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Administrator guide
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. 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. Make sure that the size of the content ZIP file is less than 2 GB. Only include one content item in each .zip file.
  - 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.
    - About locking or unlocking settings
      When you edit a FliteDeck Pro configuration file in Jeppesen Distribution Manager Pro (JDM Pro), you can lock or unlock certain settings.
      - Locking a setting
        Lock a setting in the customer configuration file.
      - Unlocking a setting
        Unlock a setting in the customer configuration file.
    - Configuring Aircraft Interface Device (AID) providers for iOS devices
      You can configure one or more AID providers for iOS devices on the Aircraft Interface Device (AID) page.
    - Configuring an Aircraft Interface Device (AID) provider for Windows devices
      You can configure only one AID provider for Windows devices on the Aircraft Interface Device (AID) page.
    - Configuring Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) providers
      You can configure one or more ADS-B providers on the ADS-B Device section.
  - 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)

Unlocking a setting

Unlock a setting in the customer configuration file.

About this task

The settings that you unlock in Jeppesen Distribution Manager Pro (JDM Pro) are unlocked in the Customer Configuration XML file and the FliteDeck Pro app.

Note: This feature applies to FliteDeck Pro (iOS) version 4.7 and later. When you lock or unlock a setting, it doesn't take effect in earlier versions of FliteDeck Pro.

Procedure

From the Content page, select the configuration file that you want to edit.

JDM Pro displays the Content Detail box.

FigureContent Detail box
Select Edit.

JDM Pro displays the Application Behavior page.

FigureApplication Behavior page
Select .

Results

The setting is unlocked in the Customer Configuration XML file and the FliteDeck Pro app. Pilots can update an unlocked setting under iPad Settings > Apps > FD Pro. The change is saved in the FliteDeck Pro app.

The following figure shows an example of the settings configured in the JDM Pro app and applied in the FliteDeck Pro app.

Settings configured in JDM Pro are applied in the FliteDeck Pro app — FigureSettings configured in JDM Pro are applied in the FliteDeck Pro app