Apple's Business Manager (ABM) program provides the same methods of purchasing and assigning apps from the App Store using Apps & Books (formerly VPP). Addigy integrates seamlessly with Business Manager Apps & Books to create an environment where you can easily manage your devices and the apps associated with them.
Requirements
The following requirements are needed to proceed with the Apps & Books Integration within Addigy using Apple Business Manager:
- Apple Business Manager account business.apple.com
- Apps and Books tied to your Apple Business Manager account
- Administrator access in Apple Business Manager
- Owner access in Addigy (or similar privileges to edit Integrations)
- An MDM Profile is created and defined in Policies > Settings (under the desired policy) > MDM Enrollment Profile
Configuring of Addigy Apps & Books Integration
You are able to associate your Addigy Policies with different Apps & Books accounts.
Navigate to the desired policy in the Policies page. In the Settings > Apple Apps portion of the policy, follow the instructions to enable your Apps & Books assets for that policy.
To obtain your Apps & Books Token, click Your Name > Preferences > Payments and Billing > Content Tokens inside Apple Business Manager.
If you do not already have a Content Token, you will need to create one within the Locations tab of ABM/ASM.
Once you download the server token file, you can upload the file into the Apps & Books integration section of an Addigy policy. Once your token is applied, you will see your company name and the expiration date within Addigy to validate the correct account is connected.
Apps & Books Assets will now show in the assets section underneath the Policies > Integrations & Settings > Apple Apps section.
You can apply the app licenses by going to the Policy page and selecting the Software > Apple Apps tab.