# How to use Patch Management

> Step-by-step procedures for approving updates, customizing computers and categories, creating points and groups, and troubleshooting Patch Management.

Source: https://docs.capaone.com/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/patch-management/how-to-use-patch-management/  
Product: CapaInstaller — a separate CapaSystems product; do not apply this page to any other.

The following contains a number of step-by-step procedures describing how to use Patch Management.

## In this section

- [Approve updates](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/patch-management/how-to-use-patch-management/approve-updates/) - Approve updates and change their status from a point or group.
- [Approve from All updates](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/patch-management/how-to-use-patch-management/approve-from-all-updates/) - Approve or decline updates from the All Updates node.
- [Decline Updates](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/patch-management/how-to-use-patch-management/decline-updates/) - Decline updates you do not want to deploy.
- [Approval rules](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/patch-management/how-to-use-patch-management/approval-rules/) - Define manual, immediate, or scheduled approval rules for a child point.
- [Use query based membership](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/patch-management/how-to-use-patch-management/use-query-based-membership/) - Assign computers to groups based on inventory queries.
- [Customize computers](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/patch-management/how-to-use-patch-management/customize-computers/) - Add computers to the different modes and computer groups by drag-and-drop or the right-click menu.
- [Customize categories and classifications](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/patch-management/how-to-use-patch-management/customize-categories-and-classifications/) - Choose which categories and classifications are shown in the tree view.
- [Create a Patch Management root point](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/patch-management/how-to-use-patch-management/create-a-patch-management-root-point/) - Create the root point.
- [Create a Patch Management child point](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/patch-management/how-to-use-patch-management/create-a-patch-management-child-point/) - Create one or more child points.
- [Create a Patch Management Group](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/patch-management/how-to-use-patch-management/create-a-patch-management-group/) - Create one or more groups.
- [Re-create Patch Management Point or Group](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/patch-management/how-to-use-patch-management/re-create-patch-management-point-or-group/) - Use this if one or more of your points or groups are missing or deleted.
- [Upgrade](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/patch-management/how-to-use-patch-management/upgrade/) - Upgrade an existing Patch Management setup.
- [Troubleshoot Patch Management](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/patch-management/how-to-use-patch-management/troubleshoot-patch-management/) - Where to look when Patch Management does not work as expected.