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Find help on using Jeppesen Distribution Manager Pro (JDM Pro).
- Introduction
  This guide provides detailed instructions for using Jeppesen Distribution Manager Pro (JDM Pro). It includes initial setup instructions, information about the various parts of the application, and steps to complete common tasks.
- Overview
  Jeppesen Distribution Manager Pro (JDM Pro) is a web-based application that administrators use to distribute data to mobile devices that run Jeppesen and Boeing applications, such as FliteDeck Pro. Administrators log in to the application to manage their fleets. JDM Pro is provided as Application Service Provider (ASP) software, where Jeppesen hosts and maintains the application.
- Getting started
  Before you use Jeppesen Distribution Manager Pro (JDM Pro), familiarize yourself with the user interface.
- Managing devices
- Managing distribution groups
- Managing content
  - About content
    Jeppesen delivers content to Jeppesen Distribution Manager Pro (JDM Pro), and the application distributes that content to the distribution groups you assign it to. Your company can also create content and distribute it with Jeppesen content.
  - About the Content Detail dialog
    The Content Detail dialog provides pertinent information about a content item.
  - About the content Version History box
    The content Version History box provides a list of current and previous versions of a content item.
  - About the Content Version Details dialog
    The Content Version Details dialog provides information about a particular version of content that helps you determine how it arrived at its current status.
  - About assigning content to distribution groups
    To deliver content to all devices in a distribution group, assign the content to the appropriate groups. You can assign the same content to more than one distribution group.
  - Removing content from distribution groups
    If you no longer want to deliver certain content to devices in a distribution group, you can remove the content from the group.
  - About uploading company content
    You can upload content to be distributed to devices. Before you can upload your content, package each item into a .zip file. Only include one content item in each .zip file.
    - Uploading content into JDM Pro
      After you've created and packaged the content, you can upload it to Jeppesen Distribution Manager Pro (JDM Pro).
    - Understanding metadata options for Aviator
      When you upload content into Jeppesen Distribution Manager Pro (JDM Pro), you can add more metadata to the file that helps pilots better manage their data on Jeppesen Aviator. With this metadata, you can specify combinations of aircraft manufacturers, major models, and minor models.
    - Manually creating the JDM Pro metadata
      Jeppesen Distribution Manager Pro (JDM Pro) metadata is contained in the ADEL metadata XML file. This section describes the information found in that metadata file. Use this section to create metadata for your content instead of using JDM Pro to do so.
    - Understanding the validation process
      During the upload process, Jeppesen Distribution Manager Pro (JDM Pro) tries to validate the content. To validate a package, JDM Pro downloads it to a temporary directory and performs a set of validations. If the package validation fails for any reason, JDM Pro displays a dialog box that describes the failure.
  - About reviewing and approving content
    By default, Jeppesen Distribution Manager Pro (JDM Pro) sets all content items to be approved automatically. However, you can set any content item to be reviewed by personnel from your fleet.
  - Editing configuration file attributes
    You can edit the settings of any configuration file that you created, whether you generated the file with Jeppesen Distribution Manager Pro (JDM Pro) or uploaded a .zip file into the system.
  - Deleting a specific content version
    You can delete any content version that you import into Jeppesen Distribution Manager Pro (JDM Pro). When you first delete the content version, it's moved to the Content Trash page, where you can permanently delete it or restore it.
  - Deleting a specific content item
    To delete any content item that you import into Jeppesen Distribution Manager Pro (JDM Pro), delete all of its corresponding content versions.
  - Invalidating a specific content version
    You can invalidate content versions, regardless of publisher. You might invalidate a content version if the content has bad data or is corrupt. Invalidating the content version prevents the bad content from being delivered to devices.
  - Exporting the Content list
    You can export the items in the Content list to a comma-separated value (CSV) file.
- Managing users
- Boeing Distribution Manager
- Customer-Inserted Charts (CICs)
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Understanding the validation process

During the upload process, Jeppesen Distribution Manager Pro (JDM Pro) tries to validate the content. To validate a package, JDM Pro downloads it to a temporary directory and performs a set of validations. If the package validation fails for any reason, JDM Pro displays a dialog box that describes the failure.

Table: Content validation tests
Validation	Result
Digest validation	Digest Value and Digest Type are optional parameters that might be part of the web service call. If the call has these parameters, JDM Pro compares the digest of the package that is downloaded to the digest passed into the service. If this validation fails, JDM Pro rejects the package.
Virus scan	The virus scan is a check that makes sure that the package doesn't contain any computer viruses. If this validation fails, JDM Pro rejects the packages.
Package content type	This check verifies that the type of content in the package is also configured in JDM Pro. If the content type is unrecognizable, JDM Pro uploads the content; however, the content can't be delivered to devices.
ADEL metadata test	The component manifest, found in the ADEL metadata, is a listing of all files and the digest values that belong to the package. The list of files and their digests must match exactly; no missing or extra files are allowed. With this test, JDM Pro makes sure that the metadata file exists, that it's formatted correctly, and that the digests match. If this validation fails, JDM Pro rejects the package.
Company code	JDM Pro verifies that the company code in the package is a valid code. If this validation fails, JDM Pro rejects the package.