IT OPS

Patch escalation ladder to owner then manager

Tracks how long each laptop has been overdue and escalates: a polite Outlook email to the owner first, then a CC to their manager if it stays unpatched past a second threshold.

CategoryIT Ops
Enginesim
Difficultyintermediate
Triggerschedule
Steps6
Setup~15 min

How it runs

The automated pipeline, trigger to output.

  • TriggerDaily schedule fires
  • ActionQuery overdue devices + managerPostgreSQLPostgres
  • LogicBranch by escalation tier
  • ActionBuild tier-appropriate email
  • OutputSend Outlook email (CC manager on tier 2)Outlook
  • ActionLog escalation to audit tablePostgreSQLPostgres

What it does

Applies a tiered escalation policy to overdue laptops. Devices in the first overdue tier get a reminder email to the owner. Devices that cross a harder deadline get a second email that also copies the owner's manager, framed as a compliance risk. Compliant or recently remediated devices are skipped, so nobody gets nagged after they fix it.

When to use it

Use this when a single nudge is not enough and you need a documented escalation trail for audit or security reviews. Good for regulated fleets where unpatched endpoints must be tracked to resolution.

How it works

  1. 1A daily schedule triggers the run.
  2. 2A Postgres query returns overdue devices with owner email, manager email, and days overdue.
  3. 3A logic branch sorts each device into tier one (owner-only) or tier two (owner plus manager) based on days overdue.
  4. 4An action builds the tier-appropriate message including the self-service fix link.
  5. 5The output step sends each email through Outlook, copying the manager on tier-two cases.
  6. 6The send and tier are written back to Postgres for the audit trail.

Set it up

What you configure once, before turning it on.

  1. 1
    Connect PostgresAny Postgres URL — query, write, migrate.
  2. 2
    Connect OutlookMail, calendar, contacts.
  3. 3
    Set each agent's modelWe leave models unset so you pick the tier — fast + cheap, or top-quality.
  4. 4
    Tune it to your dataEdit the prompts, filters, and field mappings so it matches how your team works.
  5. 5
    Test, then turn it onRun once against a sample, confirm the output, then enable the trigger.

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