Systems

Jamf Pro

Affected Customers

University of Illinois IT Pros leveraging Technology Services Endpoint Services Jamf Pro

General Information

Jamf provides a curated library of pre-configured, auto-updating macOS applications. These can be deployed without needing to upload or maintain packages manually. Jamf App Catalog applications can be configured to install automatically or be made available for on-demand install by end users in the Jamf Pro Self Service+ application.

Actions

• On-demand Installs
• Automatic Installs

On-demand Installs

On-demand Jamf Pro App Catalog applications are made available for installation by end users in the Jamf Pro Self Service+ application and are only installed on a computer if installation is triggered by a user via the Install or Reinstall button. They are configured at the global level of Jamf Pro by the Endpoint Services team. To request that a new Jamf Pro App Catalog application be made available for installation globally, IT professionals should contact the Endpoint Services team.

Automatic Installs

Automatic Jamf Pro App Catalog applications install on computers following device enrollment without any action from users. They are configured at the site level by departmental IT professionals within the Jamf Pro console.

To deploy an automatic Jamf Pro App Catalog application:

1. Login to the Jamf Pro console
2. Ensure that you are in your department's site view using the dropdown in the top-right corner of the Jamf Pro console.
3. Navigate to the Mac Apps window in the Jamf Pro console at Computers → Mac Apps.
4. On the Jamf App Catalog tab of the Mac Apps window, which displays a list of your site's configured Mac App deployments, click the + New button.
5. Select the Jamf App Catalog radio button and click the Next button.
6. From the list of applications curated by Jamf, search for the desired application you wish to deploy. Once located, click the Add button next to the desired application.
7. In the "Configuration settings" node of the Mac App window:
   • Configure the "Display Name", using the naming convention "[Site Prefix] - [Application Name] - Auto".  For example, "EPS - Adobe Photoshop 2025 - Auto".
   • Select the application "Category" from the predefined list
   • For "Target Group", select the desired smart computer group that contains the computers you wish to deploy the application to. 
     • Note: Mac Apps cannot be targeted at static computer groups
   • Select the Install Automatically radio button for "Initial distribution method".
   • Select the Automatic radio button for "Update method".
   • Ensure that the "Log event notifications for this app" checkbox is unchecked.
   • Ensure that the "Install supporting configuration profiles" checkbox is checked.
8. Skip the "Self Service" node of the Mac App as this is not configured for automatic Mac Apps.
9. In the "End user experience" node of the Mac App window, you may use the default settings or make changes as desired.
10. Save the Mac App using the Save button in the bottom-right corner.

Contact the EPS team