Optimizing User Access to Applications

Optimizing User Access to Applications

Many EMMs provide ways for administrators to configure user access to application settings to fit a specific use case. The tables below outline common access points to applications, ways that EMMs enable or disable their visibility to users, and strategies to use Zebra Workstation Connect to leverage them based on common use cases for specific applications by administrator configuration settings.
Administrator Configuration Settings
Configuration Number
Administrator Configuration Setting
1
Disable Application behaviors > Taskbar Move to Device
2
Disable Application behaviors > Taskbar Move to Desktop
3
Disable Application behaviors > Taskbar Icon
4
Disable Application behaviors > All Apps
5
Disable Application behaviors > Create Shortcut
6
Disable Application behaviors > Launch Shortcut
7
Disable Application behaviors > Notification
8
Disable Application behaviors > On Undocking > Stop
Application Settings Strategy
Category
Description
Administrator Configuration Strategy
A
Applications intended to run on both primary and secondary screens.
Additional optional administrator configurations may support the use case.
B
Applications intended to run only on the secondary monitor
Administrator configuration 1 or 3
Administrator Configuration #8
Block the application on the primary launcher based on the primary launcher settings.
C
Applications intended to run on mobile only.
Administrator configuration #2 or #3
Administrator configuration #4
Administrator configuration #5
Administrator configuration #6
Administrator configuration #7
Do not create a shortcut for the application by default.
Do not create a rule to move the application to the secondary screen when docking.
D
Applications that do not run on primary or secondary screens.
Administrator configuration #3
Administrator configuration #4
Administrator configuration #5
Administrator configuration #6
Administrator configuration #7
Do not create a shortcut for the application by default.
Block the application on the primary launcher based on the primary launcher settings.
Do not create a rule to launch the application to the primary or secondary screen when docking or undocking.
E
Applications that are intended to always run in the background without any interaction with the end user
Administrator configuration #3
Administrator configuration #4
Administrator configuration #5
Administrator configuration #6
Administrator configuration #7
Do not create a shortcut for the application by default.
Block the application on the primary launcher based on the primary launcher settings.
Do not create a rule to launch the application to the primary or secondary screen when docking or undocking.
F
Primary launchers that utilize Lock Task Mode (for example, Airwatch Launcher)
Use the EMM to allow the ZWC and DisplayLink applications.
Use the EMM to allow every application that is in application categories A, B, or C.
Administrator configuration #3
Administrator configuration #4
Administrator configuration #5
Administrator configuration #6
Administrator configuration #7
Do not create a shortcut for the application by default.
Do not create a rule to move the application to the secondary screen when docking.