How to use Patch Management

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

In this section

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