Assigning applications to users and groups

This topic describes how to assign applications to users and groups.

• • Determining whether an application should be specified as Required or Optional
  • To assign applications to a group
  • To assign applications to a user

Assigning applications to groups and then adding users is the recommended approach, because you invest the time up-front to define the recommended and optional applications for groups that represent the user types in your environment (for example, staff who frequently travel, contract or student employees) and then, when you add new users to the group, they automatically inherit all of the group settings.

Determining whether an application should be specified as Required or Optional

When deciding whether to specify an application as Required or Optional, you must consider the differences in deployment to the user's device(s). These differences are described in the following table:

Assignment type	Deployment
Optional	The application is included in the list of available applications that the user can install when they first install the BMC AppZone Client. If you specify an application as Optional after a user is active, they will see the new application the next time they visit the BMC AppZone Client. By default, applications are assigned to users and groups as Optional.
Required	The user is prompted to install the application when they first install the BMC AppZone Client. If they do not complete the install when they first login, they are reminded every 15 minutes when the client refreshes. If you specify an application as Required after a user is active, they will be notified of the change in status the next time they visit the BMC AppZone Client.

To assign applications to a group

1. From the BMC AppZone Administration Console, click People.
   The Manage Users page appears. 
2. Click Manage Groups.
   The Manage Groups page appears.
3. In the Group list, click the name of the group.
4. Click Assign Group and select Add Applications to Group.
   The Assign Applications window appears.
5. In the Application list, select the application(s) that you want all users in this group to have on their device(s).
6. In Assignment Type, specify whether the applications are Required or Optional. 
7. Click Assign. 

To assign applications to a user

1. From the BMC AppZone Administration Console, click People.
   The Manage Users page appears.
2. In the User list, click the name of the user.
3. Click Assign User and select Assign Applications to User.
   The Assign Applications window appears.
4. In the Application list, select the application(s) that you want this user to have on their device(s).
5. In Assignment Type, specify whether the applications are Required or Optional.
6. Click Assign.