Updates vs Application Updates

[lock]

Hi,

If I click on "Updates" in the Dashboard , always says "Current"

However , if I go to "Settings" and I click on "Install Application Updates" , ALWAYS will download and install something.

 

So, what are the "updates" from the Dashboard for???

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[lock]

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No, I do not have neither technical issues nor licensing issues.

Thanks.

[Porthos]

1 hour ago, lock said:

 

So, what are the "updates" from the Dashboard for???

Database updates only.

 

1 hour ago, lock said:

I click on "Install Application Updates" , ALWAYS will download and install something.

They are for the cumulative update packages.  And you should not always have something there.

1 hour ago, lock said:

No, I do not have neither technical issues nor licensing issues.

So this is a technical issue then so please provide the requested logs.

[Phone Man]

4 hours ago, lock said:

Hi,

If I click on "Updates" in the Dashboard , always says "Current"

However , if I go to "Settings" and I click on "Install Application Updates" , ALWAYS will download and install something.

 

So, what are the "updates" from the Dashboard for???

The "updates" in the Dashboard are rules the programs use to find the bad actors and are updated all day long. Similar to virus definitions.

The Blue indication in the below picture.

Application updates are program updates to the various components that run the system and are updated occasional to refine the program or fix bugs.

The RED indication in the below picture

 

[lock]

Mine shows Component package version 1.0.236, even after I clicked on "Install Application Updates" and even after reboot.

I downloaded the latest version and install on top, now sais 1.0.262.

I will monitor, thanks!