Editing Local File Properties

In this procedure, you edit the properties of Configuration files, File Declarations, Macros, Post-actions, Pre-actions, and Probes in the knowledge base. If your environment changes, you can use this procedure to change the distributions to which Local Files are applied.

To Edit Local File Properties

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, Configuration file, or File Declaration.

4. Do one of the following:

   • From the tool bar, click the Edit Local Component button.

   • Right-click the selection and choose Local -> Edit.

   • From the Components menu, choose Local -> Edit.

     A Properties window opens.

5. Change the list of selected active distributions.

6. Change any of the displayed properties.

7. Click Apply.

   The changes are uploaded to the knowledge base. If you added more distributions to the selected list, the file itself is uploaded to the knowledge base of the new distributions.