Hey everyone, I’m setting up an “Outdated OS” report in Hexnode and just wanted to get a sense of how others are doing it. Mainly trying to avoid ending up with a messy report that needs a lot of cleanup later, especially if I plan to automate it. How are you guys structuring yours?
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1 week ago
Apr 27, 2026
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Yeah, that’s a good thing to think about early. What worked for us was treating it more like a filtered dataset rather than a general report.
We went with a Device-type report and made sure to combine OS Name with OS Version, using something like a “less than” condition based on whatever baseline we’re following. That way it only shows devices that are actually outdated, instead of pulling everything and filtering later.
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1 week ago
Apr 27, 2026
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Yeah, same here, we ended up doing something very similar. Also kept the columns pretty tight, just OS name, OS version, and last sync. Device name is already there anyway, so adding more fields didn’t really help much and just made the export bulkier, especially when working with CSVs.
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1 week ago
Apr 28, 2026
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Got it, that actually helps. Are you keeping this setup the same everywhere, or changing it depending on the client or platform?
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Apr 28, 2026
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We keep the overall structure the same so it’s easier to manage, but yeah, the version baseline changes depending on the platform or what the client expects.
One small thing that helped us later was naming the reports properly. We started using something like “Audit – Outdated OS – [Tenant or Platform]”. Didn’t seem like a big deal at first, but once we had multiple reports and started automating things, it made a huge difference.
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