Job Management Partner 1/Asset Information Manager Administrator's Guide

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2.8.4 Browsing and adding patch information (Patch tab)

In the Patch tab in the Device Details dialog box, you can browse and add patch information for a device. In order to collect unapplied patch information from inventory information, you must link to JP1/Software Distribution 07-50 or later.

The following figure shows the Patch tab in the Device Details dialog box.

Figure 2-101 Patch tab in the Device Details dialog box

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Organization of this subsection
(1) Browsing patch information
(2) Adding patch information

(1) Browsing patch information

To browse patch information:

  1. Select the information that you wish to browse from the drop-down list.
    Select Apply, Unapplied, or both (no selection). To browse both Apply and Unapplied patch information, make no selection.
    When linking to a version of JP1/Software Distribution prior to 07-50, only applied patches can be searched for.
  2. Click the Show button.
    The information about the specified patches is displayed.

(2) Adding patch information

To add an applied patch:

  1. Click the Add button.
    The Add Patch dialog box is displayed.
  2. Click the Browse button for the patch name.
    The Browse Patch dialog box is displayed.
  3. Specify search conditions as necessary, and click the Search button.
    The patch names that match the conditions are searched for.
    If you want to add new patch information, click the Add button and add the patch name and version from the displayed Add New Patch dialog box. When you click the Add button, the patch information is registered.
  4. Select the radio button for the patch name to be registered, and click the OK button.
    The Browse Patch dialog box closes, and the specified patch information is added to the Add Patch dialog box.
  5. Click the OK button.
    The specified information is registered.

The following figure shows the flow of adding a patch from the Add Patch dialog box.

Figure 2-102 Flow of adding an applied patch

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