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  • 1.  Building iOS Apps for MDM distribution

    Posted Jan 11, 2012 12:54 PM

    When building Apple iOS applications for MDM distribution you need to specify the Application url which is saved to the .plist manifest file.

    The .plist file is specified when the application is defined to the "Mobile management Library".

     

    I have checked the Mobile library and it uses a url specification of

     

    http://localhost/Altiris/MobileManagement/SSI/EML/ItemContent/[FEED ID]/[ITEM ID]/[iOS Application plist filename]

    When creating the application archive, the XCODE IDE prompts for the application url to be specified.

     

    What url should be used?

     

    Thanks

     

    Mike



  • 2.  RE: Building iOS Apps for MDM distribution

    Posted Jan 13, 2012 04:32 PM

    The URL you will enter will be the URL to the location of the .html file that includes the link to the .plist file. The application itself is not stored within the Mobile Library, just a link to it.  Does that help? 



  • 3.  RE: Building iOS Apps for MDM distribution

    Posted Jan 25, 2012 05:51 AM

     

    Hi; 

    We built our own version of the Sym MDM Agent; it has slightly more functionality but most importantly we can provide it with our own logo (looking really smart on an iPhone and iPad). Below is what we learned about PLIST files and HTML and provisioning.

    The PLIST file (from Xcode) can easily be edited afterwards. It just needs to contain the URL to the IPA file. It cannot be a relative URL we experienced. Do mind; this has nothing to do with putting links into the MobileLibrary.

    Something extra; we created a really nice HTML file that auto-installs(!) the MDM agent when you use Safari (on apple device) and navigate to this file. Now we can simply email people a link that when opened on an apple device, installs our custom client. Bypassing the AppStore (yes you've read that correctly). It only takes an Apple Enterprise Developer Agreement and some Xcode experience (it took us some time).

    Perhaps the attached files are any good.

    Did anyone change the Sym agent and hard-code the 'URL' part so people only have to type name and password when enrolling?

    Regards,
    Klaas

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    mdm.html__2.txt   226 B 1 version
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    mdm.plist__1.txt   1 KB 1 version


  • 4.  RE: Building iOS Apps for MDM distribution

    Posted Jan 27, 2012 08:46 AM

    "Did anyone change the Sym agent and hard-code the 'URL' part so people only have to type name and password when enrolling?"

     

    I tried to.... but the GUI files are compiled, so you can't edit them. I created a forum entry here: https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/how-edit-nib-files-gui-mobile-management-agent



  • 5.  RE: Building iOS Apps for MDM distribution

    Posted Feb 02, 2012 11:21 AM

    We're looking for a way to do hard-code the enrollment URL but have not yet found a way.  You can, of course, include the grey text, but that's overwritten as soon as the user touches the field to do text entry.