When AppsAnywhere adds the device to the scope of a Mac App Store App that is set to Install Automatically, Jamf Pro automatically manages the deployment of the app to the user's device using MDM without us having to do much at all. By setting the Scope as restricted to Specific Computers and the Distribution Method to Install Automatically, you provide AppsAnywhere the ability to add devices to the scope when users click launch (and therefore request the deployment of an app to their device). Luckily Jamf Pro allow for the automatic deployment of Mac App Store Apps to devices that are specified in scope, so we can utilize this option to provide the same functionality to the user.Īs specified in the pre-requisites above, if you want to deploy a VPP-enabled app via AppsAnywhere then you need to set it up a little differently in Jamf Pro. In order to replicate this functionality and still allow the deployment of VPP-enabled apps from within AppsAnywhere, we had to take a slightly different approach. When someone triggers the deployment of a VPP-enabled app from Self Service, it uses a special workflow that requires access to APIs in Jamf Pro that are not accessible to anything other than the Self Service app itself. This is because there is no way for the AppsAnywhere Client to actually trigger the deployment of a VPP-enabled app from the user's device. VPP-enabled apps are deployed slightly differently to everything else in our Jamf Pro integration workflow. The Distribution Method is set to Install Automatically/Prompt Users to Install There are VPP licenses available (i.e on the VPP tab, the value for Total Content is greater than that for In Use) Ideally, there will be no other Limitations or Exclusions applied to the Scope (though it doesn't matter if there are) You have set the Scope such that it will be available to the Specific Computers and All Users (this will then be managed by AppsAnywhere) If the Mac App Store App does have associated VPP licenses: The Distribution Method is set to Make Available in Self Service You have set the Scope such that it will be available to the devices you want to deploy it to through AppsAnywhere (see note on scope in the 'How It Works' section) If the Mac App Store App has no associated VPP licenses: You have setup the Mac App Store App and it can be found in Jamf Pro under Computers > Computer Management > Mac App Store Apps In summary, you must ensure that your Jamf Pro Mac App Store App meets the following requirements to import it into AppsAnywhere It will need to be set up to be available through the Self Service app before it can be delivered through AppsAnywhere and we strongly recommend that you test the deployment of the Mac App Store App through Self Service before bringing it into AppsAnywhere to help rule out any problems with Jamf Pro itself before adding the additional deployment workflows that AppsAnywhere adds to the process, which can make it more difficult to resolve any issues that may exist. The remainder of this article assumes that you have an Mac App Store App deployment already configured in your Jamf Pro environment. Whether you are wanting to push out VPP licensed apps or just direct user to the right place in the Mac App Store to get the app they need, you can do this using the Jamf Pro: Mac App Store App delivery method. Non-VPP licensed apps: Have no licensing information and therefore require the user to install the app themselves from the mac app store VPP licensed apps: Come with an assigned license from Apple's Volume Purchase Program and can be installed automatically for the user There are two types of Mac App Store apps that can be managed through Jamf Pro: Jamf Pro offers a great way to deploy Mac App Store Apps to a user's device.
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