# What is Patch Management

> Descriptions of the individual Patch Management elements, including computers, updates, categories, classifications, and update details.

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

The following is a description of the individual elements in Patch Management.

## In this section

- [Patch Management root points](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/patch-management/what-is-patch-management/patch-management-root-points/) - The top of the tree; there is one root point.
- [Patch Management child point](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/patch-management/what-is-patch-management/patch-management-child-point/) - Child points below the root point; they contain the groups.
- [Patch Management groups](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/patch-management/what-is-patch-management/patch-management-groups/) - Groups below a child point that contain the updates and computers.
- [Categories and Classifications](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/patch-management/what-is-patch-management/categories-and-classifications/) - What categories and classifications are and how they control which updates apply.
- [Updates](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/patch-management/what-is-patch-management/updates/) - A description of updates and their purpose.
- [Update details](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/patch-management/what-is-patch-management/update-details/) - A description of the Update Details area.
- [All updates](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/patch-management/what-is-patch-management/all-updates/) - Shows all updates in the database.
- [All computers](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/patch-management/what-is-patch-management/all-computers/) - Shows all computers in the database.
- [Computers in Patch Management](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/patch-management/what-is-patch-management/computers-in-patch-management/) - The computer container in Patch Management.
- [Patch Management Service settings](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/patch-management/what-is-patch-management/patch-management-service-settings/) - Settings for the Patch Management service.
- [Patch Management Intro](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/patch-management/patch-management-intro/) - An overview of the Patch Management flow.