The process of adding an app is different based on (1) the type of app you are adding, and (2) the role of the user who is adding the app.
■ Native, web, and secure web apps can be published to the Development, Beta, and Production phases of the app lifecycle when the app is added. However, External Store apps can only be published to the Production phase.
■ Developers can only add apps to the Development phase of the app lifecycle.
Publishers and Admins can add apps to the Development, Beta and Production phases.
■ Developers, publishers, and admins can assign an app policy to the app when adding the app. However, app policies can only be assigned to native and secure web apps. Additionally, app policies are not enforced on apps that are added to the Development phase.
■ Developers, publishers, and admins can specify the groups and/or users who can install the app. However, only publishers and admins can specify the groups and/or users who must install the app.
See“Making an app so that it is required, and managing required apps”
on page 88.
To add a native app
1 In the Admin Console, on the left menu, click Apps.
2 From the center pane, click Add App.
3 On the Add a New App page, under Native App Upload, click Browse and then select the app that you want to add.
4 On the Add a New App page, you can edit the default Title, and optionally enter a Subtitle and Description for this app.
5 Under Policy, select a policy from the drop-down list that you want to assign to this app. The default is No Policy.
6 Under Phone Screenshots and/or Tablet Screenshots, click Browse and add any screenshots that you want to assign to this app.
7 On the right side of the page, select how you want to publish this app (if at all):
■ Not Publishing is the default. Apps published to this version appear in the Admin Console, but are unavailable to users. Admins and publishers can set the version of this app to Development, Beta, or Production at a later time. Additionally, apps published to this version cannot be assigned to users at this time.
■ Publish as Production
■ Publish as Beta
■ Set as Development
8 If you selected one of the publishing versions in Step7, do one or both of the following:
■ Under Who Can Install, select the users that you want to allow access to this app.
■ Under Who Must Install, select the users that are required to install this app.
Everyone is the default.
Click Limited To and then specify the groups and/or users that you want to allow access to this app.
Note:The users (or entitlements) selected here are automatically applied to the app when it moves to another version of the lifecycle (for example, from Beta to Production). However, you can change the entitlements at the time you move the app to that version.
9 Click Save.
The app is immediately available to the specified groups and/or users.
To add a secure web app
1 In the Admin Console, on the left menu, click Apps.
2 From the center pane, click Add App.
3 On the Add a New App page, click Secure Web App, enter the URL and then click Verify Secure Web URL.
4 On the Add a New App page, you can edit the default Title, and optionally enter a Subtitle and Description for this app.
5 Select either iOS Secure Web App or Android Secure Web App.
■ If you select iOS Secure Web App, click Browse to assign your Mobile Provisioning Profile.
■ If you select Android Secure Web App, under Key, select Create new.
6 Under Policy, select a policy from the drop-down list that you want to assign to this app. This step is required when adding a secure web app.
7 Under Phone Screenshots and/or Tablet Screenshots, click Browse and add any screenshots that you want to assign to this app.
8 On the right side of the page, select the version that you want to publish this app to:
■ Publish as Production
■ Publish as Beta
■ Set as Development
9 Under Who Can Install, select the users that you want to allow access to this app:
■ Everyone is the default.
■ Click Limited To and then specify the groups and/or users that you want to allow access to this app.
Note:The users (or entitlements) selected here are automatically applied to the app when it moves to another version of the lifecycle (for example, from Beta to Production). However, you can change the entitlements at the time you move the app to that version.
10 Click Save.
The app is immediately available to the specified groups and/or users.
To add an external store app
1 In the Admin Console, on the left menu, click Apps.
2 From the center pane, click Add App.
3 On the Add a New App page, click External Store App, enter the URL and then click Verify Store URL .
4 On the Add a New App page, you can edit the default Title, and optionally enter a Subtitle and Description for this app.
5 Under Phone Screenshots and/or Tablet Screenshots, click Browse and add any screenshots that you want to assign to this app.
6 Do one or both of the following:
■ Under Who Can Install, select the users that you want to allow access to this app.
■ Under Who Must Install, select the users that are required to install this app.
■ Everyone is the default.
■ Click Limited To and then specify the groups and/or users that you want to allow access to this app.
Note:The users (or entitlements) selected here are automatically applied to the app when it moves to another version of the lifecycle (for example, from Beta to Production). However, you can change the entitlements at the time you move the app to that version.
7 Click Save.
The app is immediately available as a Production app to the specified groups and/or users.