Overview
A Configuration is a container that can include applications and/or MCL firmware and/or other files created for a specific device type and, later on, deployed to a device group. For more detailed information about deployments, see Deployments.
Once created, a configuration is accessible to all sites unless you check the “Restrict configuration ...” option in the "Configuration Details" page ("Properties " tab), when creating it (see Configuration Details).
To access the Configurations sub-module, click , in the Control Panel section, and, in the resulting row, select .
The image below illustrates the page that is accessed when clicking .
This page displays all configurations created in every site within the account (unless they have been restricted to another site).
Information regarding configurations can be displayed in a grid or a list view. By default, applications are displayed in a grid view but the view can be changed.
To do so, click (located below the configuration icon). This enables the grid view and the list view buttons. Select the most appropriate view.
• | Click for a grid view: |
This view displays the following information:
Version |
The configuration's version number. |
(In light blue) |
The configuration's name. Click it to access the corresponding "Configuration Details" page. See Configuration Details. |
Type |
The configuration's target: manufacturer, device model and Operating System. |
Creation Date |
When the version of the configuration was created. |
OR
• | Click for a list view: |
This view displays the following information:
Name (In light blue) |
The configuration's name. Click the name to access the corresponding "Configuration Details" page. |
Version |
The configuration's version number. |
Type |
The configuration's target: manufacturer, device model and Operating System. |
Creation Date |
When the version of the configuration was created. |
Description |
Information added in the "Description" field of the "Properties" tab in the "Configuration Details" page. |
The "Configurations" page also offers the following options:
Use this button to access the following options:
• | The and buttons (to alter the view). |
• | The option. Check this option to view all configuration versions and not just the latest version of the configuration. |
• | A device type filter with two drop-down lists to refine the displayed information by device manufacturer/model. |
Use these buttons to control how many items are displayed at a time. Click one of the options (10 items per page/20 items per page/50 items per page/100 items per page).
Use the search box to look for specific list items.
a. Enter what you want to search for.
b. Click or press <ENTER> in your PC keyboard to initiate the search.
c. To conclude the search operation, empty the search box and click or press <ENTER> in your PC keyboard.
Click this button to refresh the page's information.
Use the buttons, included in this bar, to organize the listed items of the corresponding column:
• | by ascending order. |
• | by descending order. |
Click this button to select all the listed items. In this case, all the configurations.
Click the configuration's name (displayed in light blue) to access a page with the details of a particular configuration. See Application Details.
Available Operations
The "Configurations" page also provides direct access to specific operations:
To add a new configuration, use the button. For more information, see Adding a Configuration.
To delete a configuration, use the button. For more information, see Deleting a Configuration.
To copy a configuration, use the button. For more information, see Copying a Configuration.
To assign a configuration to a device group, use the button. For more information, see Assigning a Configuration to a Device Group.
This chapter includes all the aspects associated to configurations (configuration details, the creating, editing and deleting of a configuration, etc.). The table below refers the user profiles that have access to the described operations:
Keep in mind that the Account Administrator and/or the Site Manager, at a lower level, can restrict other users' access rights. This user guide is presenting all the possibilities in terms of access.
Topic/Operation |
Description |
User access |
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View all configurations and explore all details that are a part of a configuration. |
Account Administrator Site Manager Site User |
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Create a configuration to be deployed to specific device groups. |
Account Administrator Site Manager Site User |
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The name of a configuration is NOT editable. You can edit a configuration that is NOT associated to a deployment. If the configuration has already been attached to a deployment, your editing will generate an incremented version of that configuration. |
Account Administrator Site Manager Site User |
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Copy configurations. When a configuration is copied, the name can be changed. |
Account Administrator Site Manager Site User |
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Assign a specific configuration to a specific device group. |
Account Administrator Site Manager Site User |
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You can only delete configurations that have NOT been associated with deployments. |
Account Administrator Site Manager Site User |