Detection method for base application?

[AndAuf]

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?

[Justin Chalfant (Patch My PC)]

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.

[AndAuf]

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

[Justin Chalfant (Patch My PC)]

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.