Use Apple School Manager and Profile Manager to assign Volume Store content
When you upgrade from Apple Deployment Programs, Apple School Manager uses Managed Apple IDs to assign content with Profile Manager in macOS Server. Learn how this differs from how Apple Deployment Program Facilitators (Admins) assign content in Apple Deployment Programs.
When you assign apps and books with Managed Apple IDs, your organization has more control to manage, assign, and retain Volume Store content.
After you upgrade, your organization can use different roles in Apple School Manager. These new roles enable you to assign Volume Store content with Volume Purchase Program (VPP) service tokens. These new roles include Administrator, Site Manager, and Content Manager.
If there are people at your school who have Volume Purchase accounts but aren't part of your Apple School Manager organization, learn how to invite them.
Assign apps and books
With Apple School Manager, you can assign apps and books to devices, device groups, users, and user groups. When you assign to users or user groups, they have to be in an Apple School Manager organization in Profile Manager.
Use these guidelines to help determine which method you should use to assign apps and books in your organization.
Type of assignment | End user | Apple Deployment Program VPP Admin | Managed Apple ID |
|---|---|---|---|
User assignment | Managed Apple ID1 | √ | |
User assignment | Personal Apple ID | √ | |
Device assignment2 | Devices that run iOS 9 or later, or OS X El Capitan or later | √ | √ |
1Both Managed Apple IDs must be associated with the same organization in Apple School Manager.
2Device assignment is available only for apps.
System requirements
To use managed distribution, you need iOS 7 or later, or OS X Mavericks v10.9 or later. To assign device-based apps, you need iOS 9 or later, or OS X El Capitan or later.
If you need to use other Mobile Device Management solutions to assign Volume Store content in Apple School Manager, check with your provider.