Customizing Severity Levels - Symantec ALTIRIS PATCH MANAGEMENT SOLUTION 7.0 SP2 - FOR WINDOWS V1.0 Manual

30 Configuring Patch Management Solution for Windows

Customizing severity levels

Customizing severity levels
To configure patch management Core Services settings
1 In the Symantec Management Console, on the Settings menu, click All
Settings.
2 In the left pane, click Settings > Software > Patch Management > Core
Services.
3
In the right pane, make any wanted changes.
See "Core Services page"
4 Click Save Changes.
A software update deemed critical may not necessarily be critical in your
environment. You can create your own custom severity levels and assign them to
software bulletins. You first create custom severity levels, and then assign them
to bulletins. You cannot alter the vendor-specified severity levels, only custom
severity levels.
See "About software updates and software bulletins"
To create a custom severity level
1 In the Symantec Management Console, on the Settings menu, click All
Settings.
2 In the left pane, click Settings > Software > Patch Management > Core
Services.
3
In the right pane, click the Custom Severity tab.
4
In the Severity Level box, type the name that you want to give the custom
severity level. For example, "Install right away!"
5 Click Add.
6
Click Move Up or Move Down to position custom severity levels in the list.
7
Click Save Changes.
To assign a custom severity level to a software bulletin
1 In the Symantec Management Console, on the Manage menu, click Policies.
2 In the left pane, click Policies > Software > Patch Management > Patch
Remediation Center.
3 In the Software Bulletin list, right-click on a software bulletin, and then click
Custom Severity.
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