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Chapter 5. Using Content Views

Content views are managed selections of content, which contain one or more repositories (yum / puppet) with optional filtering. These filters can be either inclusive or exclusive, and tailor a system view of content for life cycle management. They are used to customize content to be made available to client systems.
This diagram details the creation of new versions of a Content View. These content view versions are promoted along an environment path during the application life cycle.

Figure 5.1. This diagram details the creation of new versions of a Content View. These content view versions are promoted along an environment path during the application life cycle.

Published content views are used with life cycle environments.

5.1. Creating a Content View

A user with administrator privileges creates content views for use within the life cycle environments. To create a content view:
  1. Log in as a Satellite administrator.
  2. Click ContentContent Views.
  3. Click Create New View.
  4. Fill in the following fields:
    • Name
    • Label - this field is automatically populated when the Name field is filled out.
    • Description
  5. Select the Composite View check box to combine a series of published content views into one and choose which content view.

    Note

    If you select Composite View it will override any filtering and allow you to choose a group of published content views and bundle those views into a composite one.
  6. Click Save.