Search Folders

In this interface, search folders are managed. A search folder selects Windows updates that meet certain criteria. SoftwareCentral use these search folders in the update service, to find and download the correct updates

Interface overview

The interface consists of a list of existing search folders in the middle, a button to create new search folders, and a search field to easily find a search folder

Create Search Folder

To create a new search folder, the “Add new search folder” button is pressed, this will open a new window, where the desired criteria is selected.

The search folder is giving a name, by adding it in the naming textbox.

SoftwareCentral supports 10 different search criteria.

Downloaded:Determines if the updates are downloaded or not, this can be set to yes or no.
Deployable:Determines if the updates can be deployed or not, this can be set to yes or no.
Deployed: Determines if the updates can be deployed already or not, this can be set to yes or no.
Expired: Determines if the updates are expired already or not, this can be set to yes or no.
Superseded: Determines if the updates are superseded or not, this can be set to yes or no.
DateReleased: These criteria are set to a time value, that’s determine how long back in time the search folder should take the updates, if the value is set to “Last 1 month”, each time the update service run it takes updates that’s maximum 1 month old.
Classifications: Determines which classifications the update can have, only classifications with subscription is listed in dropdown.
Products: Determines which products updates should be viewed in the search folder, only product with subscription is listed in dropdown.
Severities: Determines which values updates custom severity can have.
Required: This setting is used to select the number client that require the update, this is by default “more than 0”

When all the desired criteria are set, the “Save” button is pressed, and the search folders is ready for use in the update service.

Edit Search Folder

A search folder can be changed by clicking the edit button on the line of the desired search folder, this will open a window with the search folder. Here all changes are made and the “save” button is pressed.

These changes will be used next time an update service using this search folder is running.

Delete Search Folder

A search folder is deleted by clicking the delete button on the line of the desired search folder.