Extended Properties Page

  • Article

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.

See Also

Tasks

How to Create a Software Update Definition
How to Modify a Software Update Definition
How to Use the Expression Builder

Concepts

About the Create Update Wizard and Modify Update Wizard

Other Resources

Create/Modify Update Wizard
Managing Software Updates
Updates Publisher Wizards