## Service Pack Preview Tool

#### Functionality

Provides a comprehensive list of changes made for the Service Pack before the changes are effected. The list contains the details, such as name of the file changed, file type, and the package structure under which the file can be found.

- Changes are categorized under four groups, namely, Over-written Open Source files, Modified files, New files, and Re-introduced files and these are represented using color coding.
- Logically-related files are grouped together and are available under 11 broad categories in the left panel.

Note:Class files will be excluded in the list of changes.

#### Options

- Save: Option to save the displayed Service Pack information.
- Exit: Exits the Preview screen.
- Sorting can be performed by clicking on the column header.

#### Types of Changes

Category | Description | Color Code | Note
Over-written Open Source Files | This category includes Open Source files that will be replaced on applying the Service Pack. The customizations done by the user will not be preserved. | Violet | To retain the customizations made to the original file, please take a backup of these files.
Modified Files | This category includes files, such as jars that will be updated when the service pack is applied. | Yellow | -
New Files | This category includes files that have been freshly introduced in the current Service Pack as a result of additional features or enhancements. | Blue | -
Re-introduced Files | This category includes files that have been changed and require update but the files are not present in the user environment. Such files may have been removed from the user environment intentionally but are present in the list of changes for the current Service Pack. | Green | You can delete these files after the Service Pack has been applied if these files are not required.

#### Categorization of Files : These categories are present as nodes in the left panel of the UI

Node Name | Description | Remarks
Configuration Changes | All configuration file related changes, such as newly added parameters are listed through an HTML page. | User customization will not be affected by the update.
Builder Projects | Open source files that have been developed using Studio IDE available with AdventNet Web NMS. | User customization will be over-written.
Default Implementation | Example implementation files that contain useful implementation features. | User customization will be over-written.
EJB Jars | All jars required for deploying the front-end server using application servers, such as WebLogic. | -
Examples | Example files with sample implementations. | User customization will be over-written.
Images | Image files present in the product. | User customization will be over-written.
JSPs | JSP files present in the product. | User customization will be over-written.
Jars | Jars present in the product. | -
Servlets | Servlets used in the product. | User customization will be over-written.
Studio Tools | Files related to Studio IDE and Client Builder tools. | -
Others | Miscellaneous files that do not fall under the above categories. | -