DeployingandManagingEpicAppswithMicrosoftIntuneIntroductionManyhealthcarefacilitiesuseMicrosoftIntunetomanagetheirmobiledevicesandtheappsonthosedevices.Thisdocumentisahow-toguideforcustomerswhoarebothMicrosoftIntunecustomersandEpiccustomers.
Ifthereisadditionalfunctionalityorintegrationthatyouneed,pleasecontactyourMicrosoftorEpicrepresentative.
MicrosoftIntuneMicrosoftIntuneisacloud-basedmobiledevicemanagement,mobileappmanagement,andPCmanagementproduct.WedonotexhaustivelycoverallIntunetopicsinthisdocument.Weonlycoverthosethatpertaintothescenariowefocuson:deployingandmanagingEpic’sHaikuandCantoappsinanIntunedeployment.
MoreinformationaboutMicrosoftIntunecanbefoundbyfollowingthelinkslistedinthereferencecontentthatislistedattheendofthisnote.
EpicMobileAppsHaikuandCanto,Epic'smobileapps,aredesignedtogivephysiciansElectronicMedicalRecord(EMR)accessoutsidetheclinicorhospitalandtoincreasephysicians'opportunitiestoprovidecare.ClinicianscanuseHaikuandCantotoreviewapatient'schart,respondtoInBasketmessages,prescribemedications,takeclinicalphotos,andcaptureprofessionalcharges.
WithRover,authorizedclinicalusersofEpic’selectronichealthrecordshavesecureaccesstotoolsforclinicalreview,patientlistmanagement,medicationadministration,specimencollection,vitals,andIntake&Output(I/O)rightontheirmobiledevice.
DeployingtheAppswithMicrosoftIntuneDeployingtheEpicmobileappsoniOSviaMicrosoftIntuneisafour-stepprocess:
1. AuthoraVPNpolicy.2. AuthoranAppConfigurationPolicy.3. AddtheappstoMicrosoftIntune.4. Deploytheappstogroupsofusers.
ThisdocumentisfocusedondeployingtheiOSapps.WhendeployingonAndroid,addinganddeployingtheappsisthesame,buttheVPNandAppConfigurationpoliciesaredifferent.
AlloftheseoperationsareperformedusingtheMicrosoftIntuneadministrationconsole.InordertousetheconsoleyouneedanIntunesubscription.Togetstarted,launchtheconsolebylogginginhere:https://manage.microsoft.com.
ThemanagementconsoleisaSilverlightapp,soyourbrowsermustsupportSilverlight.AddinganapptoMicrosoftIntuneisdonebyusingaMicrosoftClickOnceapp,soyourplatformmustsupportClickOnceapps.
AuthorAppConfigurationandVPNPoliciesAppConfigurationallowsyoutooptionallyspecifyXMLwithwhichtopreconfiguretheEpicapps.IfyouchoosetouseMicrosoftIntunetospecifytheconfiguration,usetheconfigurationkeyEpicMobileConfigurationURLandtheURLhostingyourconfigurationtoApple'smanagedappconfiguration.Pleaseseethe“ConnectSecurelytoYourInterconnectServer”sectionoftheSetupandSupportGuideinGalaxyformoreinformationoncreatingtheconfigurationfile.Additionally,IntunedocumentationhasmoredetailsonAppConfigurationandVPNsupport.
YoucreatethepolicybyselectingPolicy,thenConfigurationPolicies:
ClickAdd..,thenselectMobileAppConfigurationPolicyfromthelist:
TospecifytheconfigurationXMLthatwillbeusedtopreconfiguretheapp,usethefollowingformat(followingtheguidelinesfromEpictogettheexactURLstringbelow):
<dict> <key>EpicMobileConfigurationURL</key> <string>Epiccanto://handheld/config/ee7d5050489dea75e9a</string> </dict>
PastetheXMLintothepolicyscreen,asseenbelow.Validateitandthensaveit.
AVPNpolicyisanothertypeofpolicy,createdbychoosingVPNProfilefromthelistofconfigurationtemplates:
Whenbothpolicieshavebeencreated,youwillseethemlisted:
AddtheappstoMicrosoftIntuneNavigatetotheAppsscreenshownbelow,andclickAddApp.
IntheClickOnceappthatopens,chooseManagediOSAppfromtheAppStoreifdeployinganiOSapp,orExternallinkifdeployinganAndroidapp.
Aftermakingyourselection,youwillseethisscreen:
YournextstepistocopythedeeplinktotheHaikuorCantostoreappintotheURLdialog.Tofindthedeeplink,followthesesteps:
App DeepLinkEpicCantoappforiOS 1. Openthisdeeplinkinabrowser:
https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/app/epic-haiku/id348308661?mt=82. WhenthebrowserresolvestheURLaddress,copythatURLaddressinto
yourclipboard.Forexample,theabovedeeplinkresolvestothisURLaddress:https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/epic-canto/id395395172?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
3. PastetheURLaddressintotheboxforspecifyingtheURL.Seethescreenbelowthistable.
EpicHaikuappforiOS FollowthesamestepsasfortheEpicCantoapp,butstartwiththisdeeplink:https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/app/epic-haiku/id348308661?mt=8
RoverappforiOS FollowthesamestepsasfortheEpicCantoapp,butstartwiththisdeeplink:https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/app/epic-rover/id583359867?mt=8
ClickNexttocontinue.
Completetheappinfo.Notethatyouneedtouseaniconthatisnobiggerthan250x250pixels.
ClickNexttocontinue.
Selecttherequiredplatform.Inthiscase,EpicCantoisaniPadapp,soweselectaniPadrequirement:
ClickNextandreviewthesummaryinformation:
ClickUploadtocompletetheprocess.Youwillseethisscreenifyouhavecompletedthissuccessfully.
Closethedialog.
IfyouareaddingtheHaikuappforAndroid,youwillfollowthesamesteps,withthesedifferences:
1. Inthescreenbelow,select“Externallink”.2. WhenspecifyingthepathtotheGooglePlaystoreapp,enterthislinkdirectly:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.epic.haiku.android
DeploytheapptogroupsofusersTodeploytheapp,selectitandopenitintheIntuneManagementconsole:
Double-clickittoopenit,thenclickManageDeployment.
Selectthegroups,addthemtotheselectedgroups,thenclickNext:
Choosethetypeofinstallation:
ChoosetheVPNpolicyyoucreatedearlier,andclickNext.
Next,choosetheAppConfigurationpolicyyoualsocreatedearlier:
ClickFinish.YoucannowlookatthelistofappsandseethatEpicCantoisdeployed:
WheretoLearnMoreEpicAppsContactyourEpicrepresentativeifyouhaveanyquestions.
MicrosoftIntunePleaseusetheonlinedocumentation:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/enterprise-mobility/
TheMicrosoftIntuneevaluationguide:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/intune/understand-explore/get-started-with-a-30-day-trial-of-microsoft-intune
TheMicrosoftIntunequickstartguide:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/intune/get-started/start-with-a-paid-subscription-to-microsoft-intune
AppConfigurationsupportinMicrosoftIntune:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/intune/deploy-use/configure-ios-apps-with-mobile-app-configuration-policies-in-microsoft-intune
VPNsupportinMicrosoftIntune:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/intune/deploy-use/vpn-connections-in-microsoft-intune
