Fetch patch management data from Jamf Pro to generate comprehensive reports in both Excel and PDF formats
Simplified patch reporting
Find us in the #patcher channel in the MacAdmins Slack
Patcher is a Command Line Interface (CLI) tool for macOS that leverages the Jamf Pro API to fetch patch management data and generates comprehensive reports in varying formats. It simplifies tracking and reporting on software update compliance across macOS devices managed through Jamf Pro.
Read the full project documentation on our project homepage.
Install releases from PyPI:
$ python3 -m pip install patcherctl
[!NOTE] Please note that while Patcher is installed as a package, it is meant to be used as a command line tool and not as an imported library.
Assuming 'AnyOrg' is the name of your organization, an exported PDF could look like this:
PDF Reports can be customized to fit your organizations branding needs. See the customizing reports in the project docs.
For a list of all available commands and options, visit the usage page of our documentation.
After installation, reports can be generated by running the export command. You can specify the output directory for the reports and choose to generate PDF reports alongside Excel files.
$ patcherctl export --path '/path/to/output/directory' [--pdf]
Contributions to Patcher are welcome! We have set up templates for submitting issues, feature requests, and feedback. Please be sure to utilize these templates when contributing to the project.
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Fetch patch management data from Jamf Pro to generate comprehensive reports in both Excel and PDF formats
We found that patcherctl demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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