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Report → Generate Patch Comparison

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Summary

Generate a patch comparison report for a specified customer and start date, with optional filters on install statuses, patch approvals, and patch categories.

Inputs

  • Customer ID (required) — The customer ID for the report.
  • Start Date (required) — Start date in ISO 8601 format (e.g. 2023-01-01).
  • Install Statuses (comma-separated) — Optional filter for patch install statuses such as Aborted, Failed, In Progress, Installed, Installed With Errors, Not Installed.
  • Patch Approvals (comma-separated) — Optional filter for patch approvals such as Approved for Install, Approved for Removal, Declined, Not Approved, No Approval.
  • Patch Categories (comma-separated) — Optional filter for patch categories like Critical Updates, Security Updates, etc.

Output shape

A single JSON object representing the generated patch comparison report.

Returns one report per execution input. Filters are applied as arrays parsed from comma-separated input strings. The report is returned in the main output as JSON.

Examples

Example 1: Generate a patch comparison report for customer ID 123 starting from 2023-01-01, filtering only 'Installed' patches.

Set Customer ID to 123, Start Date to '2023-01-01', and Install Statuses to 'Installed'.

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