# MDM Command History Content Pack

## Description

The MDM Command History Content Pack installs ready-made Reports and a dashboard for reviewing Apple MDM command activity in FileWave.

Use it to inspect recent commands, connect profile identifiers with profile names, see which apps and profiles are being deployed, and find devices with repeated command problems.

## What You Get in this Content Pack

This content pack provides:

#### Reports (formerly Queries)

The pack includes these Reports for troubleshooting and deployment verification:

- - - **MDM Command History:** Shows recent MDM commands. FileWave retains up to 500,000 commands or seven days of history, whichever limit is reached first.
        - **Profile Description:** Maps the profile identifiers in command history to profile names.

#### Dashboards:

The included dashboard summarizes the Report data in charts and tables:

- - - **MDM Command History Dashboard:** Shows app updates, profile deployments, command results, and devices that may need troubleshooting.

## Install the content pack

<p class="callout info">FileWave 16.1.0 and later includes the Content Packs assistant in FileWave Central. The older stand-alone import tools and administrator-token workflow are no longer needed.</p>

<details id="bkmrk-legacy-manual-import"><summary>Legacy manual import tools for FileWave versions before 16.1</summary>

<table id="bkmrk-macos" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:110.833%;height:418.743px;"><colgroup><col style="width:29.3168%;"></col><col style="width:70.6832%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height:63.25px;"><td class="align-left" style="height:63.25px;">**Windows Content Pack**</td><td class="align-center" style="height:63.25px;">[Windows Content Pack Download](https://kb.filewave.com/attachments/416 "Download Pack")</td></tr><tr style="height:181.352px;"><td style="height:181.352px;">**macOS Content Pack (ARM based)**

</td><td style="height:181.352px;"><p class="callout info">On macOS, we need to use curl to download so that Gatekeeper doesn't quarantine the import application. You can copy and paste the following into Terminal.app...the example provided downloads import\_pack.zip to the desktop</p>

```bash
curl -o ~/Desktop/import_pack.zip https://kb.filewave.com/attachments/418
```

</td></tr><tr style="height:174.141px;"><td style="height:174.141px;">**macOS Content Pack (Intel based)**

</td><td style="height:174.141px;"><p class="callout info">On macOS, we need to use curl to download so that Gatekeeper doesn't quarantine the import application. You can copy and paste the following into Terminal.app...the example provided downloads import\_pack.zip to the desktop</p>

```bash
curl -o ~/Desktop/import_pack.zip https://kb.filewave.com/attachments/417
```

</td></tr></tbody></table>

</details>## Directions

1. In FileWave Central, open **Assistants &gt; Content Packs**.
2. Select **MDM Command History** and add the pack.
3. Review the imported Reports before using them for troubleshooting or operational decisions.
4. Open the dashboard and confirm that it displays current data from your environment.

## Sample Screenshots

[![image.png](https://kb.filewave.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-12/scaled-1680-/o2JgnhoXEwGyrw6l-image.png)](https://kb.filewave.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-12/o2JgnhoXEwGyrw6l-image.png)

## Notes

You can edit the imported Reports and dashboard. Keep an unchanged copy until you understand which fields and Report identifiers the dashboard expects.

## Related Content

- [How to Import a Content Pack](https://kb.filewave.com/books/content-packs/page/how-to-import-a-content-pack "How to Import a Content Pack")
- [Getting an API Token](https://kb.filewave.com/books/application-programming-interface-api/page/working-with-apis)
- [Importing a Grafana Dashboard](https://kb.filewave.com/books/dashboard-grafana/page/importing-a-grafana-dashboard "Importing a Grafana Dashboard")
- [Content Packs](https://kb.filewave.com/books/content-packs "Content Packs")
- More Info on how to use: 
    - [Custom Fields](https://kb.filewave.com/books/evaluation-guide/page/custom-fields "Custom Fields")
    - [Client Group Structure](https://kb.filewave.com/books/evaluation-guide/page/organize-devices-with-client-groups "Client Group Structure")
    - [Inventory Reports](https://kb.filewave.com/books/evaluation-guide/page/inventory-reports "Inventory Reports")
    - [Custom Dashboards](https://kb.filewave.com/books/dashboard-grafana/chapter/20-custom-dashboards-for-beginners "Custom Dashboards")