Using variables in profiles

You can use variables in a profile to reference values instead of specifying the actual values. When the profile is sent to devices, any variables in the profile are replaced with the values that they represent.

Variables in profiles help you to efficiently manage profiles for the users and groups in your organization. Variables provide more flexibility for profiles and can help limit the number of profiles that you require for each profile type. For example, you can create a single VPN profile for multiple users that specifies the %UserName% variable instead of creating a separate VPN profile for each user that specifies the username value.

You can use a variable in any text field in a profile, except the Name field and the Description field. For example, you can specify "%UserName%@example.com" in the Email address field in an Exchange ActiveSync profile.

You can use the following default injection variables in profiles:

You can also use custom injection variables in profiles. For more information, see Custom injection variables.