Ivanti Patch for MEM

Build 2.5.201.0, released in October 2022.

Resolved Issues

  • Resolved an Intune connection error when using the Synchronize Applications button under the Automation Scheduler workspace.
  • Removed incorrect error messaging from the Exceptions log that was left over from the production build of the product.
  • Resolved an issue where Synchronize Applications displayed only the first 100 Azure AD groups in the Assign to drop-down menu when assigning applications in Intune. The menu appears after selecting Use Intune under Details > Configure application synchronization.
  • Resolved an error where the Automation Scheduler continuously downloaded the selected products despite the products already having the latest version imported.

Build 2.4.34565.0, released in April 2022.

Resolved Issues

  • Resolved an issue where activating the product using credentials would fail.
  • Resolved an issue where an incorrect system name would be displayed when executing a Status Message Query.

Build 2.4.34545.0, released in February 2022.

Resolved Issues

  • Resolved an issue where a drop shadow visual effect that did not render properly caused a random crash of the console.

Build 2.4.34543.0, released in January 2022.

Resolved Issues

  • Resolved an issue where, within the Manage Catalogs dialog, the Last checked for update date and time for an update catalog was incorrectly shown as 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM.
  • Resolved an issue where custom update catalogs were not being automatically updated when new versions became available.
  • Resolved an issue where, after upgrading the MECM console, the console would crash when attempting to access the Patch for MEM Automation Scheduler.

Build 2.4.34520.0, released in November 2021.

Resolved Issues

  • Resolved an issue where editing extremely large machine-generated CVE filters would cause the console to crash due to a lack of window resources. The resolution prevents this issue from reoccurring by disabling editing of machine-generated CVE filters.

Build 2.4.34508.0, released in October 2021.

New Features

The plug-in to Configuration Manager contains the following new features:

  • Automated Compliance-Based Deployment Flow: You can create an automated task that will detect updates that were previously published as metadata-only and that Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager has reported as missing from your client machines. Updates that fit these two characteristics will be published as full content and optionally deployed to your endpoints. This feature uses compliance data that is available using existing functionality provided by Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager. For more details, see Automatically Publishing Updates for Compliance.
  • Configuration Checker Enhancement: The Configuration Checker can now detect issues where the account being used does not have the appropriate Active Directory permissions necessary to complete the checks. Prior to this enhancement, running the Configuration Checker would sometimes yield false failed checks. With this enhancement, the checks will provide a more accurate assessment of the system requirements.
  • Enhancement to the CVE Import Process: Additional data is provided to further support strong CVE management. Specifically, two new columns named Product and Vendor columns are now available on the Import CVEs dialog and can be used prior to the creation of the smart filter during the CVE import process.
  • SMTP Server Credentials: You are now able to provide account credentials for the SMTP server configured in Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager. If necessary, the credentials you specify will be used to authenticate to the server when sending email notifications for alerts that have been triggered. For more details, see General Tab.
  • Calendar Context Menu Improvements: The context menus for both the Automation Scheduler and the Scheduled Deployments calendars have been improved. A number of menu options that were always disabled have been removed, resulting in a cleaner menu.
  • Automatic Download Retries: Patch for MEM will now automatically retry downloads of updates when there is an error during the download. This can help to prevent publication failures when a connection isn’t perfect.
  • Path Clarification: Certain dialogs require a UNC path to a file or directory in order to function correctly. This requirement is clarified in the user interface in a number of places.
  • Improved Endpoint Count: When an endpoint has been inactive for 90 days or more, or when the endpoint is reported as decommissioned, the endpoint will not be counted as managed by Patch for MEM.

Resolved Issues

  • Resolved an issue where a scheduled Synchronize Applications task did not import all new applications due to alerts that were missing from the database.

Build 2.4.34483.0, released in August 2021.

Resolved Issues

  • Resolved an issue where the console would crash if Patch for MEM 2021.1 Update 2 or earlier was installed on a machine that contained the June 2021 update rollout for Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager 2103.

Build 2.4.34462.0, released in June 2021.

New Features

  • Support for v3 Catalogs: If you are using a v3 catalog, Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager enables you to choose which categories within a third-party catalog to synchronize into Configuration Manager, rather than always synchronizing all of the content in the catalog. Patch for MEM provides support for v3 catalogs by adding the following:

Resolved Issues

  • Resolved an issue where the Data Migration Tool would fail to connect to the MECM Site Server due to an invalid user name.

Build 2.4.34458.0, released in May 2021.

Resolved Issues

  • Resolved an issue where the console would crash after importing an application to Intune.
  • Resolved an issue where a crash would occur after characters were pasted into a password box.
  • Resolved an issue where an exception was thrown when incorrectly attempting to open the Settings dialog.

Build 2.4.34435.0, released in May 2021.

New Features

  • History View for Scheduled Task: Within Automation Scheduler, you can view the history of any of your automated tasks. You can access the history from the Automation Scheduler calendar or while editing a scheduled task. For details, see Viewing History of Scheduled Tasks.
  • Microsoft Intune Integration Enhancements: The Synchronizing Third-Party Applications functionality has moved from the Application Management workspace to the Automation Scheduler. The ability to specify which applications to import and the cadence at which the applications are checked for updates is now all contained within the same scheduled task. This enhancement will greatly streamline and automate your workflow. In addition, the ability to sideload applications is also new. For details, see Synchronizing Third-Party Applications with Config Manager and Intune.
  • Streamlined Deployment Enhancements: The synchronizing third-party applications functionality has moved from the Application Management workspace to the Automation Scheduler. The ability to specify which applications to import and the cadence at which the applications are checked for updates is now all contained within the same scheduled task. This enhancement will greatly streamline and automate your workflow. In addition, the ability to sideload applications is also new. For details, see Viewing and Managing Scheduled Tasks.
  • Automated Scheduled Task Delay: You are now able to delay a scheduled task by a specified number of days. This enables you to schedule a task to run a few days after a regular monthly event, such as Microsoft's Patch Tuesday. For details, see Scheduling Automatic Publications and Downloads.
  • Support for Additional Third-Party Applications: The Application catalog now contains additional third-party applications that are available for import to Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager and/or Microsoft Intune. For details, see Synchronizing Third-Party Applications with Configuration Manager and Intune.
  • User Experience Improvements: A number of small but important improvements have been made to the user interface.
    • The Application Management functionality has moved to the Synchronize Applications button in the Automation Scheduler workspace.
    • The Settings dialog has been simplified:
      • Proxy information is now configured on the new General tab.
      • The Configuration Checker has been relocated to the new General tab.
      • Metadata options are now configured on the new General tab.
      • Information about the number of endpoints that Patch for MEM has published updates to in the last three months is displayed on the About tab.
      • The ability to choose which catalogs to use has moved to the Catalogs button, consolidating all catalog-related information in one area.
      • You can now import multiple catalogs at the same time.
    • Three new columns have been added to the Alert History grid: Related CVEs, Task ID and Task Type. In addition, it is now possible to change the number of days that alerts are stored in the database.
    • The ability to individually select CVEs during the import process.
    • The option to automatically subscribe to WSUS categories during the publication process.
    • The maximum length of the custom command-line length has increased from 200 characters to 32,768.

Resolved Issues

  • Resolved an issue where column layout changes were not retained after navigating to other locations within the product.
  • Resolved an issue where upgrading to Patch for MEM 2020.2 failed to properly upgrade the database due to a transaction timeout in the Data Migration Tool.

Build 2.4.34362.0, released in January 2021.

Resolved Issues

  • Resolved an issue where a console crash occurred when disconnecting and reconnecting a remote connection.
  • Resolved an issue where the console would crash when loading the Scheduled Deployments dialog.

Build 2.4.34353.0. This was a private Engineering release.

Resolved Issues

  • Resolved an issue where a timestamp server was not removed after attempting to delete it from the WSUS Server tab.

Build 2.4.34350.0. This was a private Engineering release.

New Features

  • Added Intune tracing.

Build 2.4.34340.0. This was a private Engineering release.

Resolved Issues

  • Resolved an issue where, if a custom catalog was already current, the entire catalog would be imported again after clicking Get Latest.
  • Resolved an issue where changes to a column layout were not preserved after navigating to a different location in the interface.
  • Resolved an issue where the console would crash when importing data from an HP Enterprise Client catalog.

Build 2.4.34334.0, released in November 2020.

New Features

The plug-in to Configuration Manager contains the following new features:

  • Product Rename: Ivanti Patch for SCCM has been renamed to Ivanti Patch for Microsoft Endpoint Manager (MEM). This is being done to match Microsoft's recent actions to combine Configuration Manager and Intune into a newly branded product named Microsoft Endpoint Manager.
  • Import Applications to Intune: You can now import third-party applications to Microsoft Intune. This builds on the capabilities introduced in v2020.1, which enabled third-party applications to be imported to Configuration Manager. After the import is complete, the applications can be deployed to your endpoints using your existing Intune infrastructure. An automated task can be created to ensure that the applications are kept up to date. For details, see Deploying Third Party Applications.
  • Streamlined Deployments: This feature enables you to perform immediate deployments of updates to your endpoints. The process for performing the deployments is quicker and easier than performing the same actions within Configuration Manager. This is particularly important when you need to quickly distribute time sensitive updates such as zero-day vulnerability updates and critical business-related updates. For details, see Deploying Updates.
  • Automation Scheduler Workspace: The new Automation Scheduler workspace provides extended automation capabilities, enabling you to create true "set it and forget it" workflows. You can schedule recurring tasks such as:

    The Automation Scheduler workspace also provides a convenient calendar view of all your recurring tasks, giving you greater visibility into your critical tasks.

  • Usability Improvements: A number of small but important improvements have been made to the user interface.
    • The introduction of a new Ivanti Patch folder in the Software Library > Software Updates workspace.

      All Patch for MEM capabilities in this area are now contained in this new folder. This includes a new Automation Scheduler workspace, a renamed workspace (the workspace that contains all available third-party updates is now called Updates), and the Published Third-Party Updates workspace.

    • The ability to get the latest version of any catalog.

      On the Settings > Catalogs tab, the Import / Update Data button has been renamed to Get latest. This button now enables you to request the latest version of any selected catalog, not just custom catalogs. In addition, information is provided about when the last update check was performed.

    • The ability to include blank values in Smart Filters.

      You can now define a blank in a Smart Filter rule value to return items without a value. For example, you might use this to search for updates whose supported languages value is blank.

    • The ability to see the aggregate size of selected updates.

      When you select multiple updates in either the Updates grid or the Published Third-Party Updates grid, the aggregate size of all the selected updates is displayed near the top of the grid. This enables you to know the combined file size of the updates before performing an action. The aggregate size of the updates is also displayed when manually publishing updates.

Resolved Issues

  • Resolved an issue where a publication task would remain in a scheduled state due to an HttpRequestException.
  • Resolved an issue where, while publishing an update, the console would crash due to a race condition.
  • Resolved an issue where the console would crash when accessing the Scheduled Deployments workspace due to a null schedule.
  • Resolved an issue where using a leading asterisk in the name of a custom Smart Filter would cause the filter to become unmanageable.