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App settings (macOS)

General settings

Setting Description
Name The name of the app.

For app packages, Sophos Mobile gets this from the PKG file.

For Apple Business Manager apps, this field is read-only.

Version The app version from the App Store.

For app packages, Sophos Mobile gets this from the PKG file.

For Apple Business Manager apps, this field is read-only.

App ID The internal identifier of the app.

For app packages, Sophos Mobile gets this from the PKG file.

For Apple Business Manager apps, this field is read-only.

App category A category name, for example Productivity.

The value is currently not used.

Description A description of the app.

The value is currently not used.

Setting Description
Link The URL of the app in the App Store.

For Apple Business Manager apps, this field is read-only.

VPP licenses Click Show to manually assign the app to users or devices. See Manually assign Apple Business Manager apps.

Settings for app packages

Setting Description
Upload a file Click Upload a file to upload the app to the Sophos Mobile server. Navigate to the PKG file and click Open.

PKG package files might contain several apps. In this case, only the name, version, and identifier of one app are displayed.