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Create a software configuration for the BlackBerry Device Software

You can create a software configuration for the BlackBerry® Device Software so that you can distribute the BlackBerry Device Software to users in your organization and they can install it on their BlackBerry® devices.
  1. In the BlackBerry Administration Service, on the BlackBerry solution management menu, expand Software.
  2. Click Create a software configuration.
  3. In the Configuration data section, type a name for the BlackBerry Device Software configuration.
  4. In the Disposition for unlisted applications drop-down list, perform one of the following actions:
    • To permit users to install applications that are not included in the software configuration, click Optional.
    • To prevent users from installing applications that are not included in the software configuration, click Disallowed.
  5. If you set Disposition for unlisted applications to Optional, in the Application control policy for unlisted applications drop-down list, click the application control policy for the applications that you did not include in the software configuration.
  6. Click Save.
  7. In the Configuration data section, click the name of the software configuration.
  8. Click Edit software configuration.
  9. In the BlackBerry Device Software configuration section, in the Name drop-down list, click the BlackBerry Device Software configuration.
  10. Click Save all.
To make the BlackBerry Device Software available to users, assign the software configuration to the groups or user accounts that require it.
Parent topic: Permitting users to update the BlackBerry Device Software using the BlackBerry Web Desktop Manager
Parent topic: Using the BlackBerry Enterprise Server to update the BlackBerry Device Software over the wireless network
Parent topic: Updating the BlackBerry Device Software at a central computer

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