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We recommend setting up a policy in your Jamf Pro environment which allows users to install updates on-demand at a time of their convenience to supplement the automatic recurring update prompts.
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Before creating this policy, ensure you have added the Deploy Software Script to your Jamf Pro server.
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In Jamf Pro, navigate to Computers > Policies and click New.
In the General payload, set a display name and category. Then, set the execution frequency to Ongoing.
Select the Scripts payload, then locate the Zappl - Deploy Software script and click Add.
Under the parameter values, set the Action parameter as selfService. Leave all other parameters blank.
In the Scope tab, set your desired scoping target. It is good practice to set the scope for this policy as a Smart Computer Group which uses the Zappl Installation Status Extension Attributes to target computers that have Zappl installed.
Select the Self Service tab and check Make the policy available in Self Service.
Set the display name and button labels for the policy.
Optionally, set a description to be displayed to users in Self Service.
Upload an icon to be displayed in the Self Service item.
Add the Self Service item to a relevant category. Optionally, you can include the item in the featured category to make it easier for users to access.
Finally, save the policy.
After locating the Application Updates item in Self Service, the user can click Install to initialise the update check.
The below prompt is briefly displayed whilst Zappl initialises and checks for updates.
If Zappl finds updates, the user is informed via an update prompt which outlines the required updates and offers options to either install or skip. If the user skips the updates, any remaining deferrals the user currently has from the automatic Scheduled Update Prompts remain unaffected.
If Zappl finds no pending updates, the user is informed via the below prompt.
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