Creating mobile device groups

Use mobile device groups to target policies in Enforce to devices enrolled with Mac Device Enrollment. Group membership is determined by device attribute values collected by Mac Device Enrollment. For more information, see Device information collection.

For example, you can create groups based on applications installed on the device, device model, device enrollment status, or whether an enrolled device is still awaiting initial configuration. As device attribute values change, devices are added to and removed from groups automatically. You can also create groups based on a specific user ID that includes all devices assigned to a specific user. A group can have multiple membership attributes and a device can belong to multiple groups.

Mac Device Enrollment includes the following default group:

  • All Macs: Includes all enrolled Apple devices that use macOS.

To learn about how mobile device groups are used with policies in Enforce, see Enforce User Guide: Managing devices with Mac Device Enrollment.

Create a mobile device group

After you save a mobile device group, you can edit the group description and the attributes that determine group membership. You cannot edit the group name.

  1. From the Mac Device Enrollment menu, click Mobile Device Groups and then click Create.
  2. In the Summary section, enter a Name and optional Description to identify the group.
  3. In the Targeting section, select the attribute you want to use to determine which devices are added to the group and then click Apply. Devices with the selected attribute appear in the Preview section.
  4. (Optional) To add additional group attributes, click + Row. You can add as many group attributes as necessary.

    Use the Or button if only one attribute must be satisfied for group membership. Use the And button if all attributes must be satisfied for group membership.

  5. (Optional) To add groupings that help organize group members, click + Grouping and select the attribute by which you want to group.
  6. Click Create.

View mobile device groups

  1. From the Mac Device Enrollment menu, click Mobile Device Groups.
  2. To view targeting criteria for a specific group, click View Details in the row for the group.

Edit mobile device groups

You can edit the group description and the attributes that determine group membership, but you cannot edit the group name.

  1. From the Mac Device Enrollment menu, click Mobile Device Groups.
  2. Select the group that you want to edit.
  3. Click Edit .
  4. Update the details for the group. Click Save.

Delete mobile device groups

  1. From the Mac Device Enrollment menu, click Mobile Device Groups.
  2. Select the group that you want to delete.
  3. Click Delete . Click Delete to confirm the deletion.

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