Advanced Configurations (iOS - Custom)

In the Advanced Configurations dialog box, you can specify advanced options for the application you are adding or editing.

App Details

Application Details A list of app details (read-only).
Assignment Type Select User Based or Device Based.

Installation Options

Deployment Type Select whether you want this application to be suggested or mandatory.

If you select Suggested, the user can choose whether to install the application.

If you select Mandatory, the application will install automatically.
Request Device to Install Application (Unsupervised Device Only) If Deployment Type is set to Suggested, and the device is unsupervised, turn on the toggle to specify a maximum number of times the user will be requested to install the application.
Maximum Installation Attempts If Request Device to Install Application is turned on, enter the maximum installation attempts for the application.
Configuration URI Enter a URI used to configure the application after it has been installed on the device.
Remove App when Device is Unenrolled When turned on, the app will be automatically uninstalled from the device when the device is unenrolled
Prevent Application Data Back Up to iTunes and iCloud When turned on, the app is blocked from uploading data to iTunes and iCloud.
Enable Licensing When turned on, enables adding App Store licenses, as well as the use of redemption codes.
Licenses
This section contains the following controls:
  • Manage App Store License Account - click to open the App Store License Management dialog box, where you can manage your App Store licenses (see App Store License Management).
  • Accounts - the App Store License account
  • Purchased - the number of licenses purchased under the selected account (read-only)
  • Remaining - the number of licenses remaining under the selected account (read-only)

Managed App Config

Application Configuration

You can enable various configuration settings on the application.

Enter a value in the fields of the configuration settings that you want to apply to the device. You can use real values or macros. The following macros are also supported:

%ENROLLEDUSER_DOMAIN%
Enrolled user domain
%ENROLLEDUSER_EMAIL%
Enrolled user email
%ENROLLEDUSER_FIRST_NAME%
Enrolled user first name
%ENROLLEDUSER_UPN%
Enrolled user principal name
%ENROLLEDUSER_USERNAME%
Enrolled user username
%ENROLLEDUSER_LAST_NAME%
Enrolled user last name
%IP%
IP address
%MANUFACTURER%
Device manufacturer
%MODEL%
Device model
%PERSONALIZED_DEVICE_NAME%
Device name
%PHONENUMBER%
Phone number
%PLATFORM%
Device platform
%SERIALNUM%
Hardware serial number
Update Devices that Have Already Been Configured Turn on the toggle to update those devices that had been configured previously.
Managed Associated Domains
This section lists domains associated with the app. This feature required iOS 13 or later, as well as a managed app with the associated domain entitlement. It contains the following controls:
  • Delete for each domain - click to delete the domain
  • Add (+) - click to ad a new domain to the list

Update Options

Automatically Update App Version in App Policy to the Latest Version in App Store Turn on the toggle to have SOTI MobiControl automatically discover newer versions of applications in the App Store and update the version in the app policy.

When you select this option, a message appears showing the last time that SOTI MobiControl searched the App Store for newer versions. (SOTI MobiControl normally searches the App Store once per day during nightly maintenance.)
Automatically Request Devices to Update App when App Policy is Updated with New Version Turn on the toggle to have SOTI MobiControl automatically send a request to devices to update applications when newer versions appear in the app policy. (The request is sent during the next device check-in.)

If both this option and the above option are selected, devices will automatically be requested to update applications to the latest version in the app policy, which in turn have been updated to the latest version in the App Store.
Update App on Devices Click to push the update to all devices targeted by this app policy.
Note: This option is not supported for applications with device-based App Store licenses on devices running iOS versions prior to 10.3.