User Device Affinity

Quick tip: Configure primary device via Software Center

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This week a relatively short blog post about a recently introduced feature in Configuration Manager, version 1902. That feature is the option for the user to select a device as a primary device, by using Software Center. Previously the Application Catalog was still required to provide users with that specific option. That was also practically the only reason to still use the Application Catalog. From that perspective, this also provides a clear path for further simplifying the Configuration Manager hierarchy. In this post I’ll show how to enable the option for the user to configure a primary device via Software Center, followed by the end-user experience. Configuration Now let’s have a look at the configuration that enables the option for the user to configure a …

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Weird but true: Permissions required to use Edit Primary Users / Devices in ConfigMgr 2012

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The idea of this blog post is identical to my blog post about the permissions required to use Resultant Client Settings that I did a couple of weeks ago. I’m also thinking about making this something recurring, as I noticed that the role based administration model sometimes reacts a bit different then, at least, I would expect. For those following me on Twitter, this blog post will be an extended version of a tweet I posted last week. This blog post will explain a bit more about the situation, as that was a  bit hard in a tweet of 140 characters. Also, this blog is a lot easier to find for future references. Introduction In this blog post I’ll explain what permissions are required to …

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Different methods to set the User Device Affinity for usage during and after a task sequence in ConfigMgr 2012

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Last week I’ve got a question about setting the User Device Affinity (UDA) during the task sequence. Well, actually the question was more about the easiest way to do this. I didn’t have a direct answer, as it’s of course also a relative question. The easiest way can be different depending on the current configuration. In this post I will go through three methods that can be used to set the UDA, so it can be used during and after the task sequence. For usage during the task sequence, think about something like installing user-targeted applications during the task sequence and for usage after the task sequence, think about the pre-deploy software to the user’s primary device option. Before using the first, or the second …

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Updated: Import Computer Form v0.8 – Directly adding a User Device Affinity in ConfigMgr 2012

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A few months ago I released the first public version of my Import Computer Form. I’ve had some nice feedback about it and also some good ideas for added functionality. This update will mainly be about three things: Cleaning-up old code, by merging a few lines and adjusting some queries. Adding error catching, by introducing an error provider for faulty input. Adding functionality, by introducing an option to add a User Device Affinity/ Primary User. Overview These additions mean that this version gives the user the possibility to perform the following actions, without the need of access to and/ or a locally installed ConfigMgr console: Fill in a Computer name. Fill in a MAC Address. Select an OS Deployment Collection. Select a Primary User. Import …

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