Software bundles

Create your own software bundles by selecting applications from your Homebrew or Chocolatey repositories — or your exclusive private stash (private software repository)! You can attach software bundles to your IT automation profiles, to deploy upon a scheduled run, ensuring all your devices have the right software and versions.

Create a software bundle

You can create software bundles for your Windows (Chocolatey and private repo) and Mac (Homebrew) devices. 

To create a software bundle:

1. From Admin (on the sidebar), click Software management.

The Software management page appears.

2. From the Software bundles tab, click Create bundle. Then select the OS type for your bundle.

The Create software bundle window appears.

3. Enter the bundle name.

4. Search for the software in the search bar. Then click Add to include it in the bundle. Do this as many times as necessary to add all needed software to the bundle.

5. Click Create.

Your newly created software bundle appears in the Software bundles tab — where it can be edited, cloned, or deleted

Install a software bundle

There are multiple ways to install software bundles. This includes manually managing devices and installations via IT automation profiles.
Note: Installing a bundle via a device's Manage option will result in the installation of the chosen software versions that were available at the time the bundle was initially created. To install the most recent version of the software, associate the software bundle with an IT Automation profile

Install a software bundle via an IT automation profile

You can add software bundles to IT automation profiles for automated installation across applied devices.
Note: 

• Ensure the IT automation profile is applied to your devices. For more information, see Apply IT automation profiles to agents, folders, or users
• Ensure the IT automation profile is applied to your devices. For more information, see Apply IT automation profiles to agents, folders, or customers
• Ensure the IT automation profile has a schedule. For more information, see Schedule an IT automation profile

To add a software bundle to an IT automation profile:

1. From Admin (on the sidebar), click Patch management and IT automation.

The Patch management and IT automation page appears.

2. Select a profile (or create one).

The Profile page appears.

3. Under Software bundle, click Select. The Select software bundle window appears. 

4. Select the software bundle from the dropdown menu. Then click Select.

The software bundle is added to the IT automation profile.

5. Click Save.

The software bundle will be automatically installed on all applied devices upon the next scheduled run. 
Note: You can run the profile immediately — and deploy the software bundle — by clicking Run now.

Install a software bundle on a single device

To install a software bundle on a single device:

1. From Devices (on the sidebar), check the device and click Software installation.

The Software installation window appears.

2. Select the Software bundle tab.

3. In the Software execution preferences field, choose to install the software bundle:

• Online devices only.
• Online and offline devices — keep the task in the queue for a set amount of time, until the device goes back online (1 hour, 1 day, 1 week, 2 weeks, or 1 month).

4. Select the bundle from the dropdown menu. 

5. Click Install.

Installation request sent!

Install a software bundle on multiple devices

You can install a bundle on all or some of your end-user Windows or Mac OS devices — or on folders.
Note: Software bundles are organized by OS type, so they can't be installed on multiple devices with different operating systems.

To install a software bundle on multiple devices:

1. From Devices, select the devices.
Note: Devices must be of the same OS type.

2. Click Software installation. The Software installation window appears.

3. Select the Software bundle tab.

4. In the Software execution preferences field, choose to install the software bundle:

• Online devices only.
• Online and offline devices — keep the task in the queue for a set amount of time, until the device goes back online (1 hour, 1 day, 1 week, 2 weeks, or 1 month).

5. Select the bundle from the dropdown menu. 

6. Click Install.

Installation request sent!

Review software installation

Generate a Software Inventory report to ensure the software bundle has been deployed to your end-user devices.

Edit software bundles

To edit a bundle:

1. From Admin, Click Software management.

The Software management page appears.

2. Select the bundle you want to edit.

The Edit software bundle window appears.

• Edit bundle name: Enter the updated name in the Name field.
• Add software: Search for software via the search bar. Then click Add.
• Delete software: Click the delete icon () next to the software you want to delete from the bundle.
• Enable/disable software: Toggle software on or off (under the Actions column) to include or exclude it from the bundle installation.

3. Click Save.

Clone or delete software bundles

To clone or delete a bundle:

1. From Admin, Click Software management.

The Software management page appears.

2. From the Software bundles tab, locate the software and click the Actions dropdown.

3. Select:

• Clone: This will make a copy of the software bundle and add "(Cloned)" to the bundle name. For example, if you clone "Bundle1", it will be named "Bundle1 (Cloned)".
• Delete: This will delete the software bundle and unassign it from any linked IT automation profiles.