Lab 10: Assigning a Software Update Enforcement declaration
Objectives and Tasks
Create a Smart Group Containing Target Devices for the Update
Create a Software Update Enforcement declaration
Managing OS updates with the Software Update Enforcement declaration is limited to supervised iOS devices. Your enrolled device won’t receive updates. Nevertheless, you should continue the exercise to grasp the process of deploying updates.
Task 1: Create a Smart Group Containing Target Devices for the Update
In this exercise, you will create a Smart Group to be used to assign the update workflow. For this assignment group, you set the criteria to only include corporate devices running iOS version 17.0 or higher.
This exercise demonstrates the diverse methods you can employ to manage assignments using Smart Groups. Notably, this Smart Group automatically removes devices that have been updated since they no longer adhere to the specified criteria for membership.
You have the flexibility to create any number of combinations of criteria or even utilize an existing Smart Group from your environment.
To create and configure the Smart Group:
In the Workspace ONE UEM console, select Groups & Settings.
Select Assignment Groups, and then click Add Smart Group.
For the group name, enter iOS 26.0 Update.
From the list of available criteria, expand Ownership, click Selected, and ensure that Corporate is the only item with a check mark.
Expand Platform and Operating System, and from the drop down, select Apple iOS.
Change the condition to Greater than or equal to and select iOS 17.0.0.
Click Save.
Task 2: Create a Software Update Enforcement Declaration
The Software Update Enforcement declaration, which allows IT admins to assign specific updates to devices and specify a date and time when the update, will be enforced on the device regardless of user deferrals. In this exercise, you will create a Software Update Enforcement declaration that will update iOS devices to version 18.0.
In the Workspace ONE UEM console, select Resources.
Select Profiles.
Click on the Add dropdown.
Select Add Profile.
From the platforms displayed, click on iOS.
Select Declarative for the Management Type.
Choose Configuration for the Declaration Type.
Click Next.
Enter the Declaration Name. For this exercise, enter iOS 26 Update.
Look for Software Update Enforcement in the list of available options. Click Add.
Enter the Target OS Version. For this exercise, enter 26.0.
Enter the Target Local Date Time. For this exercise, pick a date that is one week in the future from the current date and set the time to 00:00:00. For example, 2025-06-01 00:00:00.
Click Next.
Select the group you created earlier called iOS 26.0 Update, and click Save & Publish.
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