Configuring an Instance of Apple School Manager

Jamf Pro Documentation 11.16.0

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11.16.0
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11.16.0
Requirements

To integrate with Apple School Manager, you need to integrate Jamf Pro with Automated Device Enrollment. For more information, see Automated Device Enrollment Integration.

  1. In Jamf Pro, click Settings in the sidebar.
  2. In the Global section, click Apple education support .
  3. Click Edit .
  4. Click the Apple School Manager tab.
  5. Select the Enable Apple School Manager integration checkbox.
  6. Click Add.

    If you have not integrated Jamf Pro with Automated Device Enrollment, click the Automated Device Enrollment settings link.

  7. Enter a display name for the Apple School Manager instance.
  8. Choose an Automated Device Enrollment instance from the Automated Device Enrollment Instance pop-up menu.
  9. Use the Class Naming Format options to select a variable to apply to the name of a class when importing the class from Apple School Manager. To add more variables, click Add and select "Variable" or "Custom Text".

    To remove a variable, click the "X" next to the variable field.

  10. (Optional) Use the Class Description Format options to select a variable to apply to the description of a class when importing the class from Apple School Manager. To add more variables, click Add and select "Variable" or "Custom Text".

    To remove a variable, click the "X" next to the variable field.

  11. (Optional) To select a time that Jamf Pro should sync with Apple School Manager, choose a time interval from the Apple School Manager Sync Time pop-up menu, and then configure the days and time to sync.

    The time zone that is displayed is the time zone that is configured in System Settings (macOS 13 or later) or System Preferences (macOS 12 or earlier).

    Note:

    Jamf recommends that you choose to sync with Apple School Manager at a time other than when you choose to flush logs or back up your database.

  12. Choose criteria to use for matching imported users from Apple School Manager with existing users in Jamf Pro using the Matching Criteria for Importing Users options:
    1. Select Jamf Pro or Apple School Manager user criteria from the User Criteria pop-up menu on the left.
    2. Choose an operator from the Operator pop-up menu.
    3. Select Jamf Pro or Apple School Manager user criteria from the User Criteria pop-up menu on the right.
  13. Click Save .

When you import users or classes, the variables selected for the Class Naming Format are applied to the class display name, and the user information from Apple School Manager is matched to existing user information in Jamf Pro based on the selected criteria.

Jamf Pro updates user and class information from Apple School Manager at the time configured.