I’m trying to create one policy that will deploy 3rd party updates using the current smart groups we’ve created. From the few different test’s, I’ve down, I can’t seem to get it to work, I still have to go in and add/remove test groups. The below steps and screenshots are how we currently do it. We have to control the majority of the software updates; we aren’t allowed to just set so they always update except for some developer apps that update a lot.
- We create 2 smart groups for each application like the Postman one below and depending on the test group, will add in either alpha, beta or uat
- I then have a policy for each software, I have it set to recurring check in, set to ongoing and then set our deployment date/time each month and use the specific software update update computer group
- When the software updates, the device will drop out of the smart group, so it won’t keep installing. That way I don’t have to go in to the device to flush the policy each time
- We don’t have a ton of apps, but trying to see if I can cut some of this process down a little, so I don’t have to go to the 2nd smart group to add the next tester group or remove the prior one.
