The patch reporting area of Jamf Pro can be used to do the following for third-party macOS software titles used in your environment:

  • Generate reports for software titles that you have configured in your environment.

  • Identify which software titles in your environment need to be updated.

  • Determine which computers have software titles that need to be updated.

From the report, you can view when each computer last checked in and the version of the software title installed on the computer.

You can use the patch reporting features alone, or combine them with the following additional searching and reporting features in Jamf Pro based on your needs:

  • Advanced computer searches—

    There are several benefits to using advanced computer searches to produce a list of computers in Jamf Pro:

    • The ability to display all application titles; the list is not limited to the third-party macOS software titles provided in the patch reporting area.

    • The ability to combine patch-related criteria with other criteria. Patch-related criteria includes features to report on Apple operating systems and third-party macOS software titles. When creating an advanced computer search and selecting Patch Reporting Software Title, you can use "greater than" and "less than" operators, and "Latest Version" as a value to ensure the search will remain current as new versions are released. For example, this criteria can be used to create a general compliance report that includes encryption, or whether computers are on a specific version of an operating system, etc.

  • Smart computer groups—

    Smart computer groups offer the same patch reporting functionality as advanced computer searches. Additionally, you can view the status of smart groups on the Jamf Pro Dashboard. You can also get notifications when the membership of a smart group changes.