1 Replace a version
When you add a new version of an application to SoftwareCentral, the Replace Application interface can help update the installations of the older version and supersede the old version of the application.
See Replace Package / Application for how it works. You can also see the example Update Java Using Replace Package.
There are two ways in. The Replace page under the Applications menu replaces one or more old packages or applications with a new one. In Application Management you open an application and click Replace Application (or its Replace tab): you select the application it will be replaced with, tick the settings and click Replace Application; the window closes when the replacement is completed. It works for both ConfigMgr and Intune applications.
2 Best practice
- Import the new version first and test it, then replace.
- Leave Delete old program off until the new version has been rolled out, so you can go back.
- Replace in the shop and in software groups at the same time, so users and deployments pick up the new version.