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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.
    - Viewing the content list
      The Content page displays a list of content items available to your fleet.
      - Filtering the Content list
        Use the Filters menus at the top of the Content page to select filtering options.
      - Refreshing lists
        You can refresh the items in any list to load the latest information from your database. When you refresh a list, Jeppesen Distribution Manager Pro (JDM Pro) maintains your filters, sort order, and any selected items.
  - 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.
  - 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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Viewing the content list

The Content page displays a list of content items available to your fleet.

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To access the Content page from anywhere within Jeppesen Distribution Manager Pro (JDM Pro):

Access the JDM Pro menu and select Content.

Note: You can also access the Content page from the JDM Pro Dashboard.

The Content list features the following columns:

Content Title: The name of the content item. For versioned content, the title along with type of content and version number uniquely identify the content. Select the title to view information about the content, including the version history.
Content Type: The type of data contained in the content item. For versioned content, the type of content along with title and version number uniquely identify the content.
Content Description: A brief description of the content.
Associated Applications: The name of the application that uses the content.
File Size: The size of the latest version of the content item.
Assigned Distribution Groups: The names of the distribution groups that are assigned the content item.
Last Version Published (UTC): The date and time, in UTC format, when the most recent version of the content was published to JDM Pro.

To access the Content Trash from the Content page, select View Content Trash.