Overview

 

Scandit Express for Android supports deployment via any Mobile Device Management (MDM) and Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) systems.

ℹ️ Managed Configurations, previously Application Restrictions, enable your internal IT admin to specify app settings remotely. https://developer.android.com/work/managed-configurations

 

The screenshots in the guide below are from MobileIron Cloud. However, these instructions apply to almost any MDM/EMM solution vendor.

⚠️ Scandit Express may be incompatible with certain Android for Work configurations if 3rd-party keyboards, like Scandit Express, cannot be installed in a work profile. Scandit recommends setting Android devices as "fully managed" or "dedicated devices". https://developer.android.com/work/dpc/dedicated-devices

 

How to Distribute Scandit Express on Android

1. Add the Application to the app catalog and configure the distribution.

You can distribute our app directly from the Google Play Store. Search for "Scandit Express" in the admin console for your EMM/MDM solution and add it to your app catalog.

• MobileIron Cloud:
  • How to Add an App to the Catalog
  • How to Configure an App

• IBM MaaS360 Mobile Device Management (SaaS):
  • How to Add an App to the Catalog
    
    
• SOTI MobiControl
  • How to Add an App to the Catalog

• Microsoft Intune
  • How to add an App to the Catalog

2. Set Scandit Express deployment code.

To automatically synchronize your Scandit Express configuration with Scandit, you need to set the deployment code in the management console of your MDM/EMM solution. Once set, your users won't have to activate Scandit Express via QR code manually. Configuration changes are also automatically distributed to all devices.

Login to ssl.scandit.com and click on your project card.

3. The Android Scandit Express App specifies the following Application Restriction:

<restriction 
  android:key="deploymentCode"
  android:title="Deployment Code"
  android:restrictionType="string"
  android:description="Defines which deployment on scandit.com the installed Scandit Express fetches its configuration and license from."
  android:defaultValue=""
/>

 

4. Click on the "Copy Project Code" link next to the QR code in the dashboard.

The project code can be found on the Scandit Express Dashboard.


The "project code" embedded in the QR code is a 64-character code, such as:

b7faa7ad92d4b782b282ebc4a366f94725177bb01e517fa1e7a7916e57ead6ec

 

5. In your MDM system, paste this "project code" value in the "Manage Configurations" section.

You will need to pass it through a key under the name DEPLOYMENT CODE