Nova Current - User Guide

Creating and modifying configuration policies

Complete the steps below to set up a new configuration policy.

1.In the menu on the left side of the screen, select Manage Administration > Configuration policies.

2.Click Add.

3.Enter a Name for the policy.

4.With the Policy Scope tab selected, click Add, and then select the organizational unit to which the policy will apply. This defines the users that the policy may be applied to.

5.With the User filters tab selected, click Add, and then select the groups or attributes used to filter the users. This defines the filter used to select users from the scope to apply the policy to. You can use AND/OR operators to select multiple groups and/or attributes.

6.Select the Actions tab, click Add, and then select the actions you want to include in the policy. See above for a list of available actions.

7.Click Save.

Click here to watch a video on how to create a configuration policy.

Editing or deleting a configuration policy

If you want to update or delete an existing configuration policy, follow the steps below.

1.In the menu on the left side of the screen, select Manage Administration > Configuration policies.

2.Select the desired policy and either:

oClick Edit, make desired changes, and click Save.

oClick Delete and confirm the deletion.

User filters

You can create a configuration policy that has more than one condition. For example, a configuration policy can be created for a specific department e.g. sales, and a specific country e.g. France. To do this:

1.Create your configuration policy as normal.

2.On the User filters tab, add the user filters by clicking Add filter group.

3.Select the operators and properties you wish to add to the configuration policy.

4.Finish creating your configuration policy as normal.

Configuration policy examples

Assign a manager to a vOU

Assigning a manager to a virtual organizational unit is straight forward. This configuration policy allows administrators to automatically assign managers to particular users who may be within a certain department or geographical location. Check out this video below for a walk through.

Set a user's usage location and country details

Setting a user's location settings is a straightforward process with Nova. Setting a configuration policy allows you to instantly change a user's usage location and country settings when placed within a virtual organizational unit. See how to do that here.

Device compliance policies

You are able to add actions to Microsoft Intune configuration policies to your user's mobile devices. For DPC users, this is helpful if you need to modify devices and applications of users you are allowed to manage. The devices screen can be found within the Nova Dashboard by clicking Manage, then Devices.

Actions include:

·Refresh: this refreshes the list of devices in the tenant.

·Retire: if the device is no longer in use, you can retire it.

·Wipe: you can remote wipe devices immediately.

·Remote Lock: you can remotely lock devices immediately.

·Sync: Sync your device to get its most up to date information.

·Reboot: instantly reboot a device.

To show more details for your device, click on its name. Here, you will find several more tabs, including:

·Detail: this gives additional information of the device, including manufacturer, model, last sync date type and encryption state.

·Owner: this gives detail on the owner of the device, including email and the tenant the user is in.

·Users: this includes a list of users assigned to the device.

·Group Membership: if the device is part of a group, they will be listed here.

Also on this Device Detail page, you have the opportunity to remove the passcode (for iOS), and reset passcode (Android 7+ versions only).