Software Update Compliance Report in SCCM 2012

Hi Everyone,
My question is in sccm 2007 we generate the compliance report based on update list without downloading the patches just adding the same to update list, However the update list is being replaced by update group in sccm 2012, How can we achieve the same
in sccm 2012 or do we need to build the custom report if yes please let me know.
Thanks In Advanced
ashu Maheshwari

Because of the retrograde reporting for WSUS data in SCCM, I have the "send info to WSUS" checked on the SUP so I can view data in the old WSUS console. By comparing what computers need how many patches and using the reports in SCCM, you can see massive
discrepancies in both how many computers need patches and how many patches each computer needs. For example, WSUS will say ComputerA needs 10 patches and SCCM will say it needs 6, or whatever. As far as these two points go, WSUS is far more accurate.
I first noticed this months ago.
I think this is not a matter of how the SCCM queries are written, but because SCCM is far more flaky than WSUS. To me, WSUS is like a good reliable run of the mile car and SCCM is like a race car--powerful but finicky and persnickety. It's harder to get
clients to fully check in with SCCM. SCCM can do lots but my biggest gripes with it are:
1) Clients especially flaky and persnickety, one tiny thing gets out of whack and it won't work
2) WSUS is far more accurate in reporting what patches are needed
3) For WSUS reporting, they took a lot of WSUS-related/patch reporting out of SCCM, towit you can't get the info you used to be able to get without writing a custom report. This is why you can easily find code samples on the net. And along that point I still
can't get report builder to work and I don't have another report tool available to me. I know the SQL code samples I have work because I can run the queries in Mgmt Studio.
Ben JohnsonWY

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Software Updates Compliance Report for Specific Computer - DatePosted

Hello, I am using the default report to know the Software updates compliance state for a specific computer. The business requirement is to get date the software update has been posted in the same report. So the report should contain columns as follows:
Title
Update Class
Bulletin ID
Date Released/Date Posted
Article ID
Vendor
Approved
Installed
Is Required
Unique Up[date ID
The default report shows up all the columns except the date posted. Please help me with a query with which we can get date released with all the other columns.
Appreciate your help!
Thanks

Hi,
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Troubleshooting SCCM Software Update Deployment Package distribution due to missing directories
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Software Updates - Compliance Report Discrepency - Updates Listed in Report that aren't part of the deployment

I will try to explain this as clearly as I can. I've been unsuccessful in trying to search for this exact problem. I've not yet called support on this as it's not critical.
I recently began to see a problem in that our compliance reports showed two servers as compliance status unknown for an extended period of time. I made sure they had the most current version of
the WUA, I re-installed the SCCM agent, I manually applied patches using windows update directly on the machine. I've tried running the "RefreshSererComplinaceState" vbscript. However, the same issue persisted. I also noticed that
the number of servers listing as compliant and non-compliant remained relatively the same between deployments of
windows updates.
I began to research the compliance report "Compliance 1 - Overall Compliance". I began to see that there were updates listed in the report which do not correspond to updates which are
members of the deployment.
Example, The following patch "Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB2800095)" I currently don't have as a member of any of my deployment packages. It's not a member of any
of my update groups. Yet, it's consistently being reported in the list of updates in that update group. That's one of several like that. It's not something I've encountered before.
Is there a way to reset my updates list on the server side the next time I get ready to do updates?

Hi,
Here is a good blog discussed the issue:
http://damatisystemcenter.com/2013/07/21/sccm-client-unknown-status-what-could-be/
In the meantime, please check UpdatesHandler.log on the client which status show unknown.

Software Updates Compliance Report issue

Hi all,
I came across a weird behavior in built-in reports and I am looking for a fix or explanation.
I am trying to use "Software Updates - A Compliance" category -> "Compliance 4 - Updates by vendor month year" report, but when I choose the desired collection (All Servers) and keep the rest as "All values" (as I want to
list everything), report shows only 12 pages of results. By this I can't see all as the report is truncated. If I specify year, I get results which are not listed in "All values". I can get the list of updates by selecting each year separately and
export them, but...
Can someone explain why the report shows incomplete results and only 12 pages?
Thanks in advance!
Arnie

I looked at the SQL Query what is been used in the SSRS Report .seems like the name all values misleading here.
as per the declaration of these input variables,the all values means ,Null or empty.
If at all,you need to get all KB information from very long date as you mean ,get all the values,then you should really modify the query.
SQL is mainly doing the filter based on the following (apart from joins):
(@FromDate is null or ci.DateRevised>=@FromDate and ci.DateRevised<@ToDate)
and (@VendorID=0 or @VendorID=ven.CategoryInstanceID)
and (@ClassID=0 or @ClassID=cls.CategoryInstanceID)
and (@ProductID=0 or @ProductID=prd.CategoryInstanceID)
order by ci.DateRevised desc
for Ex: If you select vendor as 'All Values' ,means nothing, implies vendor is blank. You can try selecting the vendor as All Values and you get the KB information for only with vendor as Null.
declare @VendorID int = case when @Vendor='' then 0 else (select CategoryInstanceID from v_CategoryInfo where CategoryTypeName='Company' and CategoryInstanceName IN (@Vendor)) end
from the above vendor select statement, you must supply some value to it either Microsoft,adobe or local publisher else ,the declare statement treat the vendor value as blank .
Next ,Year :
declare @FromDate datetime = case when @Year!='' then convert(datetime, @Year+'-'+case when @MonthNumber!='' then @MonthNumber else '01' end+'-01', 20) end
for year and month,you should select the value otherwise,you get the information with null values or so.
Same goes for Month ,product ,Update Class.
declare @ToDate datetime = case when @Year!='' then dateadd(month, case when @MonthNumber!='' then 1 else 12 end, @FromDate) end
declare @ProductID int = case when @Product='' then 0 else (select CategoryInstanceID from fn_rbac_CategoryInfo(@lcid, @UserSIDs) where CategoryTypeName='Product' and CategoryInstanceName=@Product) end
declare @ClassID int = case when @UpdateClass='' then 0 else (select CategoryInstanceID from fn_rbac_CategoryInfo(@lcid, @UserSIDs) where CategoryTypeName='UpdateClassification' and CategoryInstanceName=@UpdateClass) end
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Windows Server 2012 WU agent not reporting to SCCM 2012

Hi folks,
Having a bit of trouble tracking down this issue with a particular WS2012 SCCM client. Unlike my other WS2012 servers that are SCCM clients in the same device collection (confirmed that this device is in the list), this one has a completely blank updates
compliance report which indicates that it's not reporting back at all.
In SCCM the policy request and heartbeat DDR are current, with last status message 5 days ago. Client activity is 'Active'.
WindowsUpdate.log has only this message when wuauclt /detectnow is run:
'Can not perform non-interactive scan if AU is interactive-only'
Couldn't find much on the interwebs about that message. I've tried re-installing the SCCM agent from scratch a few times. Ideas? Thanks in advance for any suggestions you might have.

Hi Jason,
Yes I have reviewed the logs in their entirety, I was editing to provide highlights.
Here is a broader snippet of WUAHandler.log, this is pretty much repeated:
Its a WSUS Update Source type ({4B3E3824-D6C3-463B-8FDC-4C24DAD400CF}), adding it. WUAHandler 26/11/2014 10:17:05 AM 4752 (0x1290)
Existing WUA Managed server was already set (http://<server>:8530), skipping Group Policy registration. WUAHandler 26/11/2014 10:17:05 AM 4752 (0x1290)
Added Update Source ({4B3E3824-D6C3-463B-8FDC-4C24DAD400CF}) of content type: 2 WUAHandler 26/11/2014 10:17:05 AM 4752 (0x1290)
Scan results will include superseded updates only when they are superseded by service packs and definition updates. WUAHandler 26/11/2014 10:17:05 AM 4752 (0x1290)
Search Criteria is (DeploymentAction=* AND Type='Software') OR (DeploymentAction=* AND Type='Driver') WUAHandler 26/11/2014 10:17:05 AM 4752 (0x1290)
Async searching of updates using WUAgent started. WUAHandler 26/11/2014 10:17:05 AM 4752 (0x1290)
Here is a sample WindowsUpdate.log session, interestingly the last three lines are a new error as of today.
2014-11-26 10:14:49:564 848 17c AU #############
2014-11-26 10:14:49:564 848 17c AU Triggering Online detection (interactive)
2014-11-26 10:14:52:575 848 11b8 AU #############
2014-11-26 10:14:52:575 848 11b8 AU ## START ## AU: Search for updates
2014-11-26 10:14:52:575 848 11b8 AU #########
2014-11-26 10:14:52:638 848 11b8 Report *********** Report: Initializing static reporting data ***********
2014-11-26 10:14:52:638 848 11b8 Report * OS Version = 6.2.9200.0.0.196880
2014-11-26 10:14:52:638 848 11b8 Report * OS Product Type = 0x00000007
2014-11-26 10:14:52:638 848 11b8 Report * Computer Brand = VMware, Inc.
2014-11-26 10:14:52:638 848 11b8 Report * Computer Model = VMware Virtual Platform
2014-11-26 10:14:52:638 848 11b8 Report * Platform Role = 1
2014-11-26 10:14:52:638 848 11b8 Report * AlwaysOn/AlwaysConnected (AOAC) = 0
2014-11-26 10:14:52:638 848 11b8 Report * Bios Revision = 6.00
2014-11-26 10:14:52:638 848 11b8 Report * Bios Name = PhoenixBIOS 4.0 Release 6.0
2014-11-26 10:14:52:638 848 11b8 Report * Bios Release Date = 2013-07-30T00:00:00
2014-11-26 10:14:52:638 848 11b8 Report * Bios Sku Number unavailable.
2014-11-26 10:14:52:638 848 11b8 Report * Bios Vendor = Phoenix Technologies LTD
2014-11-26 10:14:52:638 848 11b8 Report * Bios Family unavailable.
2014-11-26 10:14:52:638 848 11b8 Report * Bios Major Release = 4
2014-11-26 10:14:52:638 848 11b8 Report * Bios Minor Release = 6
2014-11-26 10:14:52:638 848 11b8 Report * Locale ID = 3081
2014-11-26 10:14:52:653 848 11b8 AU <<## SUBMITTED ## AU: Search for updates [CallId = {A97CA8F0-B911-42D1-B1BC-FAAA0F1F053A} ServiceId = {3DA21691-E39D-4DA6-8A4B-B43877BCB1B7}]
2014-11-26 10:14:52:653 848 1250 Agent *************
2014-11-26 10:14:52:653 848 1250 Agent ** START ** Agent: Finding updates [CallerId = AutomaticUpdates]
2014-11-26 10:14:52:653 848 1250 Agent *********
2014-11-26 10:14:52:653 848 1250 Agent * Online = Yes; Ignore download priority = No
2014-11-26 10:14:52:653 848 1250 Agent * Criteria = "IsInstalled=0 and DeploymentAction='Installation' or IsPresent=1 and DeploymentAction='Uninstallation' or IsInstalled=1 and DeploymentAction='Installation' and RebootRequired=1 or IsInstalled=0 and DeploymentAction='Uninstallation' and RebootRequired=1"
2014-11-26 10:14:52:653 848 1250 Agent * ServiceID = {3DA21691-E39D-4DA6-8A4B-B43877BCB1B7} Managed
2014-11-26 10:14:52:653 848 1250 Agent * Search Scope = {Machine & All Users}
2014-11-26 10:14:52:653 848 1250 Agent * Caller SID for Applicability: S-1-5-18
2014-11-26 10:14:52:653 848 1250 EP Got WSUS Client/Server URL: "http://SCCM1.<domain>:8530/ClientWebService/client.asmx"
2014-11-26 10:14:52:669 848 1250 Setup Checking for agent SelfUpdate
2014-11-26 10:14:52:669 848 1250 Setup Client version: Core: 7.8.9200.16731 Aux: 7.8.9200.16731
2014-11-26 10:14:52:669 848 1250 EP Got WSUS SelfUpdate URL: "http://SCCM1.<domain>:8530/selfupdate"
2014-11-26 10:14:52:684 848 1250 Misc Validating signature for C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\SelfUpdate\wuident.cab:
2014-11-26 10:14:52:700 848 1250 Misc Microsoft signed: Yes
2014-11-26 10:14:52:700 848 1250 Misc Infrastructure signed: Yes
2014-11-26 10:14:52:700 848 1250 Setup Skipping SelfUpdate check based on the /SKIP directive in wuident
2014-11-26 10:14:52:700 848 1250 Setup SelfUpdate check completed. SelfUpdate is NOT required.
2014-11-26 10:14:52:731 848 1250 PT +++++++++++ PT: Synchronizing server updates +++++++++++
2014-11-26 10:14:52:731 848 1250 PT + ServiceId = {3DA21691-E39D-4DA6-8A4B-B43877BCB1B7}, Server URL = http://SCCM1.<domain>:8530/ClientWebService/client.asmx
2014-11-26 10:14:52:762 848 1250 PT WARNING: Cached cookie has expired or new PID is available
2014-11-26 10:14:52:762 848 1250 EP Got WSUS SimpleTargeting URL: "http://SCCM1.<domain>:8530"
2014-11-26 10:14:52:762 848 1250 PT Initializing simple targeting cookie, clientId = 2ee7d06e-e813-40e2-87cb-bf8156b1327a, target group = , DNS name = xdm2.<domain>
2014-11-26 10:14:52:762 848 1250 PT Server URL = http://SCCM1.<domain>:8530/SimpleAuthWebService/SimpleAuth.asmx
2014-11-26 10:14:52:887 848 1250 Agent Reading cached app categories using lifetime 604800 seconds
2014-11-26 10:14:52:887 848 1250 Agent Read 0 cached app categories
2014-11-26 10:14:58:534 848 358 AU Triggering AU detection through DetectNow API
2014-11-26 10:14:58:534 848 358 AU Piggybacking on an AU detection already in progress
2014-11-26 10:17:05:021 4568 1290 COMAPI -------------
2014-11-26 10:17:05:021 4568 1290 COMAPI -- START -- COMAPI: Init Search [ClientId = CcmExec]
2014-11-26 10:17:05:021 4568 1290 COMAPI ---------
2014-11-26 10:17:05:021 4568 1290 COMAPI -------------
2014-11-26 10:17:05:021 4568 1290 COMAPI -- START -- COMAPI: Search [ClientId = CcmExec]
2014-11-26 10:17:05:021 4568 1290 COMAPI ---------
2014-11-26 10:17:05:021 4568 1290 COMAPI <<-- SUBMITTED -- COMAPI: Search [ClientId = CcmExec]
2014-11-26 17:14:00:628 848 11b8 Misc WARNING: IsSessionRemote: WinStationQueryInformationW(WTSIsRemoteSession) failed for session 2, GetLastError=2250
2014-11-27 17:01:25:281 848 11b8 Misc WARNING: IsSessionRemote: WinStationQueryInformationW(WTSIsRemoteSession) failed for session 2, GetLastError=2250
2014-11-27 17:01:26:594 848 11b8 Misc WARNING: IsSessionRemote: WinStationQueryInformationW(WTSIsRemoteSession) failed for session 2, GetLastError=2250
Let me know if the entire log files would be useful to post, any suggestions appreciated.
Thanks,
Ben

Error Report Service SCCM 2012 R2

Hy Guys,
I am having problem to generate reports in SCCM using the Report Service.
Every report that will generate displays the error below.
I am using SQL Server 2012 Sp1 to report Service.
The User I'm using this with permission of SA in the instance.
In the report Db Service he is as datareader.
Erro no processamento de relatório. ---> Microsoft.ReportingServices.ReportProcessing.ProcessingAbortedException:
Erro no processamento de relatório. ---> Microsoft.ReportingServices.ReportProcessing.ReportProcessingException: Falha na execução da consulta para o conjunto de dados 'DataSetAdminID'. ---> System.Exception: Para obter mais informações sobre este erro,
navegue até o servidor de relatório, na máquina de servidor local, ou habilite erros remotos
Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.ManagementProvider.SmsException
Erro no processamento de relatório.
Stack Trace:
em Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.AdminConsole.SrsReporting.ParameterPresenter.GetParameters()
em Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.AdminConsole.SrsReporting.ParameterPresenter.LoadParameters(IReport
report, Collection`1 navigationParameters, IResultObject resultObject)
em Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.AdminConsole.SrsReporting.ReportViewerPresenter.Worker_DoWork(Object
sender, DoWorkEventArgs e)
em System.ComponentModel.BackgroundWorker.OnDoWork(DoWorkEventArgs e)
em System.ComponentModel.BackgroundWorker.WorkerThreadStart(Object argument)
System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapException
Erro no processamento de relatório. ---> Microsoft.ReportingServices.ReportProcessing.ProcessingAbortedException:
Erro no processamento de relatório. ---> Microsoft.ReportingServices.ReportProcessing.ReportProcessingException: Falha na execução da consulta para o conjunto de dados 'DataSetAdminID'. ---> System.Exception: Para obter mais informações sobre este erro,
navegue até o servidor de relatório, na máquina de servidor local, ou habilite erros remotos
Stack Trace:
em Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.AdminConsole.SrsReporting.ParameterPresenter.GetParameters()
em Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.AdminConsole.SrsReporting.ParameterPresenter.LoadParameters(IReport
report, Collection`1 navigationParameters, IResultObject resultObject)
em Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.AdminConsole.SrsReporting.ReportViewerPresenter.Worker_DoWork(Object
sender, DoWorkEventArgs e)
em System.ComponentModel.BackgroundWorker.OnDoWork(DoWorkEventArgs e)
em System.ComponentModel.BackgroundWorker.WorkerThreadStart(Object argument)
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Hi,
Can you run the report successfully from
/Reportserver">http://<servername>/Reportserver ?
If the reports cannot run successfully, please try to fix the SSRS problem.
You could also try the steps in Garth's reply.
Remove the reporting point from CM12
Remove SSRS from SQL
Reboot the SQL server
Reinstall SSRS
Ensure the right Service package and CUs are installed on SQL.
Configuration SSRS
Ensure that SSRS works before moving forward. <aka browse to
/reports">http://<server>/reports make sure that you can see the CM12 Folder and reports
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/2b36b2a3-4871-4441-adc8-ece2e69c2c72/reporting-in-sccm-2012?forum=configmanagergeneral
Best Regards,
Joyce
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Download Reports from SCCM 2012 Using PowerShell

Hi,
I Wants to Download reports from SCCM 2012 using powershell but couldn't find a way.
I used Invoke-Cmreport but it says no reporting Service point on site code XYZ and server ABC
But Reporting Service is enabled and works fine as i can check/download report manually
Thanks

Hi,
You could have a look at the script in the blog below.
How to Download All Your SSRS Report Definitions(RDL files) Using PowerShell.
http://www.sqlmusings.com/2011/03/28/how-to-download-all-your-ssrs-report-definitions-rdl-files-using-powershell/
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Best Regards,
Joyce

Is there any report in SCCM 2012 to list out all the physcial machine and all the virtual machine?

Is there any report in SCCM 2012 to list out all the physcial machine and all the
virtual machine?
and list all VMs for each physical server.

Hi,
there is no such builtin report but you can easily crete one as all information is in the database.
http://www.scconfigmgr.com/2014/01/24/create-custom-reports-for-configmgr-2012-with-report-builder/
Regards,
Jörgen
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How to update CU1 & CU2 to SCCM 2012 R2

I Install SCCM 2012 R2 then I install CU1 immediately. After about 2 months, I install CU2 in Primary Site.
Now I found some bug, but it should be fixed by CU, then I found this is because I didn't push CU to client.
So I have some questions about Update CU
After Install CU2, I find KB2970177 in server, click "about CM", show the version is
5.0.7958.1303, but I click the properties of primary site. the version is
5.00.7958.1000. Why? Did I finish the Update in primary site?
If I only install SCCM 2012 R2, can I install CU2 without install CU1 first or I must install CU1 before install CU2?
How to deploy CU to Client, I found the package of CU client update. But can I create applications to deploy? or Use software update or compliance? If have some post about these?
I use default Configuration Manager Client Package to do the OSD, can I create new package with CU2?
Thanks in advance!

Check out this blog:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/ryanan/archive/2014/01/31/applying-a-configmgr-hotfix-during-the-client-installation-of-an-os-deployment.aspx
You essentially can create a new client package with the client hotfix files.
Then adjust your Setup Windows and ConfigMgr TS step by adding the appropriate patch command to the properties section.
I mentioned this in a blog I did about applying R2 CU1. Same process applies with CU2 of course.
http://damonjohns.com/2014/04/08/applying-the-adk-8-1-update-and-cu1-for-system-center-2012-r2-configuration-manager/
Cheers
Damon

How can you see Software Update compliance breakdown by Client?

I want to see a view in the Software Library that breaks down by client what is shown in the "All Software Updates" node.
Basically, with SCCM 2012 you can see all the software updates and there compliance summary which is nice, however I can't find a way to see a detailed version of this that breaks this all down by client.
For example if I have a Software Update that is Required on 5, Not Required on 3, Installed on 4, and Unknown on 2 clients I want to know which specific clients make up those numbers. I want to know which clients are required, which are not required, which
are already installed and which are unknown.
There doesn't seem to be a view like this in SCCM 2012 and its very odd that it doesn't provide this look into the data.
Am I missing something, can someone point me to the way to see this data quickly.

I am aware of that view however that is just mapping the state number to a name for several different "TopicTypes". And the one you are point to is actually not for Software Updates Scan Status. The TopicType for a Clients Update Scans is 500,
which has 0-3 only. 0 is supposed to be Unknown, 1 not-required, 2 required, and 3 installed.
They set the status for an endpoint/update for 2 and 3 but I have several Unknown, and Not-Required and they don't write those rows to the database if they are in that state.
It seems when they are gathering data from the client the summarize everything, and one keep the specific rows for clients if they are required or installed, and they don't create a row for the other states. From some digging it looks like they stored this
data in 2007, but dropped in in 2012.
Maybe it is to conserve space or something I don't know but its stupid. It would be nice if there was a hidden setting that would enable it to store these rows as the database is set to collect them, they just don't.
FYI...
For WMI Queries you can use SMS_StateInformation which maps to the v_StateNames.

Why do some Security Updates get flagged by SCCM 2012 as "Not Required" when the Bulletin ID states they are?

Hiya
We've just pushed all updates from the March patch Tuesday Security Bulletin to our test Workstations/Servers (using SCCM 2012 R2)
One of the patches (MS14-013 - KB2929961) hasn't applied to a selection of 2008 R2 and 2012 Servers, but according to the Bulletin notes for this it is applicable to both. It has applied to my Windows 8 boxes.
The servers don't already have this applied, its not a superseded update and SCCM has flagged this as "Required" for x64 versions of Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 but "Not required" for any servers.
Bulletin ID states its applicable to all except Itanium based editions - https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms14-013
If I download the update and try to run it manually on the servers I get "The update is not applicable to your computer"
So it looks as though the WUAgent and SCCM compliance are reporting correctly, but that the Bulletin ID isn't entirely correct??
Has anyone else found this? We use the Bulletin IDs for monthly meetings on what we're patching and what system it will affect so causes a lot of confusion with system owners when a patch doesn't apply that they're expecting to get applied.
Thanks!

Hi,
Without any indepth investigation if I am not mistaking the update is for Directshow and that component is installed with the Desktop Experience on the server OS's, and therefor the update is not applicable on the servers..
Could that be the case?
Regards,
Jörgen
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@ccmexec

XML errors when running specific reports in SCCM 2012, using SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services

I've posted this to the SCCM 2012 forum and only received one response so far that states that this is a known issue that has been discussed before and isn't easy to fix; I was not given any actual solution either. Since this involves SSRS I
thought I would try my luck here as well.
I'm having almost exactly the same problem as is referenced in this article: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/uk/sqlreportingservices/thread/587a3319-bc54-4d30-bb3f-bb90a0c6ec50.  When
I try to run either of these reports (Computers with specific software registered in Add Remove Programs; Count of instances of specific software registered with Add or Remove Programs) I receive the XML error shown in the attached screenshot. I'm fairly
sure the problem is the same as the other admin was experiencing and I just need to remove the unprintable characters (of the application name) from the dbo.v_Add_Remove_Program column.
The error references 0xFFFF but I could not find what that exactly translates too, other than it appears to be at the end of the spectrum for Unicode characters. I used the following sql query to search for the 0xFFFF entry, but no results were found:
use CM_UV2
Select distinct
CHARINDEX(cast(0xFFFF as varchar(1)),DisplayName0),
DisplayName0
from
dbo.v_Add_Remove_Programs
Where
CHARINDEX(cast(0xFFFF as varchar(1)),DisplayName0) > 0
When I used the original hex value of 0x28 I get plenty of results returned with "(" in them so the query seems sound. One of the articles I was searching mentioned running the query manually using the Management Studio and looking for strange characters
there but I'm not sure how to do that.
Basically I just need help finding the offending character and removing it. I also need to be able to replicate this for other strings as this looks like an error that will reoccur whenever any new software appears that has weird encoding in the title.
Thank you in advance for any help given.
Über Random

Hi Uber,
This is a known issue that error occurs when running report "Count of instances of specific software registered with Add or Remove Programs" due to non-printable characters for XML. Based on internal research, the hotfix for this issue will be
included in the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1.
As a workaround, you can remove the nonprintable character populated into the report parameter by referring to the following KB article:
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/914159
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Mike Yin
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TechNet Community Support

There is a problem connectiong to the specified reporting Server SCCM 2012 SSRS

hi,
I'm Trying to install reporting services point SCCM 2012, I configured the
site system role without problems, but when I tried to configure the report options I get this error:
"There is a problem connectiong to the specified reporting, please check the conection and make sure SQL Reporting Service is running on the especified server. "
The reporting service is running on remote server, I'm using SQL SERVER 2008.
Two Questions:
1: Which is the cause of the error?
2: Which right permissions must have the reporting services point account?
Thanks.

Are you allowing port 1433 through the firewall?
Which release of SQL Server are you using and have you applied the relevant minimum CU? Details here
http://sccmentor.wordpress.com/2013/12/31/sql-server-site-database-configuration/
Which version of SRS is installed? If 10.50.1600.1 you will need to get this updated to above 2500 level.
http://www.mssccmfaq.de/2012/05/15/srs-not-detected-as-running/
Cheers
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I've got a report that shows us Flash Players Versions by Count. I'd like to be able to create a linked report that shows the specific computers that have a specific version. The current report looks like this
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Are any SCCM 2012 reporting gurus out there that have done something like this?
For example, I'd like a link from the Version field to run a report that
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My first recommendation is to adjust the query you are currently using as it will only show you x86 software titles.
As for how to do it, that is easy (sort of). Write your two reports,Make sure that your second report have prompts of everything that you want to pass to it.
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How to update Office 365 using SCCM 2012 R2?

Hi,
I am using SCCM 2012 R2 and Office 365 ProPlus.
At products list (Software Update Point Components Properties) there is not Office 365.
Office 365 automatically updates from Internet.
I need to know the following:
How to disable Internet automatic updates at Office 365
How to deploy updates for Office 365 from SCCM.
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Funny thing you can't deploy those updates via WSUS and/ or ConfigMgr. See for more information:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/office_resource_kit/archive/2014/01/21/managing-updates-for-office-365-proplus-part-1.aspx
Also, make sure to read part 2 as it provides dome guidance on controlled testing of those updates.
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