Move Software Updates between Software Update Groups in SCCM using Powershell

How does the Powershell script work?

If you want to move a Software Update between different Software Update Groups, you don’t move them, but rather change the membership.

The script that I have provided will take the latest created Software Update Group and add those members to a defined Software Update Group.

The Powershell script

Below is the script I have created for editing the membership of a Software Update Group.

<#

.SYNOPSIS

This script will add all updates from the latest Software Update Group to a defined Software Update Group.

    

.DESCRIPTION

This script will add all updates from the latest Software Update Group to a defined Software Update Group.

Author: Daniel Classon (www.danielclasson.com)

Version: 1.0

Date: 2018-12-18

    

.EXAMPLE

.\Add-SUGMembers -DestinationSUG SUG1

This will add all updates contained in the latest Software Updates Group to SUG1.

    

.DISCLAIMER

All scripts and other powershell references are offered AS IS with no warranty.

These script and functions are tested in my environment and it is recommended that you test these scripts in a test environment before using in your production environment.

#>

PARAM(

    [string]$DestinationSUG

    )

#Load SCCM Powershell module

Try {

    Import-Module (Join-Path $(Split-Path $env:SMS_ADMIN_UI_PATH) ConfigurationManager.psd1) -ErrorAction Stop

}

Catch [System.UnauthorizedAccessException] {

    Write-Warning -Message "Access denied" ; break

}

Catch [System.Exception] {

    Write-Warning "Unable to load the Configuration Manager Powershell module from $env:SMS_ADMIN_UI_PATH" ; break

}

#Set current drive to SCCM drive

$SiteCode = Get-PSDrive -PSProvider CMSITE

Set-Location -Path "$($SiteCode.Name):\"

Function Write-Log

{

 

    PARAM(

        [String]$Message,

        [int]$Severity,

        [string]$Component

    )

        $LogPath = $PSScriptRoot

        $TimeZoneBias = Get-WMIObject -Query "Select Bias from Win32_TimeZone"

        $Date= Get-Date -Format "HH:mm:ss.fff"

        $Date2= Get-Date -Format "MM-dd-yyyy"

        $Type=1

         

        "<![LOG[$Message]LOG]!><time=$([char]34)$Date$($TimeZoneBias.bias)$([char]34) date=$([char]34)$date2$([char]34) component=$([char]34)$Component$([char]34) context=$([char]34)$([char]34) type=$([char]34)$Severity$([char]34) thread=$([char]34)$([char]34) file=$([char]34)$([char]34)>"| Out-File -FilePath "$LogPath\Add-SUGMembers.log" -Append -NoClobber -Encoding default

}

#Change membership of Software Update to new Software Update Group

$LatestSUG = Get-CMSoftwareUpdateGroup | Select-Object LocalizedDisplayName,DateCreated | Sort-Object DateCreated | Select-Object -Last 1 

$Updates = Get-CMSoftwareUpdate -UpdateGroupName $LatestSUG -Fast

$Count = 0

Foreach ($Update in $Updates) {

    $Count++

    Try {

        Add-CMSoftwareUpdateToGroup -SoftwareUpdateId $($Update.CI_ID) -SoftwareUpdateGroupId $($DestinationSUG.CI_ID)

        Write-Progress -Activity "Adding $($Update.LocalizedDisplayName) to $($DestinationSUG.LocalizedDisplayName)" -Status "Adding $Count of $($Updates.Count) updates to $($SourceSUG.LocalizedDisplayName)" -PercentComplete ($Count / $Updates.count * 100)

        Write-Log -Message "Adding $($Update.LocalizedDisplayName) to $($DestinationSUG.LocalizedDisplayName)" -Severity 1 -Component "Add SU to SUG"

    }

    Catch {

        Write Warning "$_.Exception.Message"

        Write-Log -Message "$_.Exception.Message" -Severity 3 -Component "Add SU to SUG"

    }

}

Set-Location $PSScriptRoot