The properties pane appears in the lower center area of the Updates Publisher console when a <product name> node in the console tree pane is selected and a software update is selected in the results pane. The properties pane contains the Update Details and Applicability Rules tabs that provide read-only information about the update.

Update Details Tab

The Update Details tab provides the following information about the software update selected in the results pane.

Attribute Description

Name

Specifies the name for the software update.

Update ID

Specifies the ID for the software update.

Article ID

Specifies the ID for the article that contains more information about the software update.

Classification

Specifies the classification type for the software update. The available classifications are Critical Updates, Feature Packs, Updates, Security Updates, Service Packs, Hotfixes, Tools, and Update Rollups.

Severity

Specifies the severity for the software update. The available severity values are None, Critical, Important, Moderate, or Low.

Creation Date

Specifies the creation date for the software updates.

Language

Specifies the language for the software update.

Description

Specifies the description of the software update.

Publish

Specifies whether the software update is approved for publishing. A value of True indicates that an update has been approved.

Applicability Rules Tab

The Applicability Rules tab provides the Extensible Markup Language (XML) listing for all rules defined for the software update selected in the results pane. The content is in XML format and is read-only. Each rule is grouped by one of the following:

  • Prerequisite Rules: Higher-level rules used as an initial check to verify that the software update is needed on the computer. For example, the rule might define a specific operating system; however, if the computer has a different operating system installed, the software update is not needed on that computer.

  • Installed Rules: Rules used to determine if whether the software update is already installed on the computer. For example, the rule might define a specific file with a specific file version. If the computer has the file with the specified version, the software update is already installed on the computer and not needed.

  • Installable Rules: Applicability rules used to determine whether the software update is applicable to a specific computer. In the XML file, applicability rules are listed in the Installable Rules section. For example, the rule might define a specific file with a file version less than a specific value. If the computer has the file with a version less than the specified value, the software update is applicable.

Dependencies Tab

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The information in this section applies only to System Center Updates Publisher 4.0.

The Dependencies tab provides a list of dependencies for the selected update. During the publishing process, updates that have dependencies fail to publish when the dependencies are not available in the Updates Publisher or Windows Server Update Services database. Also, a warning message displays when setting the publish flag for an update that has one or more dependencies that are not in the Updates Publisher database or where the update ID for the dependency is listed in the SpecialWellKnownIDs.xml file on the Updates Publisher computer.

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