Creating And Editing Errata; Assigning Packages To Errata - Red Hat NETWORK 3.6 - CHANNEL MANAGEMENTT GUIDE Manual

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Details — Provides the primary information you entered about the custom Errata Alert during its
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creation. This includes a synopsis, advisory name and type, related product, bugs, description, solu-
tion, keywords, references, and notes. To change any of this information, make your modifications
in the appropriate fields and click Update Errata.
Channels — Shows the channels associated with the selected Errata. To change these associations,
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select or unselect the appropriate checkboxes and click the Update Channels button.
Packages — Enables you to manage the packages associated with the selected Errata. This tab
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contains two subtabs that allow you to view, add, and remove packages: List/Remove and Add.
List/Remove — Displays all of the packages currently associated with the custom Errata and
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provides a means to cancel that association. To remove packages from the Errata, select their
checkboxes and click Remove Packages on the bottom right-hand corner of the page. A con-
firmation page appears with the packages to be removed listed. Click Confirm to complete the
action.
Add — Enables the addition of packages to the Errata. To see available packages, select an
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option from the View dropdown menu and click View. To add packages to the Errata you are
editing, select the appropriate checkboxes and click Add Packages. Refer to Section 5.4 Assign-
ing Packages to Errata for a comprehensive discussion of this process.

5.3. Creating and Editing Errata

To make a custom Errata Alert, click the Manage Errata button in the Errata category of the RHN
website. Click the create new erratum button at the top-right corner of the Errata Management
page.
Enter an intuitive label for the Erratum in the Advisory field, ideally following a naming convention
adopted by your organization. Note that this label cannot begin with the letters "RH" (capitalized or
not) to prevent confusion between custom Errata and those issued by Red Hat.
Then, complete all remaining required fields and click the Create Errata button. View standard Red
Hat Errata Alerts for examples of properly completed fields.
RHN Satellite Server administrators may also create Errata by cloning an existing one. This cloning
preserves package associations and simplifies issuing Errata. Refer to Section 5.5 Cloning Errata for
instructions.
To edit an existing Errata Alert's details, click its Advisory in the Errata Management page, make
your changes in the appropriate fields of the Details tab, and click the Update Errata button. Click
on the Channels tab to alter the Errata's channel association. Click on the Packages tab to view and
modify its packages.
To delete Errata, select their checkboxes in the Errata Management page, click the Delete Errata
button, and confirm the action. Note that deleting published Errata may take a few minutes.
Tip
If you want to receive an email when Errata Alerts are issued for your systems, go to Your RHN =>
Your Preferences in the RHN Website and select Receive email notifications.
Chapter 5. Custom Errata Management