Introduction

In this section we'll instruct you on how to create and manage groups. Creating groups lets you pool together users into functional groups and grant them access to apps to use in your Enterprise App Store.

Once you've created a few users you can then create groups to add them to for segmenting and allowing access to specific apps.

On the Groups page you can view, create and manage groups. Creating groups lets you pool together users into functional groups and grant them access to apps. who have been given access to your app store. Once you've added users you'll see them listed on this page.

To the left of each group name are group level actions buttons, they enable you to:

• Edit group information, such as name and description
• View self registration to enable users of this group to visit a secure URL to install the app store on their device(s)
• Delete the group

1. Navigate to the Groups tab under the App Store selection in the header banner.
2. Click the green Add Group button at the top right.
3. Select a parent group (optional)
4. Give the group a name
5. Select the Apps that users in this group will have access
6. Give the group a short description (optional)
7. Click on the Save button.

1. Navigate to the Groups tab under the App Store selection in the header banner.
2. On the left hand navigation, click on the name of the group for which you wish to add apps.
3. Click the Apps tab.
4. Click in the selection box and select the app you would like to add to the group. You can start typing the name of the app to shorten the list, as well.
   • Note: If you would like to add all available apps to this group, then click on the Add all hyperlink which is below the selection box.
5. Click on the Save button.

Removing Apps from a Group

1. Navigate to the Apps tab.
2. In order to:
   • Remove all apps from the group, click on the Clear All hyperlink below the selection box.
     
   • Remove one app from the group, click on the small X symbol to the right of any of the apps.
      
3. Click on the Save button.

How to Manage Users for a Group

How to Manage Group Containers

Group containers are containerized versions of the Enterprise App Store which are specific to a group.

Setting Up iOS Account Containers (Prerequisite for Group Containers)

If you are going to use an iOS container for this group, then you will need to provide signing information, first. This will involve setting up an account container. If you are only going to be using Android containers, then feel free to skip this subsection, and read the next subsection titled Setting up Group Containers.

1. Hover over the App Store tab in the main header, select the branding subtab, and then select iOS.
   
2. There will be a message there about your Account App Store Container. If the container is Valid, then you may move on to the next subsection titled Setting up Group Containers. otherwise, continue on to step #3.
3. On this page, provide your:
   • Certificate
   • Key file password
   • Provisioning profile (must be a separate profile from your apps)
4. If you would like to provide this iOS container to each user who enrolls after this point in time, then select the checkbox for Use the iOS container for new enrollments. This container is not a group container. If you would like to use group containers for your groups, continue on to reading the subsection Setting up Group Containers.
5. Lastly, click on the Update button.

Note: The account container will not be marked as valid until it has been downloaded by a user. It is not a prerequisite to have a valid account container in order to have a valid group container. As long as your certificate, key file password, and provisioning profile are all accurate, then you are ready to move on to setting up a group container.

Setting up Group Containers

1. Navigate to the Containers tab of the group which you would like to add containers to.
   
2. Mark the checkbox for Group containers enabled.
3. Provide a value for the Container Name field.
4. Click on the Save button.
5. The screen will refresh, this time with more details below the option to set an icon about the specific iOS and Android containers.
6. Given a short period of time, the containers will transition from a New state, to being in a Built state.
   
   
   
7. Once a container has been built, you will have the following four options:
   • Upload a new container () - While App47 is able to generate new containers for you, you are also able to provide a container yourself.
   • Rebuild a container () - This will rebuild whatever the current container is, or, if the most recent container has been removed, then it will generate a new build.
   • Download the current container () - This will allow you to download the current container. This is especially useful for users on an MDM where apps need to be approved before usage. Download the APK or IPA file for your container, and provide that file to your MDM managers.
   • Remove the current container () - Delete the current container. This will not trigger an automatic generation of a new container, though it will still be possible to Rebuild a new container.
8. Click on the Save button to preserve any changes to the name of the container or the choice to use/not use a group container.
   • Note: Clicking on the Cancel button will not revert any changes to your containers other than the name. Any changes made to the containers (remove, upload, rebuild) will be preserved regardless of clicking on the Save button.