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Organize Filesets into Groups

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Again,Organize really? Yep. We recommend that you stay justFilesets as organized with your Software (Fileset) groupsdeliberately as you do with your Client groups. This will enable you to do "Group to Group" associations, allowing for even more dynamic and automated deployments. For example, if we have an "Interactive Media" ClientMatching group andstructures ansupport "Interactive Media" Software group, we can associate them at the group-to-group leveldeployments: so any timewhen a newFileset piece of software getsis added to the SoftwareInteractive groupMedia Fileset group, it willcan be deployeddeploy to allevery devicesdevice in the corresponding Client group...group; and vice versa,when a newdevice joins that Client getsgroup, addedit receives the Filesets already assigned to the Client group and it will receive all software in the Software group, all without having to make a new Association.group.

CreatingCreate SoftwareFileset (Fileset) Groupsgroups

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Create a group

    In FileWave Central, open Filesets. Select New Fileset Group
      from Openthe FileWave Admintoolbar and navigateenter toa meaningful name, such as "Filesets"iOS. ClickCreate "Newsubgroups where they make targeting or ownership clearer. Parent and child relationships are honored when Fileset Group" from the black menubar and name accordingly, in this case "iOS". That's it! You can now create additional sub-groups ifare desired.assigned
        for FileWave honors the "parent/child" relationship when associating content. deployment.

        ConfiguringChoose a Fileset group for automatic VPPApps Filesetand Books imports

        ThisWhen sectionFileWave issyncs intendedApple forApps thoseand goingBooks tolicenses sync(VPP), witheach Apple'slocation Volumetoken Purchasecan Programcreate asits describedFilesets in thisa futureselected section. When syncing VPP licenses into FileWave, you can specify which group each VPP Token's Fileset will be created within.group. This iskeeps verycontent helpful especially if you have multiple VPP Tokens designated forfrom different departments and/or sites.sites separated. Complete the Apple client prerequisites before configuring the token.

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        AutoConfigure createautomatic VPPFileset Filesetscreation

        1. Ensure that you haveCreate the targetdestination Fileset group createdfirst. prior,This weexample willuses be using the "iOS - VPP"VPP group..
        2. OpenIn "FileWave AdminCentral, >open Preferences > VPP & DEP",DEP. clickUnder "Configure tokens" from the "Volume Purchase Program"Program, section,select Configure tokens and authenticate.
        3. Double-clickOpen yourthe existing VPP Token.service token.
        4. ClickUnder "Choose" from the "Auto create filesets"filesets, sectionselect Choose and selectpick yourthe desireddestination Fileset group, in this case "iOS - VPP".group.
        5. Click "Save" onSave the "VPP service token"token, window,then "Close"close and "OK"save the otherremaining Preferences windows.dialogs.
        6. Repeat thesethe stepsgroup selection for anyeach othertoken VPPthat Tokens.should import into a different destination.
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