How to Discover and Import External Catalogs

System Center Updates Publisher can retrieve a list of all vendor catalogs that have been registered with Microsoft. The catalogs can be added to the import list and then imported individually from the Updates Publisher start page or by using the Import Software Updates Catalog Wizard.

Use the following procedure to discover vendor catalogs and import the catalogs into Updates Publisher.

To discover and import vendor catalogs

1. Right-click any console tree node in the Updates Publisher console, and then click Settings to open the Settings dialog box.

2. On the Import List tab, click Find to open the Add Vendor Catalog dialog box. Updates Publisher retrieves a list of vendor software updates catalogs that have been registered with Microsoft and not already imported to Updates Publisher. This list is retrieved from an external Web site and therefore requires an Internet connection.

3. Select a catalog, and then click Add to add one catalog to the Chosen catalog(s) pane, or click Add All to add all the catalogs to the Chosen catalog(s) pane.

4. Click OK, and then click OK to add the catalogs displayed in the Chosen catalog(s) pane to the import list.

5. Use one of the following methods to import the discovered catalogs:

   Import from the Updates Publisher Start Page

   This option allows individual catalogs to be imported. The Automatically check for updates to my catalogs on startup setting must be enabled to use this option. For more information, see How to Automatically Check for Updated Catalogs.

   1. On the Updates Publisher start page, click Refresh in the Catalog Updates pane. Updates Publisher automatically checks for newer versions of the software updates catalogs that have been added to the import list and displays the results in the Catalog Updates pane.

   2. Select one or more catalogs, and then click Import to open the ImportSoftware Updates Catalog Wizard. A summary of the catalogs that will be imported are displayed. Click Next, and then click Close.

   Import from the Import Software Updates Catalog Wizard

   This option imports all catalogs in the import list.

   1. In the Updates Publisher console, navigate to any console tree node item.

   2. Right-click the console tree node item, and then click Import Update(s) to start the Import Software Updates Catalog Wizard.

   3. Select Bulk Catalog Import, and then click Next.

   4. Click Next to import all the catalogs in the import list, and then click Close to exit the wizard.

See Also

Tasks

How to Add Catalogs to the Import List
How to Automatically Check for Updated Catalogs
How to Import Software Updates Catalogs

Reference

Discover and Add External Catalogs Dialog Box
Updates Publisher Start Page

Concepts

About the Import Software Updates Catalog Wizard

Other Resources

Importing Software Updates Catalogs
Managing Updates Publisher Settings