Configuring Application Behaviors

Workstation Connect Administrator's Guide

Configure application behaviors by providing the package and activity names.

To create a new application behavior, click

Add Application

behaviors.

Specify the application package name and activity name. If the activity name is blank, this field defaults to all application activities.

Next, specify the docking criteria that define the behavior to be performed for the application each time the device docks by selecting the

Action

and the

Window State

from the menu.

The available actions are:

Stop - the application exits if it is running on the mobile device when it docks. This is useful if the application is not used in desktop mode and uses resources that should be freed up upon docking to make them available for use by applications used in desktop mode.

Launch - the application launches on the desktop home screen when the mobile device docks. This makes the application available for use by the user without the need to launch it manually.

Move - the application moves from the mobile device to the desktop home screen if it is running on the mobile device when it docks. This is useful if the application is relevant and commonly used in mobile and desktop modes and in use cases where ongoing application use in desktop mode is feasible without needing to move it manually.

If the administrator does not specify the docking criteria, the default docking behavior for all applications keeps the application running on the mobile device (either foreground or minimized) and presents the corresponding icons on the taskbar.

Configure how the application is displayed when launched or moved on the desktop home screen by selecting its

Window State

. This setting only applies to Launch and Move actions and allows the administrator to determine whether the application is automatically maximized (shown full size) or restored (in default or last used size).

When setting the configuration to move an application upon a docking event, only one application should be configured to move when maximized.

Selecting the action Move or Launch and the window state Restore applies the value (Portrait or Landscape) set via App Launch Orientation. If App Launch Orientation is not set in the admin configuration, Portrait is applied as the default.

Specify the undocking criteria. The available actions are:

Stop - the application exits automatically if it runs on the desktop home screen when the device undocks. This is useful if the application is not used in mobile mode and demands resources that should be freed upon undocking to make them available for applications in mobile mode.

Launch - the application launches on the mobile device at the time the device undocks. This makes the application available for use by the user without the need to launch it manually.

Move - the application automatically moves from the desktop home screen to the mobile device if it runs on the desktop when it undocks. This might be appropriate if the application is used in mobile and desktop modes where ongoing application use in mobile mode is desirable without needing the user to move it manually.

set undocking action to stop, launch or reset

When undocking, if you are moving an application and prefer which one appears in the foreground, only specify the rule for that specific application intended to be viewed in the foreground. Only one application should be configured to open in the foreground after.

Only one application can run in the foreground on the mobile device. Therefore, providing multiple launches/move undocking behaviors is not feasible. If done, the last application launched/moved becomes the foreground application, and the rest are minimized and accessed from the

Recents

panel.