Sample use cases
Use cases can help you understand the capabilities of the patch reporting application.
- Case 1: How can I view the computers that require more remediations?
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Summary: You can view the computers that require the most remediations on the Overview report.
Prerequisites: You must enable the Patch report, and patch data must exist so that the report can be displayed.
Procedure- On the header bar, click Patch.
- Select Overview from the menu.
- On the Overview report, you can view the computers that required the most remediations in the "Most Unpatched Computers" section..
Exception: If there are no computers that require the most remediations, the Most Unpatched Computers section will be empty.
- Case 2: How can I view only the critical patches?
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Summary: You can view the critical patches in the Patches report.
Prerequisites: You must enable the Patch report, and patch data must exist so that the report can be displayed.
Procedure- On the header bar, click Patch.
- Select Patches from the menu.
- In the Patches report, click Configure at the top right side of the console to filter only the critical patches.
- To add the filters, click Add.
- Three filters are displayed, select Severity and Equals from the menus of first and second filters respectively.
- Enter Critical in the third filter filed.
- Click Submit.
Exception: If there are no critical patches, the report is blank.
- Case 3: How can I learn about required remediations and status of patches that are applied a computer?
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Summary: You can view the patch applied status of the computer in the Computers report.
Prerequisites: You must enable the Patch report, and patch data must exist so that the report can be displayed.
Procedure- On the header bar, click Patch.
- Select Computers from the drop down.
- On the Computers page, click Configure at the top right side of the console.
- Under Columns in the Patch section, select the Remediations Required and % Remediated checkboxes.
- Click Submit.