Device Configuration Profile

Templates are rolled up into a device configuration profile. The device configuration profile consolidates all the configuration information into a single profile that can be downloaded to one or more devices. One device configuration profile is assigned to each device. Multiple devices can use the same device configuration profile or different device configuration profiles.

Before creating a template for a device, you must create a device configuration profile. Templates are assigned to profiles. Profiles are assigned to devices.

You can configure templates in any order, although when a new device is first deployed the Communications Setting template is usually configured first, assigned to a profile, and then downloaded to the device in order to validate the configuration. Many templates of the same type may be configured to establish different device configurations.

Configuration modifications are made by changing a template, then downloading the configuration information to the devices that use the configuration profile that contains the template.

Creating Profiles

Add a new profile to the configuration grid by navigating to Configuration > Device and using one of the following methods:

  • From either device or profile view, select New > Profile.
  • From device view, on the plus-sign in the Profile column in the row for a device without an assigned profile. When you use this method, the new profile is automatically assigned to the device listed in the row.

In either of these cases:

  1. On the Create New Profile page, specify a name of up to 50 characters for the profile.
  2. Indicate the type of device to which the profile will apply. The type of device that you specify determines which configuration options Universal Device Manager will make available to you when you configure the templates that will be assigned to this profile.
    Note: When creating a profile with InTouch DX as the device type, you will also need to select a profile type: Community or Individual.
  3. You can choose to start with the default profile or an existing profile. If you choose the latter, select the radio button for the profile that should be used as the basis for this one.
  4. Click Tap Next. The Application Configuration template displays. You can now proceed to create this or any other templates in this profile by clicking the template name in the template.

You can later edit this profile and its templates by clicking tapping its name in either device or profile view from the Device Configuration page or in the details panel of the Device Details page of a device to which the profile is assigned.

Profile Types - InTouch DX

The InTouch DX allows devices to be configured with two profile types: Community and Individual.

Community Profile

A Community Profile is agnostic to employees and supports “punch and go”, where an employee can walk up to the clock, present their badge and be punched in for the day. When accessing transactions, employees need to authenticate every time they select a different transaction. A Community profile must be configured regardless of what mode the clock is in.

Individual Profile

An Individual Profile allows users to access session based, employee specific homepages. Users must log into the Individual Profile via a soft key on the Community homepage unless a device has been configured only to use Individual Profiles. Individual Profiles can be configured per employee, or the same profile can be assigned to many employees.

In an Individual Profile, users see their employee photo, name, and access transactions. Employees do not have to re-authenticate to perform many transactions, and can perform a Time Off Request and View Accruals without having to present their badge.

The Individual Profile settings have a subset of the Community Profile building blocks. The clock will utilize the communication, hardware settings, etc. from the default Community Profile configuration but show different soft keys and transaction configuration for the Individual Profile homepage.

Once an Individual Profile has been configured, it must be assigned to an employee profile in UKG Pro Workforce Management. To assign an Individual Profile, click People > Device Information > Individual Profile.

Note: If a non-home employee tries to access an Individual Profile, they will receive an Individual homepage with Community Profile transactions.

SmartLanding (Individual Mode)

SmartLanding notifies employees of their most recent unread messages from Message Center after they log into Individual Mode. The notifications can be dismissed by swiping up/down/right/left, they can be marked as read by selecting Close, or they can be selected for the user to read more information.

The notification display a max of 5 with the fifth card displaying that there are more unread messages to read. Selecting the fifth card will take the user the Message Center homepage.

To configure SmartLanding, users can select Enable employee message notification in the Individual Mode profile Transaction Settings.