| Patches (ttpmc1501m000) |  |
| Use this session, as shown in the following figure, to maintain patches. The following figure shows the Overview tab of the session: The following figure shows the Detail tab of the session: Related topics PMC introduction PMC overview PMC distributor procedure
Fields | Description
Base VRC | A means in PMC to identify products in a unique way. Updates at the distributor side are provided with the base VRC identifier. A base VRC can contain the code of the physical VRC in which the related master product is installed, for example, B61_a, but can also be a code not related to a physical VRC, for example, 7.6_a_tt. At the recipient side, every update VRC is linked to a base VRC identifier. The installation process checks if the base VRC identifier of the update matches with the base VRC identifier of the update VRC. If not, you cannot install the update in that update VRC.
Export VRC | The physical VRC from which components that belong to a PMC solution must be exported at the PMC distributor side. Each base VRC has an export VRC linked, so components for different products are exported from different physical VRCs.
Base VRC Combination | A Base VRC combination is defined at the PMC distributor side and consists of a set of related base VRCs. A base VRC combination controls the creation of co-requisites between base VRCs. You can only define co-requisites between base VRCs that are part of the same base VRC combination. Base VRC combinations prevent the unwanted creation of co-requisites between base VRCs.
Patch Code | A unique identification of the patch in a base VRC
Patch Description | The description of the patch.
New Base VRC | This field is only applicable for Feature Packs. If this check box is selected, the base VRC is a Feature Pack; otherwise, the batch VRC is a patch.
Patch Sequence Number | The patch sequence number. You can only enter a value for Feature Packs. For each new Feature Pack, you must increase the number by one.
Status | The following statuses describe the progress of the maintenance of solutions, Collections, and patches. To keep the descriptions readable, only solutions are described. However, in each case, collections and patches are intended as well, unless explicitly excepted. The status of the solution is only used at the distributor side. A history of status changes is recorded in the Maintenance History table. To distinguish maintained solutions at the distributor side from imported solutions at the recipient side, the status is cleared when the solution is imported. This also applies to patches, but not to collections. The reason is that a collection is not known as such at the recipient side. Only the solutions contained in the collection are known at the recipient side. In progress The initial status of the solution upon creation. Dependencies defined The dependencies between the various solutions are defined, and the solution is ready to be exported. You must select this status manually, because you might want to create dependencies that cannot be created automatically. Exported The solution is exported. The system handles this status. You cannot set the status manually. However, you can set a solution with the status Exported back to In Progress, Solved, Completed, or Dependencies Defined. If you change anything in an exported solution, the status is always set back to Dependencies Defined, and you must export the solution again. Before you can release a solution, the status must be Exported. Released The solution is released, which means that the solution is frozen. You can no longer change anything in the solution. To release a solution, you must change the status from Exported to Released, and you must save the solution with this status.
Published | If this check box is selected, the patch is published.
Commands | Description
Print Solution/Patch | Starts the Print Solution/Patch (ttpmc1400m000) session.
Print Dependencies (Multi-level) | Starts the Print Dependencies (Multilevel) (ttpmc1440m000) session.
Print Maintenance History | Starts the Print Maintenance History (ttpmc1460m000) session.
Generate Obsolete Solutions | Starts the Generate Obsolete Solutions (ttpmc1252s000) session. This option is only available if the following conditions are met: The patch is a Feature Pack. A previous Feature Pack exists that has a prerequisite dependency. The status of the previous Feature Pack is Released.
Generate Patch | Starts the Generate Patch (ttpmc1250s000) session for a patch or the Generate Patch for New Base VRC (ttpmc1253s000) session for a Feature Pack. This option is only available if the status of the patch is not yet Released.
Solutions | Starts the Solutions (ttpmc1100m000) session, which lists all the solutions for the selected patch.
Dependencies | Starts the Dependencies (ttpmc1140m000) session.
Validate Patch | Starts the Validate Patch (ttpmc1401s000) session.
Export Patch | Starts the Export Solution/Patch (ttpmc1200s000) session. You can only export a patch if the status of the patch is Dependencies Defined.
Maintenance History | Starts the Maintenance History (ttpmc1560m000) session.
Change Password | Starts the Password by Patch (ttpmc1105s000) session. This option is only available if the following conditions are met: The patch is not a Feature Pack. The status of the patch is not Released.