Software Package Builder 1.0 User's Guide

Advanced Features
Overview of Software Specification Attributes
Chapter 560
• Validate dependency attributes contained in an OR corequisites set
or an OR prerequisites set
SPB will not:
• Resolve a software specification attribute that is external to the local
PSF (e.g., in a depot on another system)
• Import a software specification attribute that is external to the local
PSF
Software elements and their associated software specification attributes
are displayed in the Package Structure. You can view the status of a
software specification attribute and where applicable, edit its associated
attributes.
SPB provides real-time verification for the status of software
specification attributes. Table 5-1 shows the Package Structure
representation symbols and the status each defines:
Working with Dependency Attributes
Software that depends on other software to install or run correctly is
considered to have a dependency. When you specify software for the
swconfig, swcopy, swinstall, swremove, swverify commands, these
commands may automatically select additional software to meet
dependencies.
Table 5-1 Software Specification Status
Icon Representation Status
Resolved
Unresolved but may be found externally
from the local PSF and will swpackage
without an error
Unresolved and will cause an error with
swpackage