Editing Knowledge Base Files

In this procedure you edit the contents of a Post-action, Pre-action, Probe, Macro, or Configuration file that has already been uploaded to the local knowledge base.

To Edit a Local File

1. Log in with full permissions or as the admin user.

2. From the drop-down list in the tool bar, select a distribution-architecture.

   The Components list shows Local components applied to the selected distribution.

3. From the Components list, under Local/default category/[user category]/, select the relevant Post-action, Pre-action, Probe, Macro, or Configuration file.

4. Do one of the following:

   • From the tool bar, click the Open knowledge base File button.

   • Right-click the selected component and choose Local -> Open -> Knowledge Base File.

   • From the Components menu, choose Local -> Open -> Knowledge Base File.

     The Knowledge Base File window opens, displaying the contents of the file that is in the knowledge base.

5. Make any changes to the contents of the knowledge base file.

6. Check each distribution to which the changes should be applied.

7. Click Apply.

   The Status column indicates when the upload is done.

8. Click Close to close the window, or Reset to make more changes.