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Automatically authenticate a user 

BlackBerry Workspaces
 can automatically authenticate a user if the user has already activated 
BlackBerry Dynamics
 on their device. After you implement this feature, users do not need to enter any details after installing the 
BlackBerry Workspaces
 app for the first time. This setting also automatically completes the 
BlackBerry Workspaces
 site URL field in the mobile login screen. Before you can enable this feature your organization must have the following products: 
  • BlackBerry Workspaces
     plug-in for 
    BlackBerry UEM
  • BlackBerry Workspaces
     for 
    BlackBerry Dynamics
  1. In the 
    BlackBerry UEM
     console, click 
    Apps
    .
  2. in the list of apps, click 
    BlackBerry Workspaces
    .
  3. In the 
    App configuration
     table click 
    +
    .
  4. Add a name for the app configuration and a 
    Workspaces Site
     URL. For more information about BlackBerry Workspaces app configuration settings, refer to the BlackBerry UEM Administration Guide.
  5. Click 
    Save
    .
  6. Click 
    Save
    .
Note that if the 
Workspaces Site URL
 field does not display, you must update the server configuration payload. On the 
BlackBerry Dynamics
 tab, in the 
Server configuration payload
 section, click 
Add
 and enter the following information: 

<setting name="workspacesSite">
<text>
                        <key>workspacesSite</key>
                        <label>Workspaces Site</label>
                        <value>blackberry.watchdox.com</value>
                  </text>
</setting>
For more information about 
BlackBerry Workspaces
 app configuration settings, see the 
BlackBerry Workspaces
  plug-in for 
BlackBerry UEM
 Administration content.