I put forth an enhancement request for a similar improvement over a year ago. The request was put forth to Jeanine Hightower at NEI on October 19, 2023. Back then I was told it was on the list of enhancement requests. Today? Crickets.
Although I didn't request that it be part of Mobile Device Management. MDM brings too much unnecessary overhead for administrators who only want to do a few things: provide a Trimble Mobile Manager configuration file and location profiles for ArcGIS Field Maps. I think MDM can do the latter but that's too much trouble for us.
We also have problems with losing settings in TMM. I haven't been able to pin down the cause.
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Paul Lohr
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Original Message:
Sent: 02-04-2025 13:29
From: Mark Kellaway
Subject: Mobile Manager Pre-Configuration?
Hi Jamie,
At this time no, it's not possible to push configurations out to TMM. Watch this space though, we will be introducing features over time to make this easier. Feel free to reach out to me directly if you're open to discussing further, I'm keen to hear more about our experiences/challenges.
Regards,
Mark.
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Mark Kellaway
Original Message:
Sent: 02-04-2025 12:21
From: Jamie Maxwell
Subject: Mobile Manager Pre-Configuration?
Is it possible to pre-configure settings on Mobile Manager in iOS to streamline the process for users? Maybe through a mobile device management platform (we use InTune) or pushing a config file to each iPad?
In spite of having thorough training materials and telling users to check the settings each time, we still have issues with settings reverting to default or user misconfiguration. Being able to push the settings to TMM on an organization-wide basis would eliminate a lot of headaches and uncertainty. I'm thinking mainly of the GNSS and geoid configurations.
Any idea of how to reduce misconfiguration problems? Telling people to be careful only goes so far.
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Jamie Maxwell
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