Using the application portal (iOS/iPadOS)
With the Ivanti application portal, you can curate a catalog of applications to make available to iOS and iPadOS devices managed through Endpoint Manager MDM. These apps are not pushed to devices. Instead, the apps appear in the Ivanti Portal where the device user can choose which apps they would like to install. You can add both paid and free apps to the portal.
We recommend adding the Ivanti Portal app and the apps you would like to distribute to a VPP token. For more information, see Using a VPP Account.
Requirements
•Endpoint Manager 2020.1.1+
•iOS 11+ devices
•iPadOS 13+ devices
To send the application portal to a device
1.Navigate to Tools > Distribution > Distribution packages.
2.Choose the folder where you are creating the package.
3.Click New in the toolbar and select iOS.
4.Enter a name and description for the package.
5.Select a method for distributing the app.
•App store. Search for and select the Ivanti Portal app.
•Manifest URL. Provide the path to the Ivanti Portal app (the .plist and .ipa files) on a web server. This must be an address to a web server that the device can reach. The Bundle ID is com.ivanti.iosportal The Bundle version is 1.0
•VPP. Select a Token alias and then click the arrow icon. Select the Ivanti Portal app from the list. For information about adding a VPP token and associating the Ivanti Portal app with it, see Using a VPP Account.
6.Click Save.
7. In the distribution packages pane, right-click the portal app package and select Create scheduled task.
8.From the network view, drag targets onto the task in the Scheduled tasks window. Targets can include individual devices, computer groups, LDAP objects (user, machine, and group), LDAP queries, and inventory queries; however, only iOS devices will be affected.
9.In the scheduled tasks pane, right-click the task for your app and select Properties.
10.In the left menu, click Schedule task.
11.Schedule when the package should be sent to devices.
When the task runs, the portal app is pushed to the scheduled devices. It is automatically installed.
To add an app to the application portal
1.Navigate to Tools > Distribution > Distribution packages.
2.Choose the folder where you are creating the package.
3.Click New in the toolbar and select iOS.
4.Enter a name and description for the package.
5.Select a method for distributing the app.
•App store. Use the search box to find the app. When you select an app through the search, the Location, Package ID and Package version fields are populated. You can only distribute free apps from an app store.
•Manifest URL. Provide the path to the app (the .plist and .ipa files) on a web server. This must be an address to a web server that the device can reach. You also need to provide the Package ID and the Package version for the app. You can get this information from the app developer.
•VPP. Select an existing Token alias and then click the arrow icon. This presents a list of all apps associated with the VPP token. For information about adding a VPP token and associating the apps with it, see Using a VPP Account.
6.Click Save.
7. In the distribution packages pane, right-click the app package and select Create scheduled task.
8.From the network view, drag targets onto the task in the Scheduled tasks window. Targets can include individual devices, computer groups, LDAP objects (user, machine, and group), LDAP queries, and inventory queries; however, only iOS devices will be affected.
9.In the scheduled tasks pane, right-click the task for your app and select Properties.
10.Click Task settings > Portal settings.
11.Select Recommended (display in portal).
12.In the left menu, click Schedule task.
13.Schedule when the package should be sent to devices.
14.Click Save.
When the task runs, the app is pushed to the iOS app portal on the scheduled devices. Users can install the app from the portal.
To remove an app from the application portal and devices
•Removing a device from a scheduled task will remove the app associated with that task from the device.
•Deleting a task that assigned an app to the portal will remove the app from the portal and all devices that had it installed.
•Removing a device from MDM management will remove the portal and all apps installed through it from the device.
User experience
The Ivanti Portal app will appear on the user's device. When they open Ivanti Portal app, they will see the catalog of apps that have been added to the portal in Endpoint Manager. The view is similar to the app store. They can tap on the apps they want to install. Once installed, the apps will appear on their home screen, the same as apps from the app store appear. Applications in Ivanti Portal can be searched for by name, tag, and category. If apps are added to or removed from the portal in Endpoint Manager, the Ivanti Portal is updated with the new selection on relaunch or by dragging the screen down to refresh.