what is difference Software Centre versus Company Portal

OK. So we have a co-managed\hybrid environment. Are Applications at present though are all pushed from on site\on premises MECM (Config Manager). What I see though is that often those MECM pushed applications appearing in the Company Portal (as we would expect because that should show both applications pushed from on premises MECM and off premises Intune), but those on premises MECM applications not appreaing in the Software Centre (that should show applications pushed from on premises MECM but not applicarons poushed from off prenises Intune).

I addition if a sync is done on a device, often that will then show applications in the Company Portal that may not initially\qucikly show up in Company Portal (yet surely a Sync action should show\refresh applications that come from Intune not MECM ?). The Sync has no effect on what shows in Software Centre (as I would expect)

MECM Collections to which software is pushed to are Active Directory Security Groups and Users. What partcular logfile and where would I be looking to see what the Sync is doing ?

Still , thought if applications from on premises MECM and not Intune sync should\would not change the list of applications shoing in Company Portal

Hi, @Anonymous

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Q&A forum.

The Company Portal app and Software Center are both used to manage applications on devices.

The Company Portal app is the cross-platform app portal experience for Microsoft Intune family of products, and it supports Configuration Manager-deployed applications for all co-managed clients that use it.

On the other hand, Software Center is a built-in feature of Configuration Manager that allows users to install and manage software on their devices. When you deploy applications as Available to user collections, then users can browse Software Center and install the apps they need. However, some app information, such as if a restart is required or the estimated time to install, is not currently available in the Company Portal.

In summary, the Company Portal shows Configuration Manager-deployed applications for all co-managed clients that use it, while Software Center allows users to install and manage software on their devices.

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Can anyone clarify\explain why in a Hygrid environment the Software Centre will not show all allpications pushed to user collections from on premises MECM (Config. Manager) but Company Portal does ? Also why a sync of a device will refresh Company Portal with applications pushed to user collections from on premises MECM, when I thought a Sync of a device would simply communicate with Intune not MECM, and the applications are currently via MECM rather than Intune ?

"Software Centre will not show all allpications pushed to user collections from on premises MECM (Config. Manager) but Company Portal does".

Clarification needed... What objects are inside the user collection? I suspect once you answer that question, you will answer your own question.

Sync: the easiest way to answer that question for your environment is that once you click on sync, monitor the client logs, and see what action(s) are performed. Once you know what client actions are performed, you will answer your own question.