Identifying Devices That Have Declarative Device Management Enabled

Jamf Pro Documentation 11.16.0

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11.16.0

Jamf Pro automatically sends a remote management command to enable declarative device management on the device during the following events:
  • Enrollment with Jamf Pro for newly enrolled devices. Declarative device management is supported with all enrollment types (Automated Device Enrollment, Device Enrollment, and User Enrollment)

  • During the next device check-in for existing devices that are eligible for declarative device management

Example:
When a device is upgraded to iOS 16 or iPadOS 16, it automatically becomes enabled for declarative device management, and the following operations occur:
  • Via the status channel, the device proactively reports the new OS version to Jamf Pro, and Jamf Pro updates its inventory information.

  • Any smart groups or advanced searches that use OS version as criteria are recalculated.

  • The device evaluates itself against existing declarations installed on the device and applies any configuration updates based on available activation logic.

You can identify if an individual computer or mobile device has declarative device management enabled by viewing its General inventory information.

To identify if multiple devices have declarative device management enabled, you can create an advanced search as described below.

  1. In Jamf Pro, click Computers or Devices in the sidebar.
  2. Click Search Inventory in the sidebar.
  3. Click New.
  4. Use the Search pane to configure basic settings for the search.

    To save the search, select the Save this Search checkbox.

  5. Click the Criteria tab and add the following advanced search criteria:
    • CriteriaDeclarative Device Management Enabled
    • Operatoris
    • ValueEnabled
  6. Click Save .
Devices that have declarative device management enabled display in the advanced search results.