Apple's Business & School Manager (ABM/ASM) programs provide 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
- 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 sufficient privileges to edit Integrations)
- An MDM Enrollment Profile is created and defined in Policies > Settings (under the desired policy) > MDM Enrollment Profile
Configuring Apple Apps in Addigy
1. Navigate to the desired policy > Integrations & Settings > Apple Apps
2. Follow the steps to upload a new Location Token for the policy (or select a token that already exists in your environment):
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In ABM/ASM, create a new Content Token within the Locations tab.
- Note: To assign content to the token, navigate to the Apps and Books tab and purchase app licenses for your token's Location: Select and buy content in Apple Business Manager
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To download a Content Token, click Your Name > Preferences > Payments and Billing > Content Tokens.
- Note: Content Tokens should not be re-used. If you are migrating over from another MDM provider, or if a token has previously existed in any other MDM server (even if it has since been removed), it is best practice to create a brand new Content Token for use in Addigy. Re-using a token may cause various issues with deployment.
3. After downloading the token (.vpp file), upload it into Addigy. Once your token is applied, its Location Name, Company Name, & expiration date will appear on the page. Available assets assigned to the token will populate below.
4. Navigate to Software > Apple Apps and assign desired applications to the policy. Each device will receive a license for each app upon installation.
Alternatively, Apple Apps can be deployed to individual devices via GoLive: Deploying App Store Apps with GoLive
If you encounter any problems with deployment, tips for troubleshooting Apple Apps can be found here: