Creating Software Profiles

Create software profiles to manage how and when software is distributed or updated on mobile devices. Associate software with a profile so that the software is distributed to the devices on a controlled basis.

Once a software profile has been created, you can edit the name, status, and selection criteria. You can also add software packages to the profile. For information on adding and configuring software packages, see Managing Software Packages.

Selection criteria determine which mobile devices receive the software profile. Only devices that meet the selection criteria for the software profile will receive the software associated with the profile. For information about creating selection criteria, see Building Selection Criteria.

The Authorized Users panel allows you to assign privileges for a profile to a user that does not have rights for that profile. This allows you to give a user permission for one specific profile, rather than all profiles of a specific type. Users that already have permission for the profile will not appear in the list of available users. For information about creating users and assigning permissions, see Managing User Accounts.

The home location for the profile is the location you have selected when you create the profile.

To create a software profile:

From the Profiles tab, click New Profile.

The New Profile dialog box appears.

Select Software Profile.

The New Profile Details page appears.

Type a name for the profile in the Name text box.

Note: Software profile names are case-sensitive and must be unique.

If desired, enable the profile.

Click Launch wizard to use the Selection Criteria Builder to determine which devices the software profile will be applied to. For details about creating and using selection criteria, see Using Selection Criteria.

Click Save.

The software profile is created and can be enabled and configured.