Understanding patches

Patches are used for migrating objects assigned to roles, datasources and pages from one instance to another. The CloudIO patch management process enables you to:

1. download the application roles and component definitions as a patch file from an instance

2. upload the patch file with the details to the new instance

3. identify the changes made by other developers within the system efficiently.

In order to create and manage role patches, you must be assigned to the Patch Manager role. You must contact the administrator to obtain access to the Patch Manager role.

Any database related objects/dependencies must be applied separately, CloudIO Patch Manager will not include the DB objects metadata.

The three types of patches can be created in the CloudIO platform:

1. Role

2. Page

3. Datasource