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Add BlackBerry AtHoc for iOS to the app list

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  1. On the menu bar, click
    Apps
    .
  2. Click The Add icon.
  3. Click
    App Store
    .
  4. In the search field, search
    BlackBerry AtHoc
    .
  5. In the drop-down list, select the country of the store that you want to search in.
  6. Click
    Search
    .
  7. In the search results, click
    Add
    beside the BlackBerry AtHoc app.
  8. To filter apps in the app list by category and to organize the apps into categories in the work apps list on users' devices, you can select a category for the app. In the
    Category
    drop-down list, do one of the following:
    Tasks
    Steps
    Select a category for the app
    1. In the drop-down list, select a category.
    Create a category for the app
    1. Type a name for the category. The new category will appear in the drop-down list with the "new category" label beside it.
    2. Press
      Enter
      .
    3. Press
      Enter
      .
  9. In the
    App rating and review
    drop-down list, perform one of the following actions. When multiple versions of the app exist, the setting specified applies to all versions of the app.
    • If you want users to rate and provide reviews of apps and see all reviews submitted by other users in your environment, select
      Public mode
      .
    • If you want users to only rate and provide reviews of apps, select
      Private mode
      . Users cannot see reviews provided by other users. You can see reviews in the BlackBerry UEM management console.
    • If you don't want users to rate or provide reviews of apps or see reviews provided by other users, select
      Disabled
      .
  10. In the
    Supported device form factor
    drop-down list, select the form factors that the app can be installed on.
    For example, you can prevent the app from being available in the Work Apps app for iPad.
  11. If you want the app to be deleted from the device when the device is removed from BlackBerry UEM, select
    Remove the app from the device when the device is removed from BlackBerry UEM
    . This option applies only to apps with a disposition marked as required and the default installation for required apps is set to prompt once.
  12. If you want to prevent apps on iOS devices from being backed up to the iCloud online service, select
    Disable iCloud backup for the app
    . This option applies only to apps with a disposition marked as required. You set the disposition of the app when you assign the app to a user or group.
  13. In the
    Default installation for required apps
    drop-down list, perform one of the following actions:
    • If you want users to receive one prompt to install the app on their iOS devices, select
      Prompt once
      . If users dismiss the prompt, they can install the app later using the Work Apps screen in the BlackBerry UEM  Client app or the Work Apps icon on the device.
    • If you don't want users to receive a prompt, select
      No prompt
      .
    The default installation method applies only to apps with a disposition marked as required. You set the disposition of the app when you assign the app to a user or group.
  14. In the app configuration table, complete one of the following tasks:
    Create the app configuration from an XML template
    1. Click
      > Create from a template
      .
    2. Click
      Browse
      and select the template that you want to add.
    3. Click
      Upload
      .
    4. Type a name for the app configuration and specify the following values:
      1. App Config Version
        : Enter the version of the app configuration. The default is 1.
      2. Organization Code
        : Enter your Organization Code for User registration.
      3. User registration email
        : Enter the email address for user registration.
    5. Click
      Save
      .
    Create the app configuration manually
    1. Click
      > Configure manually
      .
    2. Enter a name for the app configuration.
    3. Add the following settings:
      Key
      Value
      appconfigversion
      Enter the version of the app configuration.
      firsttime_orgcode
      Enter your organization code for user registration.
      firsttime_pssurl
      Enter the PSS that the Mobile App communicates with, either US PSS or UK PSS.
      firsttime_email
      Enter the email address of a user for registration.
    4. Click
      Save
      .
  15. Click
    Add
    .
After you finish