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I am in a conundrum here.  Fresh out of the box I need all Office Apps deployed to our users.  Word, Excel, Outlook, OneNote, PowerPoint, Teams.  In the last wipe and reset on a device, it was taking forever for the apps to become available.  SelfService did not show them either as they are set to install automatically through the Jamf App Catalog.  

I am looking for advice from the community to help me figure out the best method for deployment.  I need the apps to be there after deployment, my company requires them to be on the Current Channel and updated after each release of an update. I like having them visible in SelfService, but I do need the push method as well. Jamf App Catalog seems to limit this possibility unless someone has figured out a way around it.  

I am not on SelfService+ as of now.  

I use a policy to deploy a pkg of each Office app I want to install. I then deploy and configure the Microsoft Updater application to handle updates. Jamf Pro has a schema included to configure it. You can choose the update channel as well as other preferences. When updates are available the application appears and asks the end user to close the app and update or wait until the deadline when it’s forced.

 

https://learn.jamf.com/en-US/bundle/technical-paper-microsoft-office-current/page/Microsoft_Office_Updates.html

 

I use installomator for initial deploy during jamf setup manager to make sure these are on before anyone logs in. Then I have a profile for MAU like comment above to handle updates. Seems to work pretty well and keeps things updated.  

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