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Subscribing to Packages in Another Database

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subscribed package because the original package typically has been approved and
deployed and shouldn't be changed. If you do want to change a subscribed package, you
must break the link to the source installation.
See Breaking Links to Subscribed Packages
You can subscribe to a single package or application, or to a group. Typically,
subscription packages are placed in a separate group within a central database to make
it easier to subscribe to them. You might want to create a new group in your local
database for subscribed packages.
See also:
Subscribing to Packages in Another Database
Refreshing Package Subscriptions
Enterprise Management Server only.
When you subscribe to a package in another Software Manager database, that package
is imported to the current database and linked to the original source installation files.
When you change the source package, you can refresh the subscription, that is, re-
import the packages in the subscription.
See Refreshing Package Subscriptions
Package subscription is supported for Windows Installer, WiseScript, and virtual software
packages only.
To subscribe to packages in another database
1. (Enterprise Management Server only.) If multiple databases are open, select a
database in the Applications/Packages pane.
2. To place the subscribed packages in a specific package group in your database,
verify that group exists.
3. Select Setup menu > Package Subscription.
The Package Subscriptions page appears. This lists any package subscriptions that
have already been added to the current database.
4. Click Add.
The Package Subscription Details page appears.
5. Complete the page:
Datasource
Select the database that contains the package to subscribe to. If the database
you want does not appear in the drop-down list, click Open to add it.
Group
Select the package group that contains the packages to subscribe to.
Application
To subscribe to a single application from the group, select an application. To
subscribe to all applications in the group, leave the default <Any
Application>.
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