Generating The Patch Report - Novell ADMINSTUDIO 9.5 User Manual

7. To perform patch impact analysis, select the patch in the tree, and then select Patch Impact Analysis
Wizard from the context menu.
Note • All patch information displayed in ConflictSolver comes from the Application Catalog (for imported patches);
no information about patches from the mssecure.xml file is displayed in ConflictSolver.

Generating the Patch Report

In Application Manager and ConflictSolver, you can generate a Patch Report which lists detailed information about
each patch that has been imported into the Application Catalog, including patch impact analysis information.
The Patch Report is generated in Web Archive format (
viewed in a Web browser and copied and emailed throughout your organization. The report is also printer-friendly.
Task: To generate a Patch Report:
1. Launch ConflictSolver or Application Manager and click on the Patches tab. The Patches Group View
opens.
2. Expand the patch listing and select the patch that you want to generate a report on. The Patch View opens.
3. Select Generate Report from the context menu. The Save Patch Report As dialog box opens, prompting
you to select a location for the
4. Confirm the report name and location and click Save. The report will be generated and will open in a new
browser window. Click on the icons to expand or contract that section of the report. The report includes the
following sections:
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5. To print the report with all sections expanded, click the Print Page icon.
AdminStudio 9.5 User Guide
Chapter 15: Analyzing the Impact of Installing Microsoft Operating System Patches
.MHT
Name
General Information
Products Updated
Files
Registry Entries
Impacts
ADS-0950-UG00
Analyzing the Impact of Installing a Microsoft Operating System Patch
), a single, stand-alone HTML file that can be easily
.mht
file.
Description
Includes patch title, Microsoft Security Bulletin ID, URL of the Microsoft
Security Bulletin, patch summary, and the date the patch was released
by Microsoft.
Products updated by the patch.
Files included in the patch.
Registry entries that are added or modified by the patch.
Products that were checked for impacts during Patch Impact Analysis,
and impacts that were detected during Patch Impact Analysis.
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