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<Session ID="/baanerp/tt/iex/ttiex4100m000" xml:lang="en">
	<Header>
		<Title xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Patch Codes (ttiex4100m000)</Title>
	</Header>
	<HelpTopic xml:lang="en"><AimSection><Paragraph class="Default">
                                 Use this session to define patch codes. A patch is a collection of components, such as <Link href="/baanerp/tt/glossary/glossary#session.tt" role="glossary">sessions</Link>, <Link href="/baanerp/tt/glossary/glossary#form.tt" role="glossary">forms</Link> and <Link href="/baanerp/tt/glossary/glossary#progscript.tt" role="glossary">program scripts</Link>.</Paragraph>
		</AimSection>
		<GeneralSection><Paragraph class="Default">After you create a patch code, you can define the components for the patch in the <Link href="/baanerp/tt/iex/ttiex4110m000" role="session">Components by Patch Code (ttiex4110m000)</Link> session.</Paragraph>
		</GeneralSection>
		<GeneralSection><Paragraph class="Default">The session dialog contains two form tabs: <GUIRef href="general_data" role="manual">General Data</GUIRef> and <GUIRef href="statistics" role="manual">Statistics</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
			<GeneralSection ID="general_data"><SectionTitle>General data</SectionTitle>
				<List><ListIntro>In this tab you must specify the basic properties for the patch, such as:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem>Patch code</ListItem>
					<ListItem>The VRC to which the patch's components belong</ListItem>
					<ListItem>Optional: the target <Link href="/baanerp/tt/glossary/glossary#000000000000013" role="glossary">package VRC</Link> into which the patch's components must be imported.</ListItem>
					<ListItem>The path where the patch file must be generated</ListItem>
				</List>
				<Paragraph class="Default">Refer to the field help for more details.</Paragraph>
				<Paragraph class="Default">After you create a patch code, you can define the components for the patch in the <Link href="/baanerp/tt/iex/ttiex4110m000" role="session">Components by Patch Code (ttiex4110m000)</Link> session. You can start this session from the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Specific</GUIRef> menu in the <Link href="/baanerp/tt/iex/ttiex4500m000" role="session">Patch Codes (ttiex4500m000)</Link> session.</Paragraph>
			</GeneralSection>
			<GeneralSection ID="statistics"><SectionTitle>Statistics</SectionTitle>
				<List><ListIntro>This tab displays the following statistical information for the patch:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem>The date and time when the patch file was generated.</ListItem>
					<ListItem>Per component type, the number of components that are included in the patch.</ListItem>
					<ListItem>The total number of components in the patch.</ListItem>
				</List>
			</GeneralSection>
			<Note><SectionTitle>
                                    Note s</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph class="Default">A patch file must be distributed to the relevant recipients/customers. You can, for example, place the patch file on a web site, so that the recipients can download it.</Paragraph>
				<Paragraph class="Default">Recipients of patches, e.g. customers, must import their patches through the <Link href="/baanerp/tt/iex/ttiex1284m000" role="session">Import Patch (ttiex1284m000)</Link> session.</Paragraph>
			</Note>
			<Important><SectionTitle>
                                    Important!
                                 </SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph class="Default">Do <Emphasis>not</Emphasis> use this session to create patches that must be imported through the Product Maintenance and Control (PMC) module. To create PMC solutions, use the <Link href="/baanerp/tt/pmc/ttpmc1100m000" role="session">Solutions (ttpmc1100m000)</Link> and <Link href="/baanerp/tt/pmc/ttpmc1501m000" role="session">Patches (ttpmc1501m000)</Link> sessions.</Paragraph>
				<List><ListIntro>For details on PMC, refer to:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem><Link href="/baanerp/tt/onlinemanual/pmc_recipient_procedure" role="manual">PMC recipient procedure</Link>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><Link href="/baanerp/tt/onlinemanual/pmc_distributor_procedure" role="manual">PMC distributor procedure</Link>
					</ListItem>
				</List>
			</Important>
		</GeneralSection>
	</HelpTopic>
	<Fields><FieldHelp ID="ttiex400.paco"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Patch Code</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>A patch code identifies a patch that consists of components.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><List><ListIntro>For example:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem><Link href="/baanerp/tt/glossary/glossary#form.tt" role="glossary">Forms</Link>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><Link href="/baanerp/tt/glossary/glossary#progscript.tt" role="glossary">Program scripts</Link>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><Link href="/baanerp/tt/glossary/glossary#session.tt" role="glossary">Sessions</Link>
					</ListItem>
				</List>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="ttiex400.desc"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Description</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The description or name of the patch.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="ttiex400.crea"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Patch Created</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>This check box indicates whether the patch's components are already exported to a patch file.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph class="Default">To create a patch file, select <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Create Patch</GUIRef> on the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Specific</GUIRef> menu in the <Link href="/baanerp/tt/iex/ttiex4110m000" role="session">Components by Patch Code (ttiex4110m000)</Link> session.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="ttiex400.cpac"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Package</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The package to which the patch's components belong.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="ttiex400.vers"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Export VRC - Version</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The <Link href="/baanerp/tt/glossary/glossary#000000000000009" role="glossary">version</Link> of the <Link href="/baanerp/tt/glossary/glossary#000000000000013" role="glossary">package VRC</Link> that contains the patch's components. You can only include components of a single VRC in a patch.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="ttiex400.rele"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Export VRC - Release</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The <Link href="/baanerp/tt/glossary/glossary#000000000000010" role="glossary">release</Link> of the <Link href="/baanerp/tt/glossary/glossary#000000000000013" role="glossary">package VRC</Link> that contains the patch's components. You can only include components of a single VRC in a patch.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="ttiex400.cust"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Export VRC - Customer</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The <Link href="/baanerp/tt/glossary/glossary#000000000000011" role="glossary">customer</Link> extension of the <Link href="/baanerp/tt/glossary/glossary#000000000000013" role="glossary">package VRC</Link> that contains the patch's components. You can only include components of a single VRC in a patch.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="ttiex400.iver"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Target VRC - Version</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>Optional: The <Link href="/baanerp/tt/glossary/glossary#000000000000009" role="glossary">version</Link> of the <Link href="/baanerp/tt/glossary/glossary#000000000000013" role="glossary">package VRC</Link> into which the patch's components must be imported.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph class="Default">The target VRC is selected automatically, and cannot be changed, when the patch is imported via the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tt/iex/ttiex1284m000" role="session">Import Patch (ttiex1284m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="ttiex400.irel"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Target VRC- Release</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>Optional: The <Link href="/baanerp/tt/glossary/glossary#000000000000010" role="glossary">release</Link> of the <Link href="/baanerp/tt/glossary/glossary#000000000000013" role="glossary">package VRC</Link> into which the patch's components must be imported.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph class="Default">The target VRC is selected automatically, and cannot be changed, when the patch is imported via the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tt/iex/ttiex1284m000" role="session">Import Patch (ttiex1284m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="ttiex400.icus"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Target VRC - Customer</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>Optional: The <Link href="/baanerp/tt/glossary/glossary#000000000000011" role="glossary">customer</Link> extension of the <Link href="/baanerp/tt/glossary/glossary#000000000000013" role="glossary">package VRC</Link> into which the patch's components must be imported.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph class="Default">The target VRC is selected automatically, and cannot be changed, when the patch is imported via the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tt/iex/ttiex1284m000" role="session">Import Patch (ttiex1284m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="ttiex400.path"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Pathname</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The path name of the folder in which the patch file must be generated.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="ttiex400.cmdt"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Including Common Data</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>
                                 If this check box is selected, additional technical data (e.g. information on BMS Mask and domains that must be displayed as check boxes) is included in the patch file.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
	</Fields>
</Session>
