Importing Software Updates Catalogs

Software updates catalogs are imported in System Center Updates Publisher by using the Import Software Updates Catalog Wizard. Updates Publisher can import catalogs created by non-Microsoft organizations or catalogs created from within the internal organization, retrieve and import vendor catalogs that have been registered with Microsoft, add catalogs to the import list, and automatically check for newer versions of catalogs in the update list.

Important
Updates Publisher 4.0 and Updates Publisher 3.0, with the fix applied from Knowledge Base article 944693 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=108521), removes the quiet installation (/q) and no restart (/n) command-line parameters, if they are specified, for Windows Installer (.msi) or Windows Installer Patch software updates during the catalog import process. These command-line parameters are not supported by Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) 3.0 or WSUS 3.0 Service Pack 1.

Important

Updates Publisher 4.0 and Updates Publisher 3.0, with the fix applied from Knowledge Base article 944693 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=108521), removes the quiet installation (/q) and no restart (/n) command-line parameters, if they are specified, for Windows Installer (.msi) or Windows Installer Patch software updates during the catalog import process. These command-line parameters are not supported by Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) 3.0 or WSUS 3.0 Service Pack 1.

Important
Updates Publisher no longer supports software update definitions using the Registry Binary Value rule and the Digest attribute in the File Exists rule. Catalogs that contain software update definitions with these deprecated rules fail to import. Modify the software update definition to exclude these deprecated rules from the version of the publishing tool that was used when creating the software update definitions.

Important

Updates Publisher no longer supports software update definitions using the Registry Binary Value rule and the Digest attribute in the File Exists rule. Catalogs that contain software update definitions with these deprecated rules fail to import. Modify the software update definition to exclude these deprecated rules from the version of the publishing tool that was used when creating the software update definitions.

The following sections provide overview information and procedures for importing software updates catalogs and adding catalogs to the import list.

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About the Import Software Updates Catalog Wizard: Provides an overview of the Import Software Updates Catalog Wizard.

How to Import Software Updates Catalogs: Provides information about how to import software updates catalogs using the Updates Publisher start page and the Import Software Updates Catalog Wizard.

How to Add Catalogs to the Import List: Provides information about how to add software updates catalogs to the import list.

How to Modify Catalogs in the Import List: Provides information about how to modify software updates catalogs that are in the import list.

How to Discover and Import External Catalogs: Provides information about how to discover external catalogs, add them to the import list, and import the catalog into Updates Publisher.

How to Automatically Check for Updated Catalogs: Provides information about how to configure Updates Publisher to automatically check for catalogs that have been modified since they were imported.

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