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Title: Detection method for base application?
Post by: AndAuf on April 24, 2018, 04:21:07 AM
Hi,

I really like what your SCUP-catalog does. But I have a question.

So let's say, I have some applications deployed to my machine
- IrfanView: Detection method %ProgramFiles%\IrfanView\i_view64.exe Version Greater than or equal to XXX
- JavaRE: Detection method MSI ID XXX
- FileZilla: Detection method %ProgramFiles%\FileZilla FTP Client Version equals XXX

If PMP updates these applications, can I be sure that SCCM itself does no try to re-apply the base application?
Title: Re: Detection method for base application?
Post by: Support Team (Patch My PC) on April 24, 2018, 07:28:53 AM
Yeah, you would want to make sure in your application installable rules for the initial deployment you do => in the rules. This will ensure it still detects installed even after we update the original application.
Title: Re: Detection method for base application?
Post by: AndAuf on April 24, 2018, 07:41:47 AM
This would work for filesystem checks
But how do you handle MSI-Properties like JavaRE
In your video, you show the update for JRE from .161 to .171. They have different IDs and I can't just say ID >= baseID
Title: Re: Detection method for base application?
Post by: Support Team (Patch My PC) on April 24, 2018, 12:03:43 PM
That may work since Java's MSI codes only change the last three numbers for the version. You could also use file or regsitry detection methods.