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Import IT policy and device metadata updates manually

BlackBerry
 regularly sends IT policy and device metadata updates to
BlackBerry UEM
. For example, when a vendor releases a new device model,
BlackBerry
 may send updated device metadata to
UEM
 so that activation and compliance profiles include the new device model. When a vendor releases an OS update, a new IT policy pack may be sent to
UEM
 to allow you to manage new OS features.
By default,
UEM
 receives and installs these updates automatically. If your organization's security policy does not allow automatic updates, and you have an on-premises
UEM
 environment, you can turn off the automatic updates and import updates manually. Update files are cumulative. If you miss an update, the next update installs all previously updated IT policy rules or device metadata. You can set up event notifications to inform administrators when IT policy and device metadata updates are installed.
Download the metadata or IT policy pack according to the instructions in the update notification email from
BlackBerry
.
  1. In the management console, on the menu bar, click
    Settings > Infrastructure > Import configuration data
    .
  2. Do any of the following:
    • To turn off automatic updates for IT policy packs, clear the
      Automatically update IT policy pack data
       check box.
    • To turn off automatic updates for device metadata, clear the
      Automatically update device metadata
       check box.
  3. Click the appropriate
    Browse
     button to navigate to and select the data file that you want to import. Click
    Open
    .