list available through the standard
Software
Channel Details
page in that it displays all versions of a package remaining in the
database, rather than just the latest. You may revert to a previous version of a
package simply by removing the latest version.
•
Add
— Enables the addition of packages to the channel. To see available packages,
select an option from the
View
dropdown menu and click
View
. To add packages to
the channel you are editing, select the appropriate checkboxes and click
Add Pack-
ages
. Refer to Section 4.6
Assigning Packages to Software Channels
for a discussion
of this process.
•
Compare
— Enables the comparison of package lists between different channels. To
see the differences, select another channel from the
Compare to:
dropdown menu and
click
Compare
. A list appears showing all packages not contained by both channels
and indicating the existing channel location of each.