Creating software configurations
You can use software configurations to perform the following actions on BlackBerry devices:
- install, upgrade, or remove BlackBerry Java Applications and the BlackBerry collaboration client over the wireless network or using the BlackBerry Web Desktop Manager
- assign application control policies to BlackBerry Java Applications to control application permissions and the data that the applications can access
- specify that a BlackBerry Java Application is not permitted
- specify whether BlackBerry Java Applications that you do not include in the software configuration are permitted or not permitted
- configure the access permissions for BlackBerry Java Applications that you do not include in the software configuration
- install or upgrade the BlackBerry Device Software over the wireless network or using the BlackBerry Web Desktop Manager
- specify standard application settings
You can assign a software configuration to a group, multiple user accounts, or a single user account. After you assign a software configuration, you can change the settings in the software configuration to manage the BlackBerry Java Applications, BlackBerry Device Software, and standard application settings on BlackBerry devices. You can configure settings in the BlackBerry Administration Service to control how the BlackBerry Administration Service sends BlackBerry Java Applications, BlackBerry Device Software, and standard application settings in software configurations to BlackBerry devices.
If you assign multiple software configurations to a user account, the settings in each software configuration are applied to the BlackBerry device. The BlackBerry Administration Service uses a set of rules to resolve conflicting settings in the multiple software configurations.
The BlackBerry Enterprise Server Administration Guide contains information about creating software configurations to manage BlackBerry Java Applications on BlackBerry devices. For more information about using software configurations to manage BlackBerry Device Software on BlackBerry devices, visit www.blackberry.com/go/serverdocs to see the BlackBerry Device Software Upgrade Guide.