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?

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
  1. On the header bar, click Patch.
  2. Select Overview from the menu.
  3. 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?

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
  1. On the header bar, click Patch.
  2. Select Patches from the menu.
  3. In the Patches report, click Configure at the top right side of the console to filter only the critical patches.
  4. To add the filters, click Add.
  5. Three filters are displayed, select Severity and Equals from the menus of first and second filters respectively.
  6. Enter Critical in the third filter filed.
  7. Click Submit.
The Patches Report displays only the critical patches.

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?

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
  1. On the header bar, click Patch.
  2. Select Computers from the drop down.
  3. On the Computers page, click Configure at the top right side of the console.
  4. Under Columns in the Patch section, select the Remediations Required and % Remediated checkboxes.
  5. Click Submit.
The Computers report displays the Remediations Required, and % Remediated columns. You can compare the graphs in these columns to determine the patch applied status.