SCCM Software Update Compliance Reporting: Building Accurate Patch Dashboards

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Inaccurate SCCM patch compliance reports can jeopardize your organization’s security posture. To overcome this challenge, IT admins must force inventory cycles on key devices and review compliance states in the SCCM console.

Forcing Inventory Cycles

To get fresh data, initiate a hardware inventory cycle using the following PowerShell command:

Start-CcmExec -RunCommandLine "CCMExec.exe /inv:0x3001"

Similarly, for software inventory, execute this:

Start-CcmExec -RunCommandLine "CCMExec.exe /inv:0x3002"

Understanding Compliance States

In the SCCM console, navigate to Monitoring > Software Library > Software Updates. Here, you can view compliance states of all updates.

Building Custom SSRS Reports

To create more accurate reports, customize your SSRS reports using SQL Server Reporting Services. Add filters for specific operating systems, applications, and updates to narrow down the data.

Using Power BI with SCCM Data

To visualize the data in an executive dashboard, connect your Power BI account to the SCCM database. Design interactive dashboards that display patch compliance status and trends over time.

Conclusion

By implementing these steps, you can build accurate patch compliance reports in SCCM, ensuring your organization’s IT infrastructure remains secure. For more advanced Microsoft configuration management expertise, check out our Microsoft MECM Training.

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