Lesson 11: Categories, Buildings, and Departments

Goal

Create categories to label and organize items within Jamf Pro and Jamf Self Service. Label computers and devices with building and department information for easier grouping and scoping.

Video

Key points

Categories help organize items like apps, configuration profiles, and policies in Jamf Pro and Self Service.
- Category priority is used to determine the order in which categories display in Self Service.
- A lower number equals a higher priority.
Buildings and departments help organize devices in Jamf Pro.
- They can be used as targets and exclusions when configuring scope.
- They are also criteria for advanced searches and smart groups.
A device can be assigned to a building and/or a department from its inventory record.
- Each device can be assigned to no more than one building and one department at a time.
- Multiple devices can be assigned in bulk via mass actions, inventory preload, or other methods.

Review

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How do categories help with organization?

Categories allow Jamf Pro to group items labeled with the same category. Items that have been added to a category will appear in that category in Self Service.
How do buildings and departments help with organization?

Buildings and departments can be assigned to devices to aid in scoping and management tasks. Common applications include physical locations for buildings and use cases for departments.

Practice

Create a category.
1. Navigate to Settings > Global > Categories.
2. Click New.
3. Assign a display name and priority.
4. Click Save.
Create a building.
1. Navigate to Settings > Network > Buildings.
2. Click New.
3. Assign a display name, and optionally include address information.
4. Click Save.
Create a department.
1. Navigate to Settings > Network > Departments.
2. Click New.
3. Assign a display name.
4. Click Save.

Resources

Jamf 100 Course

Policies and Self Service

Jamf Pro Documentation

Jamf

The MUT