Index: trunk/ippTools/src/releasetool.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTools/src/releasetool.c	(revision 35295)
+++ trunk/ippTools/src/releasetool.c	(revision 35297)
@@ -1270,4 +1270,7 @@
         }
         if (!psArrayLength(exposures)) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "no exposures found for lap_id %" PRId64 "\n", lap_id);
+#ifdef notdef
+            continue;
             psFree(now);
             psFree(output);
@@ -1278,4 +1281,5 @@
             }
             return false;
+#endif
         }
 
@@ -1301,5 +1305,5 @@
         psFree(exposures);
 
-        // set state of relGroup to 'new'
+        // update the state of relGroup to 'new'
         if (!p_psDBRunQueryF(config->dbh, "UPDATE relGroup set state = 'new' WHERE group_id = %d", group_id)) {
             psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "database error");
@@ -1325,6 +1329,78 @@
 static bool updaterelgroupMode(pxConfig *config)
 {
-    psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, true, "not yet implemented");
-    return false;
+    PS_ASSERT_PTR_NON_NULL(config, false);
+
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_S32(group_id, config->args,      "-group_id", true, false);
+
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_STR(state,    config->args,    "-set_state",  false, false);
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_STR(exp_list_path, config->args, "-set_exp_list_path", false, false);
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_STR(new_label, config->args,   "-set_label", false, false);
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_S16(fault,    config->args,    "-set_fault",  false, false);
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_BOOL(clearfault, config->args, "-clearfault",  false);
+
+    if (!state && !exp_list_path && !new_label && !fault && !clearfault) {
+        psError(PXTOOLS_ERR_CONFIG, true, "must set at least one column\n");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (fault && clearfault) {
+        psError(PXTOOLS_ERR_CONFIG, true, "cannot set and clear fault at same time\n");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    psMetadata *where = psMetadataAlloc();
+
+    PXOPT_COPY_S64(config->args, where, "-group_id", "relGroup.group_id", "==");
+    // XXX TODO if label is enabled (for changing label or state for a block) we should
+    // disallow setting some parameters such as exp_list_path
+    //    PXOPT_COPY_S64(config->args, where, "-label", "relGroup.label", "==");
+    // make sure that we have enough parameters to identify the relGroup to change
+    if (!psListLength(where->list)){
+        psError(PXTOOLS_ERR_CONFIG, false, "search parameters are required\n");
+        psFree(where);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    psString sep = "";
+    psString comma = ", ";
+    psString query = psStringCopy("UPDATE relGroup SET");
+    if (state) {
+        psStringAppend(&query, "%s relGroup.state = '%s'", sep, state);
+        sep = comma;
+    }
+    if (exp_list_path) {
+        psStringAppend(&query, "%s relGroup.exp_list_path = '%s'", sep, exp_list_path);
+        sep = comma;
+    }
+    if (new_label) {
+        psStringAppend(&query, "%s relGroup.label = '%s'", sep, new_label);
+        sep = comma;
+    }
+    if (fault) {
+        psStringAppend(&query, "%s relGroup.fault = %d", sep, fault);
+        sep = comma;
+    }
+    if (clearfault) {
+        psStringAppend(&query, "%s relGroup.fault = 0", sep);
+        sep = comma;
+    }
+
+    psString whereClause = psDBGenerateWhereConditionSQL(where, NULL);
+    psStringAppend(&query, " WHERE %s", whereClause);
+    psFree(whereClause);
+
+    if (!p_psDBRunQuery(config->dbh, query)) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "database error");
+        psFree(query);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    psU64 affected = psDBAffectedRows(config->dbh);
+    psLogMsg("releasetool", PS_LOG_INFO, "Updated %" PRIu64 " ippReleases", affected);
+
+
+    psFree(query);
+
+    return true;
 }
 
Index: trunk/ippTools/src/releasetoolConfig.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTools/src/releasetoolConfig.c	(revision 35295)
+++ trunk/ippTools/src/releasetoolConfig.c	(revision 35297)
@@ -217,5 +217,5 @@
         // parameters of the relGroup
     psMetadataAddStr(definerelgroupArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_group_type", 0,  "define group_type (required)", NULL);
-    psMetadataAddStr(definerelgroupArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_group_name", 0,  "define group_name (required)", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddStr(definerelgroupArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_group_name", 0,  "define group_name", NULL);
     psMetadataAddStr(definerelgroupArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_label", 0, "define relgroup label (required)", NULL);
     psMetadataAddStr(definerelgroupArgs,  PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_state", 0,      "define state", NULL);
@@ -240,5 +240,4 @@
     psMetadata *updaterelgroupArgs = psMetadataAlloc();
 
-        // set the target release
     psMetadataAddS32(updaterelgroupArgs,  PS_LIST_TAIL, "-group_id", 0,   "select by group ID (required)", 0);