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HP Service Manager
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Software Version: 9.30 patch

Application Patch Manager Guide

Document Release Date: June 2012
Software Release Date: June 2012

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Contents

1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Applications Patch Manager requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Required knowledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Required tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Required software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Documentation resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
HP Customer Support Web site access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Implementation Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

2 Applying the Out-Of-Box Patch and Reconciling the Differences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Setting up a copy of your production system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Applying the out-of-box patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Reviewing the results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Description of View/Merge results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Reconciling differences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Merging new objects with your tailored objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Reconciling differences between RAD applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Reconciling differences between Process Designer Content Pack and the Applications
Patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

3 Creating and Applying the Production Patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Creating the production patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Testing the production patch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Applying the production patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Going live after applying the production patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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1 Overview

This guide describes the HP Service Manager Applications Patch Manager
and how to use it to update your applications to the latest applications release.
The HP Service Manager Applications Patch Manager enables you to keep
your Service Manager applications up to date without going through a
complete application upgrade. By adding incremental updates, you decrease
the number of changes you will need to reconcile on your next application
upgrade.
Applications patch releases include fixes and enhancements. Any changes
required for those objects are described in the HP Service Manager 9.30
Release Notes.
This version of the Applications Patch Manager updates your HP Service
Manager applications from version 9.30 to version 9.30 patch, or from early
patch of version 9.30 to the latest patch. After the patch is applied, the version
of your HP Service Manager applications will be 9.30.xxx. Before you can
apply the applications patch, you must first install the required minimum
patch version of the Service Manager 9.30 client and server. For instructions
see the HP Service Manager Installation Guide.
Topics in this section include:
• Applications Patch Manager requirements on page 10
• Implementation Overview on page 13

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Applications Patch Manager requirements
Be sure to meet the requirements before you try to apply or create an
applications patch.

Required knowledge
You should be an experienced System Administrator who is familiar with your
Service Manager installation.
You should be familiar with the following:
• How your existing Service Manager system operates
• How the application files function
• How to compare records
• The Rapid Application Development (RAD) environment
If you do not have the administrative experience necessary to apply the
applications patch, you may need assistance from your local application
developers and database administrators. You can also contact HP Customer
Support.

Required tools
After applying an applications patch, it is necessary to reconcile any conflicts
that are discovered by the Applications Patch Manager. The utilities you will
use most when reconciling conflicts include:
• Database Manager
• Display application
• Forms Designer
• Merge Utility
• RAD Editor

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Required software
Service Manager system requirements:
• Service Manager application release level: 9.30 or 9.30 Application Patch
1
• Service Manager application release language: All languages for 9.30
• Service Manager client/server release level: 9.30 Patch 3 (P3), 9.30 Patch4
(P4) recommend
• The Service Manager server process must have read-write access to the
database.

This Application Patch is compatible with the following HP Standard content
packs that have been released for Service Manager 9.30:
• HTML Email Solution
• UCMDB Integration Enhancement Content Pack 9.30.0
• Process Designer Content Pack 9.30.1
If you are planning to apply both these content packs and the latest
Application Patch, be sure to apply the content packs first.
Note that the order of applying the following 3 packages is important. The
recommended order is:
1 UCMDB Content Pack 9.30.0
2 Process Designer Content Pack 9.30.1
3 Applications Patch 2

Documentation resources
You may require access to the following Service Manager documentation.
• Service Manager 9.30 online Help for information about Database
Manager, Display application, Forms Designer, Merge Utility, and the
RAD Editor.You can access the online Help by using the HP Service
Manager client or Help server.
• HP Service Manager 9.30 Installation Guide. HP bundles this guide with
the installation media.

Overview 11

• HP Service Manager 9.30 Release Notes for information about Software
Change Requests (SCRs), enhancements, and known issues. The release
notes are part of the installation materials and are also available on the
Customer Support Web site.

HP Customer Support Web site access
The HP Customer Support Web site has operating system and compatibility
information, product documentation, and release notes. If you do not have an
account for this Web site, contact HP Customer Support at: www.hp.com/go/
hpsoftwaresupport.

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Implementation Overview
Before you can apply the Applications patch, you must first upgrade the client
and server to the required minimum patch version. Do not upload the 9.30
data files. Then apply the applications patch on a copy of your production
system. The Applications Patch Manager installs new objects and determines
whether previously existing objects are identical to the ones installed
originally. If an existing object is unchanged from the original object for your
existing version of HP Service Manager, the Patch Manager replaces it with
the new object. If the object on your system is different from the original for
that version, the Patch Manager leaves the old object untouched. Patch
Manager also installs the new object and adds a prefix (NEW9.30<name>) to
the name of the new version.
You can keep your old version, accept the new one, or merge the two versions.
How much work this will require depends on whether the particular objects
that this patch updates were tailored on your system, and on the specific
differences that exist.

Overview 13

Figure 1 s Applications Patch Manager Process Flows

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2 Applying the Out-Of-Box Patch and
Reconciling the Differences

Before you can update your tailored Service Manager system, you need to
apply the out-of-box patch to a copy of that system, and then handle any
objects the system could not update automatically.
This chapter explains what you need to do to apply the out-of-box patch and
handle your tailored objects.
• Setting up a copy of your production system on page 15
• Applying the out-of-box patch on page 16
• Reviewing the results on page 18
• Reconciling differences on page 22

Setting up a copy of your production system
In order to create the best possible production patch, create the patch on a
system that replicates your production environment as closely as possible.
When setting up this system, be sure to incorporate the following:
• The same operating system version
• The same database version
• The same Service Manager client and server versions
• A copy of your production data

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Applying the out-of-box patch
Once you have set up a copy of your production system, you must first upgrade
the HP Service Manager client and server to the required minimum version.
Do not upload the data files when installing the new server.
Follow these steps to apply the out-of-box patch to a copy of your production
system:
1 For Unix:
a Navigate to the directory where
applications-9.30.patchrel.zip is located on the server.
b Uncompress applications-9.30.patchrel.zip into the directory
on the server where the production copy resides.
For Windows:
a Navigate to the directory where
applications-9.30-patchrel.msi is located on the server.
b Double-click applications-9.30-patchrel.msi and follow the
steps provided by the installer to install the patch.
Regardless of the operating system, the installation process creates the
app_patchrelSM9.30-9.30.xxx directory, which contains the files
that make up the applications patch release. The created directory by
default is C:Program FilesHPService Manager
9.30Applicationsapp_patchrelSM9.30-9.30.xxx.
2 Log in to your Service Manager server as a System Administrator.
3 On the Service Manager toolbar, select Window > Preferences.
4 Uncheck the Client side load/unload checkbox and click OK.
5 Go to System Administration > Ongoing Maintenance > Patch Release and
select Apply Patch Release.
6 Enter the fully qualified path and file name to patchrel.unl in
app_patchrelSM9.30-9.30.xxx, and then click Next. The path must
be relative to the server, instead of to the client computer, if the client is
not installed on the same machine as the server.
The Applications Patch Manager displays the current version of your
applications and the version that will result after you apply the patch.

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7 Confirm that the source and target versions listed match your current
production system and the applications patch version, and then click Next
to apply the patch.
When the Applications Patch Manager finishes applying the patch, it
displays a message indicating that your system was successfully updated.
8 Click Finish.
You will be disconnected from your Service Manger server.

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Reviewing the results
After you apply the out-of-box patch to your system, you will be able review
the list of updated objects.

Follow these steps to review the results of the applications update:

select View/Merge Results.
Service Manager displays the Applications Patch Results screen.
3 Enter optional search criteria, and then click Search.
Service Manager displays the results of your search. For more information
see, Description of View/Merge results on page 19.
4 Click a record in the list to review it.

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Description of View/Merge results
The search criteria, search results, and a description of the applicable action
for each result are described in the table below.
Table 1 Patch Release Result fields and applicable actions for each
result

Field Definition

Object Name Enter the name of the object you want to search for, or leave this field blank
to return objects with any name. The object name is typically the unique
identifier in the database table specified for the object type.
Object Type Enter the type of object you want to search for, or leave this field blank to
return all object types. Some of the object types you could search for are:
Application Cluster, Object, Process, ScriptLibrary, displayoption, format,
formatctrl, help, joindefs, link, scmessage, screlconfig, triggers, validity, and
wizard.
Result: Select this option to search for new objects that were added to the system
Added by the patch. These objects did not exist in your system before this update.
For objects with this result, no further action is necessary.
Result: Select this option to search for objects that encountered an error while
Error being updated by the Applications Patch Manager. For more information
about the error, review the sm.log file.
Required Action: Fix the cause of the error in a copy of your production
system, and then apply the patch again.
Result: Select this option to search for objects that were tailored on your Service
Forced Manager system, where the Applications Patch Manager added the new
object and backed up your tailored object as a revision. You will only see
this result after applying the production patch.
Merged Manager system, which you have merged with the version in this patch.
Required Action: Test these objects, and when satisfied change their
result to Reconciled.


result

Field Definition

Previously Manager system, that were marked as reconciled during a previous
Reconciled upgrade or patch release, or where your object was not changed and the
Applications Patch Manager added a new object
NEW9.30.xxx<object name>.
Required Action: Choose one of the following for each object with this
result.
• Keep the old version — No further action is necessary.
• Keep the new version — Select the object in the merge view and click
Copy all from left to right on the tool bar.
• Merge new and old versions — Determine which of the new features
should be incorporated into your tailored object, and then make the
changes in your tailored object. When finished, delete the new object.
Result: Select this option to search for objects that you have already marked as
Reconciled Reconciled.

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result

Field Definition

Renamed Manager system, and where your object was not changed and the
Applications Patch Manager added a new object
NEW9.30.xxx<object name>. You will only see this result after applying the
out-of-box patch.
Required Action: Choose one of the following for each object with this
result.
• Keep the old version — No further action is necessary.
• Keep the new version — Select the object in the merge view and click
Copy all from left to right on the tool bar.
• Merge new and old versions — Determine which of the new features
should be incorporated into your tailored object, and then make the
changes in your tailored object. When finished, delete the new object.
Result: Select this option to search for objects that were automatically updated by
Updated the Applications Patch Manager. These are objects that were not tailored
on your Service Manager system.
Result: Select this option to search for objects that were already the latest version.
Already Current


Reconciling differences
The next step is to reconcile any differences between your tailored objects and
the updated objects introduced by the applications patch.
Use the RAD Comparison Utility to assist in merging changes in RAD
applications. For all other types of objects, you can use the standard Service
Manager tools, or the Merge utility.
• Merging new objects with your tailored objects on page 22
• Reconciling differences between RAD applications on page 24

Merging new objects with your tailored objects
After you have applied the out-of-box patch successfully, you are ready to
reconcile the differences and merge the new objects with your tailored
versions of the objects where necessary.
• Use the Merge utility to view and merge simple objects.
• Use the Merge utility to identify the changes necessary for records with
complex data structures, such as formatctrl, joindefs, links, and
structured arrays, but use the normal tool for tailoring these objects to
integrate the necessary changes manually.

Avoid merging changes in XML records where there are instance nodes with
record IDs (such as, recordid=“svcCatalog”). Changes to instance nodes with
record IDs can break the primary key for a record.

Follow these steps to use the Merge utility:

select View/Merge Results.
3 Enter optional search criteria, and then click Search.
Service Manager displays the results of your search. For more information
see, Description of View/Merge results on page 19.
4 Open the record you wish to merge, right-click the detail page and then
click Merge in the drop-down menu.

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Service Manager displays both objects side-by-side in the Merge
Applications Patch Records view.

The XML for the new object is shown on the left side, and the XML for your
tailored object is shown on the right side with the differences highlighted.

5 For simple objects and elements, use the arrow buttons at the top of the
pane to select individual changes and copy them from the new object over
to your tailored object, or copy all changes from the new record to your
tailored object. For complex objects, do the merge manually by using the
appropriate tool for the object type.
6 Click SAVE.
7 Change the Result to Merged and then click Save.
8 Test the updated functionality of the merged object.
9 When you are satisfied that the object is working correctly, right-click the
detail page and then click Mark as Reconciled in the drop-down menu.
10 Repeat this procedure for all changes that need to be merged.

Example of reconciling an object by using the Merge utility
For this example, before applying the patch, we tailored the form
login.prompt.g by adding the label “TAILORED VERSION”. After applying
the out-of-box patch, the login.prompt.g is one of the Renamed objects in
the results list.

Follow these steps to merge the example form change:

1 Go to System Administration > Ongoing Maintenance > Patch Release and click
View/Merge Results.
2 Specify login.prompt.g as the object name, and then click search.
3 Right-click the detail page and then click Merge in the drop-down menu.
4 Service Manager displays both objects side-by-side in the Merge
Applications Patch Records view.
After you compare the two forms, you decide to merge the new changes
into your tailored form.
5 Use the arrow buttons at the top of the pane to select the change.


6 Click Copy Current Change from Left to Right on the tool bar.
7 Click SAVE.
8 Change the Result to Merged, and then click Save.
9 Log out from the Service Manager server, and then log in again.
10 Confirm that the updated label is displayed on login.
View/Merge Results.
12 Specify login.prompt.g as the object name, and then click Search.

13 Right-click the detail page and then click Mark as Reconciled in the
drop-down menu.

Reconciling differences between RAD applications
Use these guidelines when reconciling differences between a tailored RAD
application and the new one:
• If your company does not have a RAD license, you will not be able to
merge the two objects. Back up the old object by renaming it
OLDSM9.3<objectname>, and then rename the new object by removing
the prefix NEW9.30.xxx from the object name.
• If your company has a RAD license, use the RAD Comparison Utility to
compare the objects and merge the changes.

Example of reconciling a RAD difference
For this example, we have tailored the RAD panel approval.generate by
adding the expression $L.rem=“TAILORED VERSION” to the start panel.
After we apply the out-of-box patch, the approval.generate is one of the
Renamed objects in the results list.

Follow these steps to merge the panels:

1 Open approval.generate (the tailored version) in the RAD Editor.
2 Click More or the More Actions icon and then select Compare Applications.

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3 Enter NEW9.30.xxxapproval.generate in the field for New
Application Name, where xxx is the current patch version. For example,
when applying Service Manager 9.30 Applications Patch 1, specify the
object name as NEW9.30.001approval.generate.
4 Click Compare All on the tool bar.
5 Make a note of the Unmatched and Deleted Panels (these are the panels
that you would like to analyze when reconciling differences).
In this example, the start panel appears in the Unmatched Panels column.
6 On the current session, navigate to the Start panel.
7 On another session, open NEW9.30.001approval.generate, and then
navigate to the Start panel.
8 After you compare the two panels, you decide that you would like to keep
your tailoring. Copy the tailored expression ($L.rem=“TAILORED
VERSION”) to the start panel of NEW9.30.001approval.generate,
then save and compile.
9 Delete your old tailored RAD application, and then rename
NEW9.30.001approval.generate to approval.generate.
10 Confirm the functionality of your change.

View/Merge Results.
12 Specify approval.generate as the object name, and then click Search.

13 Right-click the detail page and then click Mark as Reconciled in the
drop-down menu.

Reconciling differences between Process Designer Content Pack and
the Applications Patch
If you have already installed the Process Designer Content Pack 9.30.1, when
applying the latest out-of-the-box Application Patch, a certain amount of
renamed records will be generated. Table 2 lists these records and their
required actions.


Table 2 Renamed records after

Object Type Object Name Required Action

Application Cluster cm.change.catphase Keep the Process
Designer version (do not
Application Cluster se.external.action merge it with the
Application Cluster sla.refresh.active Application Patch
version).
Process template.init

ScriptLibrary cmIntegration

activityactions Update Activitiescm3r

displayoption cm.view.display_close

formatctrl cm3r

formatctrl cm3rcatphase.main

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3 Creating and Applying the Production
Patch

Once you have handled all objects requiring reconciliation, you will create a
tailored production patch and apply it to your actual production system.
This chapter explains what you need to do to create a production patch and
apply it to your tailored production Service Manager system.
• Creating the production patch on page 28
• Testing the production patch on page 29
• Applying the production patch on page 29
• Going live after applying the production patch on page 30

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Creating the production patch
Once you are satisfied with the results of your reconciliation process, you can
create a production patch.

It is recommended that you back up your database after reconciling
differences to prevent unexpected data loss.

Follow these steps to create the production patch:

select Create Patch Release.
The Applications Patch Manager asks you to prepare an area to contain
the applications patch files that you will create. This location will be
referred to as the production patch directory.
a Using the standard method for your operating system, create the
production patch directory.
b Copy the file patchrel.txt from the
app_patchrelSM9.30-9.30.xxx directory where you unzipped
the out-of-box patch release to the production patch directory.
c Enter the fully qualified path and file name to patchrel.txt in the
production patch directory.
3 Click Next.
The Applications Patch Manager displays the version you will create the
patch for.
4 Click Next to create the patch.
The Application Patch Manager creates the production applications patch
in the production patch directory.
After you test this patch and confirm that it works as desired, you will be able
to apply it to your production system.

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Testing the production patch
After creating the applications patch for your production system, test it
extensively. This will be an iterative process that may require several changes
to patch objects and the recreation of production patches. Employ user
acceptance testing verification and validate your changes.

Applying the production patch
The steps that you used to apply the out-of-box patch to the copy of your
production system are the same steps you need to apply to the production
patch that you created in your actual production system.

When applying the patch to the production system, you must be the only user
logged in to the system.

Follow these steps to apply the patch you created to your production system:

1 Have all users log out of the server.
2 Prevent users from logging into your Service Manager Server by running
the quiesce command from the operating system’s command prompt.
sm -quiesce:1
4 Click Tailoring > Database Manager.
5 Click More or the More Actions menu, and select Import/Load to load
prepatchrel.bin in app_patchrelSM9.30-9.30.xxx.
select Apply Patch Release.
Service Manager displays a screen that asks you to find a file called
patchrel.unl.
7 Enter the fully qualified path and file name to patchrel.unl in the
production patch directory, and then click Next. The path must be relative
to the server, instead of to the client computer, if the client is not installed
on the same machine as the server.

Creating and Applying the Production Patch 29

The Applications Patch Manager displays the current version of your
applications and the version that will result after you apply the patch.
8 Confirm that the source and target versions listed match your current
production system and the applications patch version, and then click Next
to apply the patch.
When the Applications Patch Manager finishes applying the patch, it
displays a message indicating that your system was successfully updated.
9 Click Finish.
10 Log out from your Service Manger server, and then log in again.

11 Allow users to log in to the server by running the quiesce command from
the operating system’s command prompt.
sm -quiesce:0

Going live after applying the production patch
Any tailored objects that were updated by the application patch are backed up
as a revision. If issues are encountered after going live, these objects can be
quickly swapped back to their original tailored versions. After a period of time,
you may want to delete the old revision objects.

30 Chapter 3

Index

A P
added, patch release result, 19 patchrel.txt, 28
patchrel.unl, 16, 29
D previously reconciled, patch release result,
database manager, 10 20
display application, 10 production environment, 15
documentation resources production patch, 15, 27 to 30
installation guide, 11 production system
online help, 11 replicating, 15
release notes, 12
R
E
RAD, 10
error, patch release result, 19 comparison utility, 22, 24
editor, 10, 24
F license, 24
forced, patch release result, 19 reconciling differences, 24
tailored, 24
forms designer, 10
Rapid Application Development
see RAD
M
reconciled, patch release result, 20
merged, patch release result, 19
renamed, patch release result, 21
merge utility, 10, 22
required tools
merging changes in xml records, 22 database manager, 10
display application, 10
O forms designer, 10
object name, patch release result field, 19 merge utility, 10
RAD editor, 10
object type, patch release result field, 19
out-of-box patch, 15 to 17

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requirements
knowledge, 10
tools, 10
result
added, 19
already current, 21
error, 19
forced, 19
merged, 19, 23, 24
previously reconciled, 20
reconciled, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25
renamed, 21
updated, 21

U
updated, patch release result, 21

X
xml records, merging changes in, 22

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