Creating a Patch Policy

Jamf Pro Documentation 11.16.0
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11.16.0
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11.16.0
  1. In Jamf Pro, click Computers in the sidebar.
  2. Click Patch Management and select the software title for which you want to create a patch policy.
  3. Click the Patch Policies tab.
  4. Click New.
  5. Use the General pane to configure basic settings for the patch policy, including the display name and whether to distribute the policy by installing it automatically or by making it available in Self Service.
    Note:

    While users can search Self Service for items to install on their computers, patch policies will not be included in the search results.

    The following settings enable Jamf Pro to automatically generate the list of eligible computers:

    • Target Version—Choosing a target version of the software title allows Jamf Pro to add computers that have an earlier version of the targeted title installed to the list of eligible computers.

    • Allow Downgrade—This enables an earlier version of the software title to be installed on computers. Jamf Pro adds the computers with a later version of the targeted title installed to the list of eligible computers.

    • Patch Unknown Versions—This enables the targeted version of the software title to be installed on computers that have unknown versions of the title currently installed. Jamf Pro adds these computers to the list of eligible computers.

  6. Click the Scope tab and configure the scope of the patch policy.

    You can view the list of computers that are eligible for the patch policy by clicking the eligible computers link. If you add a computer that is not in the list of eligible computers, it does not receive the policy until it meets the conditions defined on the General tab.

    Note:

    For a computer to be eligible to receive a software title update, it must have the software title installed and meet the conditions on the General tab.

  7. (Optional) Click the User Interaction tab to configure the amount of time to wait before quitting apps automatically, and enter messages to display to users.

    Additionally, you can customize the text displayed in the description for the policy in Self Service by using Markdown in the Description field. For information about Markdown, see the Using Markdown to Format Text article.

  8. Click Save .
The policy is distributed to computers in scope the next time they check in with Jamf Pro.

You can now view the status and logs for the policy.