The created update can be saved as:
Update file.
Repository object.
Before saving, a confirmation dialog box for object sorting execution opens. On confirmation objects will be automatically sorted, otherwise the object order stays the same.
After the update is saved, proceed to installation. For details about update installation, see the Installing Update section.
The update list can be also exported to the *.txt file.
To save a created update to a file:
Select the Update > Save main menu item
Click the Save button on the Update Manager panel.
Selecting one of these commands opens a standard dialog box for file saving. Specify the file name and location. Files with the *.pefx extension are used as version updates. Click the Save button to save the update file.
NOTE. If you save an update opened from a file, this dialog box will not open. You can also select the Update > Save As main menu item, which saves a file under a new name.
The following types of files are available on saving depending on whether the update file is opened or created:
.pefx Update File. The file containing data of updated objects and access permissions to them
Update File for the .pefx Administrator. File containing data about updated objects
Update File for .pefx of ISA. The file containing the data about the access permissions to the updated objects.
NOTE. On separating the administrators roles the .pefx Update File type is not available at saving.
To save a created update to repository, select the Update > Save to Repository menu item. The dialog box with repository objects opens, in which the specified name and location for the update will be saved.
NOTE. On saving an update opened from the repository, use the Save toolbar button or select the Update > Save main menu item to save the update with the same name. Additional dialog boxes do not open. You can also select the Update > Save As main menu item, which saves the update to the repository under a new name. Selecting this item opens the dialog box for specifying name and location of the saved file.
Update will be saved as a repository object. This object can be used to create new update files with the *.pefx extension.
If access permissions have been updated for one or several objects, a confirmation message appears during the saving procedure:
Click the Yes button to update access permissions on the DBMS level. Click the No button to update permissions only on the platform level; to apply access permissions on the DBMS level, update the users.
After this dialog box is closed, a standard save dialog box opens.
See also: