Use the Extended Properties page in the System Center Updates Publisher Create Update Wizard or the Modify Update Wizard to configure extended property information about the software update definition.

This page contains the following elements:

Article ID

Specifies the ID for the article that contains more information about the software update. This is an optional field.
CVE ID

Specifies the Common Vulnerability and Exposures (CVE) identification number that provides security information about the software update. This is an optional field.
Severity

Specifies the severity for the software update. This is a required field for software updates with a Security Updates category type and it is optional for all other software updates. The following values are available from the drop-down menu: None, Critical, Important, Moderate, and Low.
Support URL

Specifies the URL where support information for the software update is available. This is an optional field.
More Info URL

Specifies the URL where more information for the software update is available. This is a required field.
Impact

Specifies the impact for software update installation. This is an optional field. The following values are available from the drop-down menu:
  • Normal: Specifies that the software update requires typical installation procedures. This is the default value.

  • Minor: Specifies that the software update requires minimal installation procedures.

  • Require Exclusive Handling: Specifies that the software update must be installed exclusively from any other updates.

Reboot Behavior

Specifies the reboot behavior for the computer after installing the software update. This is a required field, but a default value is automatically populated. The following values are available from the drop-down menu:
  • Never reboots: Indicates that the computer never performs a system restart after installing the software update.

  • Always requires reboot: Indicates that the computer always performs a system restart after installing the software update.

  • Can request reboot: Indicates that the computer requests a system restart, only if necessary, after installing the software update. The user has the option to postpone the restart by answering No to the restart request. This is the default value.

Previous

Displays the previous page of the wizard.
Next

Displays the next page of the wizard.
Finish

Displays the Summary page of the wizard.
Cancel

Discards the settings and exits the wizard.

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