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Create a Custom Configuration for Apple

New custom configuration for Apple devices

Section titled “New custom configuration for Apple devices”
  1. Navigate to Dash.capaone.com.

  2. Go to Apple → Configurations, click New, and select Legacy.

    Configuration type dialog with the Legacy and DDM options

  3. Find “Custom Configuration” in the list and enable the feature.

    New Legacy Apple configuration with Custom Configuration selected and the Custom Configurations section

  4. Apple uses plist to define the restrictions. You can find the templates at the bottom of https://developer.apple.com/documentation/devicemanagement/restrictions.

<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>PayloadContent</key>
<array>
<dict>
<key>allowAppleIntelligenceReport</key>
<false/>
<key>allowExternalIntelligenceIntegrations</key>
<false/>
<key>allowExternalIntelligenceIntegrationsSignIn</key>
<false/>
<key>allowVisualIntelligenceSummary</key>
<false/>
<key>allowWritingTools</key>
<false/>
<key>PayloadIdentifier</key>
<string>com.example.myrestrictionspayload</string>
<key>PayloadType</key>
<string>com.apple.applicationaccess</string>
<key>PayloadUUID</key>
<string>53bec1be-ffec-4f88-acbd-b02aee8f04a9</string>
<key>PayloadVersion</key>
<integer>1</integer>
</dict>
</array>
<key>PayloadDisplayName</key>
<string>Restrictions</string>
<key>PayloadIdentifier</key>
<string>com.example.myprofile</string>
<key>PayloadType</key>
<string>Configuration</string>
<key>PayloadUUID</key>
<string>6020206c-12c2-4ada-987a-dd4c560ca73a</string>
<key>PayloadVersion</key>
<integer>1</integer>
</dict>
</plist>

Steps to validate the configuration has been applied

Section titled “Steps to validate the configuration has been applied”
  1. Open the settings app on the device.

  2. Find General → VPN And Device Management → open the MDM Profile.

  3. Here you should see Restrictions.

    Device MDM profile listing the Restrictions payload

  4. Open Restrictions to see the applied restrictions.

    Applied restrictions shown on the device