Viewing Patch Impact Analysis Results
AdminStudio 2023 | 25.0 | Application Manager
Edition:Support for importing Microsoft Security Patch files and the Patch Impact Analysis Wizard are included with AdminStudio Enterprise Edition.
After Performing Patch Impact Analysis, patch conflicts are listed on the Patch Impact tab of the Output Window in table format.
Sample Patch Impact Analysis Results
The following information is included in Patch Impact Analysis results:
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Item |
Description |
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Patch |
Name of a Windows Installer Patch. |
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Product |
Name of a Package or an OS Snapshot in the Application Catalog. |
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Type |
Identifies the type of the impact as either a File or a Registry impact. Note:Windows Installer Patches rarely impact Registry Entries, so most of the identified impacts will be identified as File. |
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Description |
Description of how the Windows Installer Patch impacted with the package or OS Snapshot. For example: File 'CdrGfx.dll' in Package 'Coreldraw 12.0.0.458 v1.0' uses version 'Unknown' of file 'SystemFolder\RPCRT4.dll', but Patch 'WindowsXP-KB828741-x86-ENu.EXE' uses version '5.1.2600.1361'of the same file. This warning message means that:
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Therefore, this warning message means that you should evaluate Corel Draw on a system that includes this Windows Installer Patch to insure that you can safely distribute this package within your enterprise. Tip:The OS Snapshot serves as a representation of the underlying baseline system in your enterprise. If you include an OS Snapshot in your Patch Impact Analysis, then the file version information displayed in warning messages is derived from that OS Snapshot. If an OS Snapshot is not included in the analysis, the file version information will be displayed as “unknown”. As such, it is recommended to include an OS Snapshot in your analysis because this allows a finer-tuned evaluation of impacts based upon file and version information. |