Publishing Mobile Applications

Use the HPCA Administrator tools to publish packages for the Android and iOS platform.

Note: For iOS operating system based devices, HPCA supports software management of in-house applications only. You must enroll for iOS Developer Enterprise Program to create in-house applications. For more information on how to obtain the membership, see the Apple website at http://developer.apple.com/programs/ios/enterprise.

Complete the following steps to publish mobile applications to the CSDB:

  1. Open the HP Client Automation Administrator Publisher.
    1. From the computer where you have Administrator Tools installed, click Start>All Programs>HP Client Automation Administrator>HP Client Automation Administrator Publisher.
    2. Enter the user ID and password, and click OK. The default user ID is admin. The default password is secret. The HP Client Automation Admin Publisher window opens.
  2. Select Mobile Application from the Publishing Options drop-down list, and click OK. The Edit page opens.
  3. Under Select Mobile application to publish, select the folder that contains the application file that you want to publish:
  4. Click Next. The Configure page opens.
  5. Under the Package Information area, enter the following details:
    FieldDescription

    Name

    The name of the package. An instance with the value you provide in this field is created in the PACKAGE class of the MOBILE domain. This is a mandatory field.

    Display Name

    The friendly name of the package. This is a mandatory field.

    Domain

    The domain in which this instance is stored. The MOBILE domain is selected by default for mobile applications. HP recommends that you do not change the value for this field.

    Description

    Description of the package.

    Release

    The version number of the application that you are packaging. This value is pre-populated from the application manifest file; you must not modify this value.

    For Android only: An application can be upgraded only if a new version number is available for the application.

    Class

    The class for which this package instance is created.

  6. Under the Limit package to systems with area, select the operating system for the device on which you want to deploy the application. Note that if you do not select any operating system, the application can be distributed to all devices with supported operating system. The Hardware settings are not applicable for mobile applications.
  7. Click Next. The Service Information window opens. You can create a new service or use an existing service to deploy the package. Select Use existing if you want to publish update for an existing application. Select No service if you do not want to associate this package with a service.
  8. Click Create new and enter the values for the Name, Display Name, Web URL, and Author field. The Name and Display Name fields are mandatory fields.
  9. Click Next. The Publish window opens.
  10. Review the Summary section to verify the service information you provided in the previous steps. When you are finished, click Publish.
  11. Click Finish when the publishing process is completed to exit the Publisher.
  12. Click Yes to confirm that you want to close the Publisher window.
  13. The mobile application is published as a service in the CSDB. You can then entitle this service using Policy Management Wizard to a user or a user group.

For more information on publishing applications, see the HP Client Automation Enterprise Administrator User Guide.


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