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the defaults for Group Distribution. You can change these settings in Group Distribution,
but only for that particular distribution instance.
Note
If you will use Group Distribution, it is best to add packages to groups on the Group
Properties dialog box. The order in which you add packages to a group on the Group
Properties dialog box can affect the state of the package check boxes during distribution.
With Enterprise Management Server, Security Setup determines whether you can edit
package groups.
To set group deployment properties
1. (Enterprise Management Server only.) If multiple databases are open, select a
database in the Applications/Packages pane.
2. In the Groups pane, right-click a group and select Properties.
The Group Properties dialog box appears. Dependency packages appear in the list,
even if they are not part of this group. A red dot on the package icon indicates a
required package. Although merge modules appear in the list, they cannot be
distributed through Group Distribution.
3. Set the group's deployment properties:
To add a package to the group, click Add Package and select one or more
packages.
If the package has a dependency on another package, the dependency package
appears in the list even if it does not belong to this group. You cannot remove a
dependency package without removing its dependent package first.
To add a subgroup, click Add Group and select a group. The subgroup appears
in the group list. Packages in the subgroup will be distributed with the current
group but they are not added to the group.
To remove a package from the deployment, clear its check box. It does not
delete the package from the group. During Group Distribution, this package's
check box will be cleared by default in the Select Packages dialog box. You can
mark the check box in Group Distribution to include the package in a particular
distribution instance. Example: Suppose this group contains an .MSI and three
patches. In most instances, you want to distribute the .MSI and the latest
patch, so you clear the check boxes for the other two patches. Occasionally,
when you want to distribute all three patches, you can mark the check boxes for
those two patches during Group Distribution.
You can mark or clear a subgroup as a whole but not the individual packages in
the subgroup.
Packages and subgroups are installed in the order they are listed. To rearrange
the order, click Move Up or Move Down. You cannot change the order of a
dependency package or group because it must always be installed before its
dependent package.
To change a package command line, click a package, click its command line in
the Command Lines list, and then click Edit.
Changing a command line here changes it for this particular group only.It does
not change the command line in the package definition file or in other groups
that the package might belong to. You cannot change the command line for a
package in a subgroup.
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