Update visualized product

You can update a visualized product from its mind map or template.

Before you begin

  • You have:
    • A mind map created in XMind or template file of a product
    • A visualized product created from that mind map
  • Set Product Design Mode to Designer or above.

About this task

In the mind map, you make changes, such as corrections or additions, and update the visualized product. If you change the name of a topic, this becomes an addition when you update the visualized product. If you delete a topic from the mind map, it is not deleted when you update the visualized product. You must delete them manually from the visualized product.

When importing a template with conditions or variants, the priority of conditions or variants in the template supersedes the priority in the visualized product.

When importing a template, all changes, including corrections, additions, and deletions, are reflected in the visualized product.

Procedure

  1. In PolicyCenter, select Administration > Product Management.
    PolicyCenter displays the Product Management screen with APD Managed tab.
  2. In the table at the top of the APD Managed tab, select the product you wish to update.
    The visualized product appears in the Details tab.
  3. Select Update Product and choose From Template or From XMind.
  4. In the Load Product popup, browse to select your mind map or template.

    Default additional fields? specifies whether default values are created for metadata fields labeled (*PD).

    If Product Design Mode is Developer and you are importing a mind map, Default additional fields? appears. The default setting is No. If you select Yes, default values are created for metadata fields labeled (*PD).

    Only set Default additional fields? to Yes to automatically create the (*PD) fields so that you can quickly generate a product for demonstration or testing. When designing a product for actual use, you do not want to automatically create these fields. When designing a product, create short names that follow best-practice naming conventions agreed upon by the organization or team.

  5. Click Update.
    The visualized product is updated.

    All visualized products are validated to prevent duplicates in the product Abbreviation and other fields. The validation does not check against products on the Externally Managed tab.