Add Product

<vendor name> node

Adds a new product under the active vendor node. The default name for the new product is New Product. Products are listed in alphabetical order.

Add Vendor

System Center Updates Publisher node

Adds a new vendor under the System Center Updates Publisher node. The default name for the new vendor is New Vendor. Vendor nodes are listed in alphabetical order.

Clear All Publish Flags

Any console tree node

Clears the publish flag for all software updates in the current node and all subnodes. Only software updates with their publish flag set can be published.

Clear Publish Flag

One or more software updates selected

Clears the publish flag for the highlighted software update. Clear the publish flag on multiple updates by holding down the CTRL key while selecting each update.

Create Update

Any console tree node

Opens the Create Update Wizard where a new software update definition is created.

Delete

<vendor name> or <product name> node

Deletes the console tree node and any sub nodes. The node is deleted only after confirming this action.

Duplicate

One software update selected

Creates a copy of the selected software update definition with the same name, but prefixed by Copy of. Only one update definition can be duplicated at a time. All duplicated definitions have a status of Unexpired and do not have the publish flag set. Updates with the Driver classification type and bundled updates cannot be duplicated.

Edit

One software update selected

Opens the Modify Update Wizard where the highlighted software update definition can be modified. Only one update definition can be modified at a time. Updates with the Driver classification type and update bundles cannot be modified.

Export

Any console tree node or One or more software updates selected

Opens the Export Wizard where Updates Publisher can export the selected software updates definitions to a cabinet (CAB) file to be imported by other publishing tools or to a test catalog XML file for testing.

Open the wizard from any node to export only update definitions with the publish flag set or select a console tree node to export all software updates definitions in the node and subnodes.

Help

Any console tree node

Opens the help file for System Center Updates Publisher.

Hide Filter

Any console tree node

Hides the search filter from the Updates Publisher console. The search filter allows the software updates that are displayed to be filtered. This option is only available if the filter is currently displayed.

Import Update

Any console tree node

Opens the Import Software Update Catalog Wizard where new catalogs can be imported.

Manage Rules

Any console tree node

Opens the Manage Rules dialog box where rules can be created, modified, or deleted.

Publish Update

Any console tree node

Opens the Publish Wizard where all software updates that have the publish flag set can be published to the configured update server.

Rename

<vendor name> or <product name> node

Renames the current node. If the new name already exists in the console tree, a message appears asking whether the contents of the current node should be moved to the node with the same name.

For example, there are vendors named Vendor1 and Vendor2, each with products defined. Vendor2 is renamed to Vendor1. A message appears asking whether the products from Vendor2 should be moved to Vendor1. Click Yes to move the products to Vendor1 and delete Vendor2, which combines the two vendors. Click No to discard the changes and keep the product Vendor2.

Refresh

Any console tree node

Refreshes the current view.

Settings

Any console tree node

Opens the Settings dialog box where the import list, update server, data source, trusted publisher, and user and security settings are configured.

Set All Publish Flags

Any console tree node

Sets the publish flag for all software updates in the current console tree node and all subnodes. The tool fails to set the publish flag for any software update definition that does not have an Installed rule or a Windows Installer update definition with an invalid Applicability rule. Only software updates definitions with the publish flag set can be published.

Set Expire Status

One or more software updates selected

Sets the expire status to True or False for the highlighted software updates. Set the expire status on multiple updates by holding down the CTRL key while selecting the updates.

Important
There is no way to unexpire a software update that has been set to Expired and then published to the update server. The expire status for software updates can be modified before publishing the updates.

Set Publish Flag

One or more software updates selected

Sets the publish flag for the highlighted software update. Set the publish flag on multiple updates by holding down the CTRL key while selecting the updates.

Updates Publisher 4.5 adds the ability to publish only software updates metadata, and when setting the publish flag, you must choose whether to publish the full content (software update metadata and update file) or only the software update metadata. For more information about the publishing types, see Publishing Software Updates.

Show Filter

Any console tree node

Displays the search filter and allows the software updates displayed to be filtered. This option is available only if the filter is currently hidden.