Adding or Removing a Dock Item from Computers Using a Policy

Jamf Pro Documentation 11.16.0
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11.16.0
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11.16.0

You can add or remove Dock items on computers by using a policy.

When you add a Dock item on computers, you can choose whether to add it to the beginning or the end of the Dock.

Requirements

To add or remove a Dock item on computers, the Dock item must be added to Jamf Pro.

  1. In Jamf Pro, click Computers in the sidebar.
  2. Click Policies in the sidebar.
  3. Click New.
  4. Use the General payload to configure basic settings for the policy, including the trigger and execution frequency.
  5. Select the Dock Items payload and click Configure.
  6. Click Add for the Dock item you want to add or remove.
  7. Choose "Add to Beginning of Dock", "Add to End of Dock", or "Remove from Dock" from the Action pop-up menu.
  8. Use the Restart Options payload to configure settings for restarting computers.
  9. Click the Scope tab and configure the scope of the policy.
  10. (Optional) Click the Self Service tab and make the policy available in Self Service.
  11. (Optional) Click the User Interaction tab and configure messaging and deferral options.
  12. Click Save .

The policy runs on computers in the scope the next time they check in with Jamf Pro and meet the criteria in the General payload.