Defining key-value pairs for app configurations in Symantec Mobility: Suite

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Last Updated November 09, 2015
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Symantec Mobility: Suite provides a configuration editor (called the Configuration manager) that lets you add the key value pairs. You can manually enter key value pairs. But the simplest method is to obtain a property list file (.plist) from the app vendor or copy the app configuration from ann existing app, import it, and then modify it as needed. You may want to create multiple app configurations for the same app that you can assign to different groups. So Mobility Suite lets you clone an existing app configuration's key value pairs and modify it as needed.

To define the key value pairs, you must obtain a list of configuration parameters from the app vendor. The keys must match the app vendors parameters exactly (i.e., same name), and they must be entered in lowercase text. Similarly, the values must match the data type that the app vendor requires. App configurations support the use of the following tokens as values: {EMAIL}, {USERID}, {USER}, {FIRSTNAME}, {LASTNAME}, {TD_DEVICE_ID}.

Export key value pairs from an app

Perform this task if you want to copy key value pairs from one app to another.

  1. In the Mobility Manager on the left pane, click Apps. In the center pane, select the app whose app configuration you want to copy.

  2. On the right pane, click the Configurations icon.

  3. In the Configuration manager, click the Export icon, save the .plist list file, and close the Configuration manager.

  4. Proceed to Import key value pairs from a .plist.

Import key value pairs from a .plist

Perform this task if you want to import a .plist file that contains the key value pairs

  1. At the top of the Configuration manager, click New.

    See Accessing the App Configuration Manager in Symantec Mobility: Suite.

  2. Add a title for this configuration.

  3. In the right pane, click the Import icon, browse to and select the .plist file that you want to import.

    The predefined key value pairs appear. If an error message appears, resolve the error and try importing the file again.

  4. Modify the values for each key as needed.

    The following screen shot provides an example of an email app configuration.

  5. Click the Save icon to save your changes.

  6. Click Close to close the Configuration manager.

See Accessing the App Configuration Manager in Symantec Mobility: Suite.

Manually enter the key value pairs

Perform this task to manually enter key value pairs

  1. In the Configuration manager, click New.

  2. Add a title for this configuration.

  3. Under Key, hover over the default dictionary name (Root) until the "+" mark appears, and then click it.

  4. Type the keys and values.

  5. Click Save to save your changes.

  6. Click Close to close the Configuration manager.

Clone key value pairs

Perform this task when you want to copy key value pairs within the same app configuration

  1. In the Configuration manager, select the app configuration that you want to clone on the left. New

  2. Click Clone.

    The newly cloned app configuration appears. The title appears as copy of [app configuration].

  3. Modify the title for this app configuration, make any necessary modifications, and click the Save icon.

Next

See Assigning an app configuration to a group or user.

More information

See About defining and managing app configurations in Symantec Mobility: Suite.

See Creating and managing app policies.

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