Dock Items
You can manage Dock items on computers by adding them to Jamf Pro or Jamf Admin.
Keep the following in mind:
When you add a Dock item to Jamf Admin, you choose from a list of Dock items that are on the computer running Jamf Admin.
When you add a Dock item to Jamf Pro, you manually specify information about the Dock item.
When you add, edit, or delete a Dock item in Jamf Admin, the changes are reflected in Jamf Pro and vice versa.
Adding a Dock Item to Jamf Pro
- In Jamf Pro, click Settings
in the top-right corner of the page.
- In the Computer Management section, click Dock Items
.
- Click New
.
- Configure the Dock item using the settings on the pane.
- Click Save
.
Adding a Dock Item to Jamf Admin
To add a Dock item to Jamf Admin, the Dock item must exist on the computer using Jamf Admin.
Deleting a Dock Item in Jamf Admin
- Open Jamf Admin and authenticate to the Jamf Pro server.
- In the main repository, select the Dock item you want to delete.
- Click Delete
, and then click Delete again to confirm.
Adding or Removing a Dock Item from Computers Using a Policy
You can add or remove Dock items on computers by using a policy.
When you add a Dock item on computers, you can choose whether to add it to the beginning or the end of the Dock.
To add or remove a Dock item on computers, the Dock item must be added to Jamf Admin or Jamf Pro.
- In Jamf Pro, click Computers
at the top of the sidebar.
- Click Policies
in the sidebar.
- Click New
.
- Use the General payload to configure basic settings for the policy, including the trigger and execution frequency.
- Select the Dock Items payload and click Configure.
- Click Add for the Dock item you want to add or remove.
- Choose Action pop-up menu. , , or from the
- Use the Restart Options payload to configure settings for restarting computers.
- Click the Scope tab and configure the scope of the policy.
- (Optional) Click the Self Service tab and make the policy available in Self Service.
- (Optional) Click the User Interaction tab and configure messaging and deferral options.
- Click Save
.
The policy runs on computers in the scope the next time they check in with Jamf Pro and meet the criteria in the General payload.