Administrator Guide

Catalog versions
Available actions
Draft - When you create a catalog, the catalog definition
and a Draft instance are automatically added on the Manage
Catalogs page.
Select Edit Draft to determine which components to include
or exclude. Then select Change to Test
Delete
Change to Test - if the draft definition is accurate, select
this option.
Edit Draft - see Enable Components for a Custom Catalog.
Test - You can download this version to test the definition.
If you need to modify the snapshot of the catalog, select one
of these options:
● Create Draft
● Edit Test
When the Test is complete, select Change to Production.
Download - allows you to download the catalog to a local
environment for testing.
Delete
Create Draft - replaces the original draft and allows you to
modify a new draft as you continue testing.
Change to Production - Converts the Test to Production
state.
Edit Test - allows you to determine which components to
include or exclude. See Enable Components for a Custom
Catalog.
Production - You can download this catalog version to deploy
it.
If you need to modify the snapshot of the catalog, select one
of these options:
● Create Draft
● Edit Production
Download - allows you to download the catalog to a local
environment for testing.
Create Draft - replaces the original draft and allows you to
modify a new draft if you must make updates.
Archive - see View Archive.
Edit Production - allows you to determine which
components to include or exclude. See Enable Components
for a Custom Catalog. You cannot edit the current version of
a Production version. If you click Edit in the Production state,
the tool archives the current version (v1.0) and creates an
incremented version (v1.1).
Edit a Draft, Test, or Production version
When you click Edit for a Draft, Test, or Production version, a list of components displays. These components were pulled in
from a repository catalog at the point in time where you created a new custom catalog. You can include or exclude the listed
drivers, BIOS, firmware, and applications. If you modify this page in Test, the options in Draft maintain the previous selections.
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