Getting Started with Update Manager

Working with the update manager is available for the ADMIN (schema owner) administrator, member of the Administrators group or user/member of the group of users which has the Access to Update Manager privilege.

To create a new update:

In the web application select the Create Update item in the Update Manager section on the side panel in the object navigator.
In the desktop application:

In the object navigator select the Tools > Update Manager > Create main menu item.
In the update manager:

Select the Update > Create main menu item.
Click the Create Update button on the toolbar.

In the security manager select the Repository > Version Update > Create main menu item.

To open ready update:

From file:

In the web application:

In object navigator Select the Open Update item in the Update Manager section on the side panel.
In the update manager click the Open from File button on the toolbar. The Load Objects dialog box opens.

In the desktop application:

Select the Tools > Update Manager > Create main menu item in the object navigator.
Select the Update > Open from File main menu item in the object navigator or click the Open Update File button on the toolbar.
In the security manager select the Repository > Version Update > Open main menu item.

After this a standard file selection dialog box opens. Select the update file with the *.pefx extension.

From repository:

In the object navigator select the Update object type and select the Open item in the object's context menu.
In the update manager select the Update > Open from Repository main menu item. In the dialog box that opens select update object from repository objects.

NOTE. A ready update from repository can be opened only in the desktop application.

There are some features on opening ready update.

Update wizard pages. The area is used to display update wizard pages during update creation and to navigate between wizard pages during update installation. It is available only in the web application.
Main menu. It contains a list of commands that are used to execute various operations with update in the desktop application. When one opens a ready update in the web application, it shows name of the opened update and the button to open the update manager wizard containing update options.
Toolbar. It contains buttons to create an update in the update wizard in the web application and in the update manager in the desktop application. When opens a ready update in the web application, the toolbar shows the button to open another ready update from file.
Update structure. It is used to add/delete update objects and to reorder them in the update. When one opens a ready update in the web application, one can only view update structure.
Object update options panel. It is used to set up update options of the object selected in the update structure. When one opens a ready update in the web application, one can only view configured object update options. To show or hide the object update options panel, use the Object Update Options button on the toolbar.
Update options panel/The Update Options tab. It is used to set up update options in the update wizard in the web application and in the update manager in the desktop application. When one opens a ready update in the web application, one can only view configured update options in the update manager wizard.
The Repository Tab. It contains a tree of repository objects and objects contained inside container objects: modeling container, MDM repository, and so on. It is used to add repository objects to update. It is available only in the desktop application.
The Modifications Analysis Tab. It is used to get information about repository objects modifications by specified parameters. It is available only in the desktop application.