View patch assessment events

To view patch assessment events:

  1. On the Events menu, click Patch Assessment Events.
    The Patch Assessment - Event Viewer dialog box appears.
  2. Click on one of the tabs Patches by rating or Computers missing patches. For more information about tabs, see Patch assessment events.
  3. In the search panel, if you want to view events for a certain patch by its name, computer, threat, or vulnerability, enter the information in the respective field. Available criteria are based on the information displayed in the tab.
    If you leave the fields empty, events for all patch names, patch IDs, and computer names will be displayed.
    You can use wildcards in these fields. Use ? for any single character and * for any string of characters.
  4. If you want to view events for a certain patch by its status, rating, vendor, group, or release date, click the drop-down arrow of the respective field and select the appropriate option. Available criteria are based on the information displayed in the tab.
    By default, the event viewer displays events for the threat ratings, vendors, groups, threats, and patch names for the missing patches.
  5. Click Search to display a list of patch assessment events.
    For information on results that are displayed, see Search result categories.

You can right-click on an individual hyperlink to copy its name, or use Ctrl+C to copy a patch assessment event row to the Clipboard.

You can export the list of patch assessment events. For details, see Export the list of events to a file.

You can view details about a specific patch by clicking the provided link. For more information, see View patch, threat, or vulnerability details.