Filters and Discovered Products sections of Patch My PC Publisher

Applies to: Patch My PC Publisher V3.x

The FILTERS and DISCOVERED APPS sections on the Scan ConfigMgr tab of Patch My PC (PMPC) Publisher help you filter and display the results of the scan.

Filters

The FILTERS section lets you narrow the scan results shown in the list below, making it easier to review and manage products that may be later auto-enabled for publishing as updates.

The available filters are:

• Product Name - Filter results by product name to focus on specific applications.

• Vendor - Filter results by software vendor.

• Languages - Filters results by the application's language.

• Count - Filter products based on how many devices they are detected on. This is useful when reviewing products that meet (or fall below) your auto-publishing device threshold.

• Already enabled products - Controls whether products already enabled in the Product Tree are shown in the results. Excluding already enabled products helps you focus on newly discovered applications.

Clicking Clear Filter clears all filters.

Note

These filters do not affect detection or auto-publishing behavior directly; they only control what is displayed, helping you validate and review scan results before taking action.

Discovered Products

The DISCOVERED PRODUCTS section shows the results of the query.

Query button

Clicking Query performs an interactive scan using the current configuration defined in the form, including SQL connection settings, collection scoping, and any filters that have been applied.

When you click Query, Publisher queries the ConfigMgr site database and displays the results in the DISCOVERED PRODUCTS section. The products shown reflect:

• What applications detected in the ConfigMgr HINV match products in the Patch My PC catalog.

• The device count for each product.

Note

The Query button does not enable or publish products by itself; it simply retrieves and displays the results based on the current settings, allowing you to review and validate findings before taking further action.

Checking the checkbox beside products in this list to select them is equivalent to manually selecting the same products in the Product Tree on the ConfigMgr Apps tab. Selecting a product here enables it for publishing in the same way as selecting it directly in the Product Tree.

Important

As there is no universal standard for how vendors name applications, inventory results cannot always distinguish between multiple variants of the same product. For example, if 7-Zip (x64) is detected in the ConfigMgr HINV, Publisher cannot reliably determine whether the MSI or EXE installer was originally used, so both variants may be shown as matches. This ensures coverage while acknowledging the limitations of vendor-provided inventory data.

Count column

Clicking the Count value beside a product opens the Devices with Application window, which shows a detailed view that lists the devices where the product was detected, along with the reported application version on each device.

This detailed view allows you to review inventory results and verify product presence and version distribution before enabling or publishing the product.

Clicking Export CSV on the Devices with Application window generates a CSV file that includes the following columns:

• Device Name - The name of the device where the product was detected.

• Product Name - The application name as reported in inventory.

• Product Version - The version of the application detected on the device.

• Discovery Source - The ConfigMgr inventory view used to detect the application. For example, v_GS_ADD_REMOVE_PROGRAMS_64.

Export to CSV button

Clicking Export to CSV allows you to export the results from the Scan ConfigMgr window to a CSV file.

Note

This button is disabled when the window contains no query results. After you run a query with valid results, the Export to CSV button becomes available.

To export the results to a CSV

1. Load Publisher.

2. Navigate to the ConfigMgr Apps | Scan ConfigMgr tab.

3. Run a query to display results in the window.

4. Click Export to CSV...

5. On the Export dialog, click the relevant option for the products you want to export.

1. Browse to the relevant location where you want to save the export file, change the filename if required, then click Save.