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Assigning Profiles to a group

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Ray Vazquez
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I know this may have been answered somewhere else but from what I have seen, it doesn't answer my question 100%.

I have a non-production lockdown group that I need to test by assigning a package to that group before I assign it to my lockdown production group.  Whenever you update your package, you need to assign it to the lockdown group.  Now, let me just say, using MobiControl is fairly new to me.  There are a few things I can do but this is not one of them.  I would appreciate any help with this.

android device assignment package group
5 years ago
Android
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Matt Dermody Diamond Contributor
5 years ago

You could create a clone of the existing Profile and change the assignments so that the existing Profile points to the production group and then the new cloned Profile points to your test group. Then you can freely update the Package version contained within the cloned Profile pointed at the test group without impacting your production group.

Prod Profile

Assigned to Prod Group

Contains Prod version of Package

Test Profile

Assigned to Test Group

Contains Test version of Package

RV
Ray Vazquez
5 years ago

Thanks for your reply.  Since the updated package has to point to the group in order to get the latest version of the app, what are the steps to assign new package to the group?

J
JVMOD@SOTI Platinum Contributor
5 years ago (edited 5 years ago)

Hello Ray,

Thank you for your post, below are the steps -

Adding a Package to SOTI MobiControl

After you have created a package in Package Studio, you can upload it to SOTI MobiControl and send it your devices using a profile.

Note: Packages can only be deployed to devices on the following platforms: Android Plus, Linux, Windows Mobile/CE, Windows Modern (Desktop), or Printer.

To add a package to SOTI MobiControl:

  1. On the Packages tab, click the Add button.
  2. Click Browse and navigate to the file location of the package file (.pcg) you created in Package Studio. Click OK.
  3. Repeat steps for any additional package files (.pcg) you want to upload to SOTI MobiControl. You can add multiple versions of the same package to SOTI MobiControl. They are grouped together under their package name and sorted by a version number.

After uploading packages to SOTI MobiControl, deploy them to your devices using a profile.

 

Using Profiles to push package.

A profile is a container that applies device settings (through configurations) and data or applications (through packages) to your devices. You can create multiple profiles and assign them to different devices or device groups.

Most of your interaction with profiles is completed on the Profiles tab. The tab is divided into two sections. A list of your profiles appears in the main section while the right-most section displays valuable information about the status of your various profiles, such as installation status and the contents of the profile. Additionally, you can also see profile information for individual devices in their Device Information panels.

Note: Profile capabilities differ across platforms. For example, packages are only available on the Android Plus, Linux, Printer, Windows Desktop Classic, Windows Mobile/CE, and Windows Modern (desktop only) platforms. Always ensure you are viewing help specific to your device types.
  Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.     Regards,

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