Note.** The Update monitoring appears in the project menu after it is initiated in the project settings by the project administrator.
The following screenshot shows the notification email when the vendor releases a new version of the monitored application: [](https://docs.apptimized.com/uploads/images/gallery/2020-07/vLjU8ZD2cz4Jrr5Y-updates_27.png) #### Update monitoring interface The **Update Monitoring** is available under the **Project** menu > **Updates**: [](https://docs.apptimized.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-06/6rUGi94DMdg1klL5-updates_01_2.png) Apptimized shows the following screen when successful: [](https://docs.apptimized.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-06/VyZmY7ORNcryULAJ-updates_02_2.png) The screen above shows the default Apptimized Portal interface when no applications are added. When a user adds the application to the monitoring list, Apptimized shows the following screen: [](https://docs.apptimized.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-06/LG1QPflmM7OAWRQp-updates_05_2.png) Updates group data into six categories: Table 1. Update Monitoring data categories| **Category** | **Details** |
| Vendor | This category provides the details about the application’s vendor (e.g., **Tim Kosse**) |
| Software | This category provides the details about the application’s name (e.g., **FileZilla**) |
| Latest version | This category provides information about the newest version of the application released by the vendor and available in the Apptimized Platform. |
| Your version | This category provides information about the latest version of the application that is pinned within the recent user’s activities on the Updates page.
The following colours are implemented to indicate the current state of the monitored application:
[](https://docs.apptimized.com/uploads/images/gallery/2020-07/q78N5eCZAV5tgJ95-Green.png) - The latest version is available in the user’s packaged application portfolio
[ - ](https://docs.apptimized.com/uploads/images/gallery/2020-08/zBebxkPOBqODS8p6-Orange.png)The newer version (in comparison to the one a user has in the portfolio) has been released by the vendor
[ - ](https://docs.apptimized.com/uploads/images/gallery/2020-07/nLgxiP04WWO3iDo5-Red.png)The version a user has in the packaged application portfolio is outdated. This means that there are two or more recent releases of the application provided by the vendor
**Note**. The application version can be pinned in the following cases: 1. A user started the application monitoring (**Project** menu > **Updates** option > **Track updates** button > Select the application > **Save** button) 2. A user requested to process the latest version of the application (**Actions** column > **Process latest version** button > Confirm update software > **Yes** button) 3. A user changes the version of the application (**Actions** column > **Versions** button > Process column > Select the application’s version > Confirm update software > **Yes** button) 4. A user changes the version of the application manually (**Actions** column > **Edit** button > **Your version** field > Enter the numeric value > **Save** button) |
| Version’s mask | This category indicates what versions of the same application are tacked for updates in parallel. The highest version of an application is tracked by default, but some vendors support several versions of applications (i.e., **Java Runtime Environment**) in parallel. The version’s mask option enables a user to monitor an application version in addition to the highest one. |
| Actions | This category enables a user to provide the activities under the monitored applications. The following actions available: - Process latest version - Versions - Edit - Untrack |
**Note.** In the case of a source media is not available for a certain update version, Apptimized shows the following screen: [](https://docs.apptimized.com/uploads/images/gallery/2020-08/dOqoHZjaABiS5BGg-updates_notif.png)
- **Actions** column > **Edit** button > Edit software modal window > **Your version** field > Enter the numeric value > **Save** button. [](https://docs.apptimized.com/uploads/images/gallery/2020-07/UKdCjX9YGrjqFfky-updates_11.png) [](https://docs.apptimized.com/uploads/images/gallery/2021-09/qe36gCsjCCMpLa8R-updates_12_2.png) ##### Edit monitored application settings The option to change settings of the monitored application is available under the **Edit** button. Apptimized shows the modal window when successful: [](https://docs.apptimized.com/uploads/images/gallery/2021-09/60fX27nfRmx9KV8l-updates_11_2.png) All required fields are marked with an asterisk \*. The option to changes the version of the application manually is available under the **Your version** field. The option to track multiple major versions in parallel is available under the **Actions** column > **Edit** button > Edit software modal window > **Advanced** settings > **Version mask** field > **Save** button. [](https://docs.apptimized.com/uploads/images/gallery/2021-09/lCIzZW60aw7epWJI-updates_13_2.png) Apptimized shows the following screen and notification when successful: [](https://docs.apptimized.com/uploads/images/gallery/2020-07/7DSxlpiCMi4mpqfG-updates_15.png) The option to get notifications about monitored applications is available under the **Send notifications by Project Role or Group membership** checkbox. This option is enabled by default. [](https://docs.apptimized.com/uploads/images/gallery/2020-07/AC2DmQ5m1Q18s6IX-updates_17.png) The option to set a user to receive notifications of the Update Monitoring is available under the **Send notifications to specific users** field (**Actions** column > **Edit** button > **Send notifications to specific users** > Select a user > **Save** button). [](https://docs.apptimized.com/uploads/images/gallery/2021-09/30m36NU6nnPQW1OM-updates_18_2.png) The option to remove a user from Update Monitoring notifications is available under the **Bin** button. [](https://docs.apptimized.com/uploads/images/gallery/2021-09/qeRBEi9PivZSih43-updates_20_2.png) The option to create the Apptimized factory packaging request for monitored application is available under the **Factory packaging** switch. This option is disabled by default. When the factory packaging option is enabled for the monitored application, the factory packaging request will be created automatically for each new version of the application.**Note.** The creation of the Factory packaging request is available for projects with the enabled Factory step and Update Monitoring feature.
[](https://docs.apptimized.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-09/kGnNteeQmc0d5O0Y-updates_22_4.png) Table 2. Factory packaging request| **Option** | **Description** |
| Packaging technology | This option indicates which packaging technology should be implemented by Apptimized specialists. The following packaging technologies available: - Apptimized PowerShell Wrapper (based on PSADT) - MSI - MSIX - App-V (latest version) - App-V 4.6 - App-V 5.0 - App-V 5.1 - Cloudpaging - Enteo native - Intunewin - Legacy This option is required. |
| Packaging platforms | This option indicates which packaging platform should be implemented by Apptimized specialists. The following packaging platforms available: - Windows 10 64 bit - Windows 8.1 64 bit - Windows 8.1 32 bit - Windows 7 64 bit - Windows 7 32 bit - Windows XP SP3 32 bit - Windows XP SP3 64 bit - Windows Vista 32 bit - Windows Vista 64 bit - Windows Server 2008 R2 - Windows Server 2008 32 bit - Windows Server 2008 64 bit - Windows Server 2003 R2 - Windows Server 2003 - Windows Server 2012 - Windows Server 2016 - Windows Server 2019 This option is required. |
| Urgent | This option enables to create a factory request with the **Urgent** priority. The default value is Normal. The **Urgent** priority becomes active when switched on. This option is disabled by default. |
| Language | This option indicates the language of a packaged application. The following options available: - EN - DE This option is required. |
| Bitness | This option indicates the bitness of the created package. The following options available: - x86 - x64 - Universal This option is required. |
| Default assignee | This option allows to set up default user assignee for a factory module. |
| Comment | This option allows to provide additional comments about the application to the Apptimized team. |
| Discovery document | This option allows to upload the discovery document of the application and provide it to the Apptimized team. |
| Trigger | This option allows setting custom triggers to define events and to control the frequency of package request creation (e.g., to skip unneeded or irrelevant versions / to create package requests on a schedule). The following options available: - All versions; - Version based; - Time based; The Version part(major.minor.patch.build) option under **Version based** trigger allows to pick the appropriate version number category to create package request if the selected or parent category changes The following options are applicable for the Version part under the **Version based** trigger: - Build; - Patch; - Major; - Minor. The following options available under the **Time based** trigger: - Recurrence: Never, Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Yearly; - End of recurrence: Never, After the number of occurrences, Specific date. |
**Note.** The multiple-choice option is available in the **Packaging platforms**, **Language,** and **Bitness** fields.
Apptimized shows the following screen when successful: [](https://docs.apptimized.com/uploads/images/gallery/2020-07/7vSvDfM38vVy8AZS-updates_19.png) #### Untrack applications The option to exclude the application from the list of monitored applications is available under the **Actions** column > **Untrack** button: [](https://docs.apptimized.com/uploads/images/gallery/2020-07/VkAPX1edPacqL64r-updates_23.png) The option to exclude all applications from the list of monitored applications is available under the **Untrack all updates** button: [](https://docs.apptimized.com/uploads/images/gallery/2020-08/s3gO93jg0IUQtdWR-updates_25.png) #### Vulnerability notifications **Update Monitoring** also provides the application’s vulnerability tracking feature for a user. Apptimized vulnerabilities tracking is based on the next services: - [NIST National Vulnerability Database](https://nvd.nist.gov/) - [Common Platform Enumeration (CPE)](http://cpe.mitre.org/) - [Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)](http://cwe.mitre.org/) - CIRCL incident statistics and threat ranking - [toolswatch/vFeed](https://github.com/toolswatch/vFeed/) To receive vulnerability notifications, a user needs to enable this option in the [project settings](https://docs.apptimized.com/books/apptimized-platform-user-manual/page/project-settings). The project administrator role is required. The option to check the list of detected vulnerabilities is available under the **Update monitoring** > **Your version** column > Click on the highlighted application version > **Vulnerabilities** tab. [](https://docs.apptimized.com/uploads/images/gallery/2020-07/9ivHPDtjtem0QILu-updates_07.png) Apptimized notifies a user when the vulnerability is detected. The following screenshot provides the example of the notification: [](https://docs.apptimized.com/uploads/images/gallery/2020-07/gdPoNwaky5BeFRnn-updates_06.png) #### Export to CSV file Update Monitoring applications can be downloaded as a report file by clicking on the **Export to CSV** button. [](https://docs.apptimized.com/uploads/images/gallery/2020-08/UFVLuibcsIxdAkFt-updates_26.png)