Changing entries in BlueLinQ

I keep getting questions as to "How do I keep updates which I have manually installed or otherwise bypassed from showing up in BlueLinQ?"

The easiest way to do this is with the CCE command line client.
All the usual warnings apply. You can break the Graphic Interface with this tool. Be sure you don't change anything that is interlocked with the system (ie. user entries, dns entries, etc.)
Complete instructions for using this interface can be found in the "Sausalito Developer's Guide".

system in bold
user entries in italic

First you must log in and su to root.
Then enter

[root /root]# /usr/sausalito/bin/cceclient
100 CSCP/0.80
200 READY

This response shows you are logged in and CCE client is working
Then enter

FIND Package installState=Available isVisible=true packageType=update
104 OBJECT 131
201 OK

CCE responds with a list of the objects that meet the selection criteria.
Check to see which object you are looking for.
Enter "GET <the object number>"

GET 131
102 DATA nameTag = "[[_swupdate:Sun-Security16717-v1_0.Security16717]]"
102 DATA shortDesc = "[[_swupdate:Sun-Security16717-v1_0.shortDesc]]"
102 DATA encryptionFormat = ""
102 DATA updateServer = "default"
102 DATA CLASS = "Package"
102 DATA url = ""
102 DATA name = "Security16717"
102 DATA product = "&4...WG&4...WGJ&4...WGJ-VML&"
102 DATA copyright = "[[_swupdate:Sun-Security16717-v1_0.copyright]]"
102 DATA fileName = ""
102 DATA splashPages = ""
102 DATA isVisible = "true"
102 DATA SRPMList = ""
102 DATA CLASSVER = "1.0"
102 DATA longDesc = "[[_swupdate:Sun-Security16717-v1_0.longDesc]]"
102 DATA visibleList = ""
102 DATA version = "v1.0"
102 DATA packageType = "update"
102 DATA licenseDesc = ""
102 DATA RPMList = ""
102 DATA location = "http://ftp.cobalt.sun.com/pub/packages/qube3/ml/Qube3-All-Security-4.0.1-16717.pkg"
102 DATA size = "567526"
102 DATA NAMESPACE = ""
102 DATA dependencyList = "&Cobalt%3AOS%3A%3E%3D%3A6.4&"
102 DATA urloptions = ""
102 DATA vendorTag = "[[_swupdate:Sun-Security16717-v1_0.Sun]]"
102 DATA vendor = "Sun"
102 DATA OID = "131"
102 DATA new = ""
102 DATA obsoleteList = ""
102 DATA options = ""
102 DATA category = ""
102 DATA versionTag = ""
102 DATA installState = "Available"
102 DATA build = ""
201 OK

CCE responds with the properties of the object. If you got several objects in response to the FIND query, you will have to check them one at a time until you find the right one.

Then to hide the object in BlueLinQ enter "SET <object number> isVisible="""

SET 131 isVisible=""
201 OK

Or if you want the package to show as installed (you may have installed the rpm's manually or it may be one of the apache patches that you missed and no longer needs installed).
Then to move it to the installed package listing enter "SET <object number> installState=Installed"

SET 131 installState=Installed
201 OK

Sign off the CCE client
enter "bye"

bye
202 GOODBYE
[root /root]#

Nothing to it!!