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To allow a user to alter the channel, select the checkbox next to the user's name and click the

Update

button. To allow all users to manage the channel, click the

Select All

button at the bottom of the list

followed by the

Update

button. To remove a user's ability to manage the channel, uncheck the box

next to their name and click the

Update

button.

6.6.3.1.3. Manage Software Channels � Channel Details � Errata

This subtab allows channel managers to list, remove, clone, and add Errata to their custom channel.
Custom channels not cloned from a distribution may not add Errata until there are packages in the
channel. Only Errata that match the base architecture of the channel and apply to a package in that
channel may be added to the channel. Finally, only cloned or custom Errata may be added to custom
channels. Errata may be included in a cloned channel if they are selected during channel creation.

6.6.3.1.4. Manage Software Channels � Channel Details � Packages

This subtab is similar to the Errata subtab. It allows Channel and Organization Administrators to list,
remove, compare, and add packages to the custom channel.

To list all packages in the channel, click the

List / Remove Packages

link. Check the box to the left

of any package you wish to remove, then click the

Remove Packages

button in the lower right of the

page.

To add packages, click the

Add Packages

link. Choose a channel from which to select packages from

the drop-down menu and click the

View

button to continue. Check the box to the left of any package

you wish to add to the channel, then click the

Add Packages

button in the bottom right of the screen.

To compare packages within the current channel with those of another channel, select the other
channel from the drop-down menu and click the

Compare

button. All packages present in either

channel are compared, and the results displayed on the next screen. This information includes the
architecture and version of each package.

To make the two channels identical, click the

Merge Differences

button in the lower right. The

following screen allows you to select how conflicts are resolved. Click the

Preview Merge

button to

view the results of the merging without making any changes to the channels. Finally, select those
packages that you wish to merge and click the

Merge Packages

button followed by the

Confirm

button to perform the merge.

6.6.3.2. Manage Software Channels � Manage Software Packages

This tab allows you to manage custom software packages owned by your organization. You may view
a list of all custom software or view only those packages in a selected custom channel. To select the
channel whose custom packages you wish to view, select the channel from the drop-down menu and
click the

View

button.

6.7. Configuration

This tab is the portal to managing your configuration channels and files, whether they are centrally
managed or limited to a single system. You must be a Configuration Administrator or an Satellite
Administrator to see the

Configuration

tab. In addition, you must have at least one Provisioning

entitlement, or the tab does not appear.

Centrally-managed files are those that are available to multiple systems; changes to a single file in
a central configuration channel can affect many systems. In addition, there are local configuration
channels. Each system with a Provisioning entitlement has a local configuration channel (also referred