Editing a Solution Pack

A saved Solution Pack can be edited using Solution Designer. For information about deploying the changes into an existing system, see "Deploying an Edited Solution Pack."

When an existing Solution Pack is saved, the user has several options:

To edit a Solution Pack:

  1. In Windows, use the Sentinel Solution Designer shortcut on the desktop, or start Solution Designer by executing one of the following commands:

solution_designer.bat (in %ESEC_HOME%\bin on Windows)

solution_designer.sh (in $ESEC_HOME/bin on Solaris/Linux)

The Sentinel Solution Designer login window displays.

  1. Enter your login credentials. Check Work Offline checkbox if desired, then click Login. The Solution Designer displays.

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  1. To edit a Solution Pack, click File > Open. Browse and select the existing Solution Pack zip file. Click Open.

  2. To update the Solution Pack with modified content from the source Sentinel system, drag and drop the content from the Content Palette to the appropriate Control.

  3. Add or delete Controls as necessary.

  4. Click File > Save, Save As, or Save As New.

  5. If you selected Save or Save As and some of the content is out of sync, you will be prompted to synchronize.

If the content in the source system is modified, the content in the source system and the content in the original Solution Pack may be out of sync.

Deploying an Edited Solution Pack

When a Solution Pack is modified and saved using the Save or Save As options in Solution Designer, it is considered a new version of the original Solution Pack. When it is imported, it replaces any older versions of the original Solution Pack. There is no immediate impact on any installed content in the target Sentinel system.

After the Solution Pack is installed, its behavior varies depending on the status of the original Solution Pack's content.

NOTE: The Solution Manager only handles differences in the contents of Solution Packs. It does not recognize manual content changes that are performed after content is installed.