Configuring a Patch Management Software Title

Jamf Pro Documentation 11.16.0
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11.16.0

You can configure a third-party macOS software title in Jamf Pro to use for patch reporting, patch notifications, and patch policies. For the list of software titles provided in Jamf Pro, see the Patch Management Software Titles list in the Jamf App Catalog.

Consider the following:

  • A Patch Management software title can only exist once for any given site or the full Jamf Pro. You cannot configure a software title if it already exists in a site or the full Jamf Pro.

  • If you have previously created an extension attribute that uses the same name as the Patch Management software title, you must rename the existing extension attribute before you can configure the software title in Patch Management. For example, if you have an extension attribute named "amazon-corretto-11" and want to configure a Patch Management software title with the same name, you must first edit the name of the previously created extension attribute.

  • Some Patch Management software titles use different packages for Apple silicon and Intel-based Mac computers. For these, Jamf recommends using Title Editor to create and manage software title versions for Apple silicon. For more information, see the Title Editor Documentation.

Requirements

  • The Jamf Pro server must have outbound access to port 443 to access the patch server and the software title definitions which are hosted on Amazon CloudFront.

  • If a software title requires an extension attribute, the Jamf Pro user account configuring the software title must have full access.

  1. Click Patch Management in the sidebar.
  2. Click New.
  3. Click next to the software title you want to configure.

    For some software titles, the Publisher column contains the text "(Combined Definition)". This label identifies software title versions that are combined into one patch definition. For example, Wireshark 3.2, 3.4, and 3.6 are combined into one patch definition, Wireshark 3.0.

  4. Click Edit .
  5. Use the Software Title Settings tab to configure basic settings for the software title, including whether to receive an email or notification in Jamf Pro when an updated software title is available.
    Note:

    The notification settings are applied for Jamf Pro users who have the checkboxes selected for An updated patch reporting software title is available in Account Settings > Notifications.

  6. If the software title uses an extension attribute, click the Extension Attributes tab and accept the terms.
    Note:

    The extension attributes from Jamf's patch internal source cannot be edited or removed.

  7. (Optional) Click the Definition tab to review information about the supported software title versions and attributes about each version.
  8. Click Save .
A patch report is automatically generated to identify when the computers in your environment last checked in and the version of the software title installed.

You can now associate a package to the software title.