Updating an Image Description File (IDF)

To update an existing IDF image:

  1. Select Open... from the File menu. In the Open dialog panel, select the IDF you wish to update and press the Open button.
  2. To add new SDF packages to the IDF:
    1. In the Look in: drop down, select the directory containing the SDF packages you want to include. The available SDF packages will be displayed in the left portion of the window.
    2. Select the SDF packages to include and click the Add button. The SDF packages will appear in the Contents tab in the right portion of the window. If you need to create SDF packages, select SDF Creator from the Option menu.
  3. To remove SDF packages from the IDF:
    1. In the Contents tab, select the SDF packages you want to remove and click the Remove button. The SDF packages will be removed from the contents list.
  4. To change information about the IDF, click on the Information tab in the right portion of the window. Make updates to the name, version, or description of this IDF.
  5. Select Save from the File menu to save the updates to the IDF. To save the IDF under a different name, select Save As. You will be prompted for the name and location to save the image file under.

    Note: Shipped IBM IDFs are read-only and can not be modified and saved.