Blackberry SWD-20120924140022907 manual Create an IT policy rule for a third-party application

Administration Guide Using an IT policy to manage BlackBerry Enterprise Solution security

expires. If the time limit expires, the BlackBerry Enterprise Server deactivates the BlackBerry device PINs. The permitted range for this option is 0 hours to 8760 hours. If you specify 0 hours, BlackBerry devices deactivate when the IT policy cannot apply automatically.

Deactivate BlackBerry devices that do not have IT policies applied

1.In the BlackBerry Administration Service, on the Servers and components menu, expand BlackBerry solution topology > BlackBerry Domain > Component view > Policy.

2.Click the instance that you want to change.

3.In the Disable Users with Unapplied IT Policy drop-down list, click True.

4.In the Disable user time limit (hours) field, type the time (in hours) that can occur before the PINs for BlackBerry devices that you did not apply an IT policy to are deactivated on the BlackBerry Enterprise Server.

5.Click Save All.

After you finish: Before you re-activate the BlackBerry devices on the BlackBerry Enterprise Server, on the BlackBerry devices, in the Security Options list, instruct users to click Wipe Handheld or Security Wipe to delete all of the data on the BlackBerry devices.

Creating new IT policy rules to control third- party applications

You can create IT policy rules to control the applications that your organization creates for BlackBerry devices that are running in your organization's environment. After you create an IT policy rule, you can add it to a new or existing IT policy and assign a value to it. Only applications that your organization creates can use the IT policy rule that you create. You cannot create new IT policy rules to control device applications and features.

Create an IT policy rule for a third-party application

1.In the BlackBerry Administration Service, on the BlackBerry solution management menu, expand Policy.

2.Click Create an IT policy rule.

3.Type a name and description for the IT policy rule.

4.In the Type drop-down list, click the type of value that the IT policy rule uses.

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