Updating BDNA Objects Imported into HOPEX
At any time you can update information available on software technologies and vendors imported into HOPEX.
To do so:
1. In the BDNA navigation pane, click BDNA Vendors or BDNA Technologies , depending on the objects you want to update.
2. Select the object and click the Update button.
If necessary, click 
to display the hidden commands.You can also define an automatic update.
Technology Automatic Updating and Alerts
Automatic update checks, at a given frequency, whether properties of software technologies imported into HOPEX have changed in the BDNA repository, and if so, carries these updates over to the corresponding technologies in HOPEX.
Defining Update Frequency
To activate an automatic update, you must create a trigger in the administration tool which implements the BDNA Automatic Update macro.
Once the trigger is created, you can plan the update in ITPM.
To create a trigger:
1. Open the Administration module.
2. Open the environment.
3. Expand the repository folder concerned.
4. Right-click Scheduler and select Manage Triggers.
5. Click the Triggers Definitions tab.
6. Click the New button to create a trigger definition.
7. In the wizard, create a job definition that implements the macro "BDNA Automatic Update Job Implementation".
8. Complete the planning.
9. Click Finish.
To define automatic update on technologies:
1. Connect to ITPM as a Functional Administrator.
2. Click the navigation menu, then Administration.
3. Select the Scheduling Management navigation pane.
4. In the edit window, click BDNA Automatic Update.
You can set the alert:
• Daily
• Weekly
• Monthly
Subscribing to Alerts
A user can be notified of updates made on the technologies he is in charge of.
To subscribe to an alert:
1. In the edit window, display the list of technologies.
2. Select the technology concerned and click the Follow 
button.
button.For more details on alerts, see Managing Your Alerts on Object Modification.Support Alert Report
A Support Alert MetaAtribute available on each technology compares the technology life cycle (imported from BDNA or defined manually) with its life cycle in the organization.
For more information on technology life, see Defining Technology Life.The Software Technology Support Alert report, available in the technology portfolio properties, uses the Support Alert attribute to analyze the technologies in the HOPEX repository and detect any conflicts between their use in the organization and their official lifecycle.