How-To: WSUS Reporting Made Easier

Author Lawrence Garvin, WSUS MVPWSUS Reporting Made Easier April 2012

WSUS Reporting Made Easier Updates Report Computers Reports Synchronization Report Custom Reporting

WSUS Report Categories: Updates, Computers  WSUS report types » Summary, Detailed, Tabular  WSUS report filtering options  Review report layout  Functionality & examples of “Approved Updates Report”  Hyperlinks available in the report layouts

Report Types

Report Filters Update Classifications Product Categories Computer Target Groups Update Status Include/Exclude Replica Server Clients Approved Updates

Report Filters

Report LayoutStatus Summary

Report LayoutStatus Summary – Navigation Pane (Updates Report)

Report LayoutStatus Summary – Navigation Pane (Computers Report)

Report LayoutStatus Summary – Update Metadata

Report LayoutStatus Summary – Approval Summary (For selectedgroups)

Report LayoutStatus Summary – Summary Status (For selected updates)

Report LayoutStatus Summary – Computer Information

Report LayoutStatus Summary – Summary Status (For selectedcomputers)

Report LayoutDetailed Status Two page report » Page 1: Summary Status page • Same page as Summary Status report » Page 2: Detailed Status report • For Updates Report: a detailed listing by computer name for each update • For Computers Report: a detailed listing by update for each computer

Report LayoutDetailed Status - Updates Report (Approval and Status) - View 1 -

Report LayoutDetailed Status - Updates Report (Approval and Status) - View 2 -

Report LayoutDetailed Status – Computers Report (Approval and Status)

Report Layout Tabular Status Provides counts for: » Needed » Installed/Not Applicable » Failed » Not Status » Updates presented are based on the filtering criteria selected in Report Options All four columns of counts are always presented

Report LayoutTabular Status – Updates Report - View 1 -

Report LayoutTabular Status – Updates Report - View 2 -

Report LayoutTabular Status – Computers Report

Report LayoutApproved Updates – Updates Report (Group: All Computers)

Report LayoutApproved Updates – Updates Report (Group: Desktop)

Report LayoutApproved Updates – Computers Report (Group: All Computers)

Report LayoutApproved Updates – Computers Report (Group: Desktop)

Report LayoutApproved Updates – Change to Summary Report

Report LayoutApproved Updates – Change to Detailed Report

Report LayoutApproved Updates – Computer Report (Group: Desktop, for allupdates)

Report LayoutDetailed Status – Hyperlinks (Updates)

Report LayoutDetailed Status – Hyperlinks (Computers)

Report LayoutDetailed Status – Hyperlinks (Approval State)

Report LayoutDetailed Status – Hyperlinks (Installation Status)

Report LayoutRunning Update Detailed Status Report from Updates List

Report LayoutRunning Computer Detailed Status Report from Computer List

Synchronization & Custom Reporting Synchronization Reports Custom Reporting » Components required to use custom reporting » Connecting SQL Server® Management Studio to the WSUS database » A tour through the views available for reporting

Synchronization Report Selected for specified date or date range Report provides: » Number of New, Revised, and Expired Updates » Listing of New, Revised, and Expired Updates » Hyperlinks from Updates to Update Status Report Approvals can be created from hyperlinks in the Update Status Report

Synchronization ReportReport Options

Synchronization ReportSynchronization Summary

Synchronization ReportNew/Revised/Expired Updates Synchronization Report

RequirementsTo do custom reporting Have query capability to WSUS database » SQL Server Management Studio Understand how to use PUBLIC_VIEWS » Basic knowledge of T-SQL and SQL Server Install and use Report Builder 2.0 » Visual Studio 2008 also has these tools Deploy SQL Server Reporting Services » SSRS is available in SQL Express Advanced Services

ConnectivityTo the WSUS Database SQL Server (Workgroup/Standard/Enterprise) » SQL Server Management Studio Windows® Internal Database » SQLCMD.exe or SQL Server Management Studio Express » Named Pipes • .pipeMSSQL$MICROSOFT##SSEEsqlquery » Local ONLY SQL Server Express Edition?? (EMail me!)

ToolsSQL Server Management Studio Express Synchronization Report

AccessTo the WSUS Public Views All public views are located in the PUBLIC_VIEWS namespace Local Administrators have access by default Read-only to the PublicViewAccess database role Additional users must be added to database role

Familiarity With the WSUS Public ViewsPUBLIC_VIEWS.vCategory PUBLIC_VIEWS.vSupportedInventoryPUBLIC_VIEWS.vCategoryText PUBLIC_VIEWS.vUpdatePUBLIC_VIEWS.vClassification PUBLIC_VIEWS.vUpdateAdditionalInfoUrlPUBLIC_VIEWS.vClassificationText PUBLIC_VIEWS.vUpdateApprovalPUBLIC_VIEWS.vComputerGroupMembership PUBLIC_VIEWS.vUpdateEffectiveApprovalPerComputerPUBLIC_VIEWS.vComputerInventory PUBLIC_VIEWS.vUpdateInCategoryPUBLIC_VIEWS.vComputerTarget PUBLIC_VIEWS.vUpdateInstallationInfoPUBLIC_VIEWS.vComputerTargetGroup PUBLIC_VIEWS.vUpdateInstallationInfoBasicPUBLIC_VIEWS.vDownstreamServer PUBLIC_VIEWS.vUpdateTextPUBLIC_VIEWS.vLanguage PUBLIC_VIEWS.fnUpdateInstallationStateMap

Code Example Update summaries for unassigned computersThe following query gets update summaries for all Security Updatesacross all the computers in the Unassigned Computers group.DECLARE @unassignedGroup uniqueidentifierB73CA6ED-5727-47F3-84DE-015E03F6A88ASELECT u.UpdateId, u.DefaultTitle, usc.State, COUNT(*)FROM PUBLIC_VIEWS.vUpdate AS uJOIN PUBLIC_VIEWS.vUpdateInstallationInfo AS usc ON u.UpdateId = usc.UpdateIdWHERE usc.ComputerTargetId IN ( SELECT ComputerTargetId FROM PUBLIC_VIEWS.vComputerGroupMembership WHERE ComputerTargetGroupID = @unassignedGroup )GROUP BY u.UpdateID, u.DefaultTitle, usc.State

Code ExampleUpdate Summaries for unassigned computers (Results)

Building Custom Reportsfor Publishing Report Builder 2.0 » System Requirements • Desktop: » Windows XP® SP3 » Windows Vista® SP1 » Windows 7 • Server: » Windows Server® 2003 SP2 » Windows Server 2008 • .NET Framework v3.5

Building Custom Reportsfor Publishing

Building Custom Reportsfor Publishing Report Builder 2.0 » Product Information / Training / Download • http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/report-b

Summary Update Reports Computer Reports Synchronization Report Custom Reporting

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