Advanced Software Management for macOS Devices

Advanced Software Management can patch manage macOS applications on macOS devices Big Sur or higher.

To patch manage the macOS operating system, see Patching macOS.

Apps running on the macOS operating system can be patched. The macOS operating system is not patched at this time.
Patches that require the user to accept a EULA can’t be patched at this time.

Advanced Software Management and the macOS Prep Utility

macOS devices must be prepared using the macOS Prep Utility before macOS applications can be patched. See To run the macOS Prep Utility in Deploying Onsite Manager within a Domain.

Auto-application rules to include macOS devices in Advanced Software Management

To include macOS devices in Advanced Software Management, create an auto-application rule that includes:

OS Family Equals Mac OS

To include all macOS versions Big Sur and higher, after you add the rule above, create an auto-application rule that includes:

OS Version Equals 11.0.0
OS Version Greater Than 11.0.0