Patch policies allow you to perform updates of previously installed third-party macOS software titles. After you have configured a Patch Management software title and associated it with a package, you can create a patch policy to automate the distribution of software updates. You can configure the patch policy to be installed automatically or make the policy available in Self Service for users to run on their computers.
When you create a patch policy, you specify information that enables Jamf Pro to automatically generate a list of eligible computers that need the software update. Jamf Pro continuously keeps this list updated as computers meet or fail to meet the specified conditions. You can also specify the following information for user interaction:
Whether to display notifications about the update (in Self Service, or in Self Service and Notification Center)
Whether to send users reminders that a software update is available
The amount of time to wait after the software title update is available before an update is automatically performed (called "update deadline")
If a computer is in the scope of multiple patch policies for the same software title, only one policy is run for a specific title based on the following priority:
The policy with the latest software title version takes precedence.
If multiple policies are associated with the same software title version, the policy with the greater ID number will take precedence.
For example, if a computer is in scope of both of the following, only the policy with "id=3" will run: https://JAMF_PRO_URL.jamfcloud.com/patchDeployment.html?softwareTitleId=1&id=3&o=r https://JAMF_PRO_URL.jamfcloud.com/patchDeployment.html?softwareTitleId=1&id=2&o=r