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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.
  - Signing in to JDM Pro
    To sign in to Jeppesen Distribution Manager Pro (JDM Pro), you must have a valid user name and password.
  - Password management
    Jeppesen Distribution Manager Pro (JDM Pro) features a password management system that enhances security, simplifies changing your password, and resetting a forgotten password.
  - About the JDM Pro menu
    Use the Jeppesen Distribution Manager Pro (JDM Pro) menu to navigate to the page you need.
  - About the Device Trash and Content Trash pages
    When you delete a device from the Devices page, the device is moved to the Device Trash. If you delete a content version from the View Version History box, the deleted information is moved to the Content Trash. From the trash, you can permanently delete the information or reinstate it.
    - Permanently deleting devices
      When a device is in the Device Trash, it's no longer listed within Jeppesen Distribution Manager Pro (JDM Pro). However, JDM Pro keeps the details for each device in the Device Trash, including registration credentials and distribution group information, until you permanently delete the device.
    - Permanently deleting content
      Content that you moved to the Content Trash remains there until you delete it permanently or restore it. Content that is in the Content Trash can't be sent to devices.
    - Reinstating devices
      You can reinstate devices that you moved to the Device Trash. When you reinstate a device, the device is assigned to the same distribution group it was assigned to before deletion.
    - Reinstating a content version
      You can reinstate a content version that was moved to the Content Trash. If you reinstate a content version and a newer version isn't available, the content returns in the same state it was in when you moved it to the Content Trash.
  - Searching within JDM Pro
    To search for specific information within Jeppesen Distribution Manager Pro (JDM Pro), use the search bar at the top of each page.
  - Creating a Trip Kit URL
    You can create a link for company personnel to access an online system called Trip Kit. You use Jeppesen Distribution Manager Pro (JDM Pro) to create a URL that company personnel use to access the Trip Kit app. Using the Trip Kit URL, pilots and dispatchers can create a PDF of the selected route.
  - Signing out of JDM Pro
    Signing out of Jeppesen Distribution Manager Pro (JDM Pro) returns you to the JDM Pro Log In page.
- Managing devices
- Managing distribution groups
- Managing content
- Managing users
- Boeing Distribution Manager
- Customer-Inserted Charts (CICs)
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Permanently deleting devices

When a device is in the Device Trash, it's no longer listed within Jeppesen Distribution Manager Pro (JDM Pro). However, JDM Pro keeps the details for each device in the Device Trash, including registration credentials and distribution group information, until you permanently delete the device.

About this task

Note: You can't reuse the name of a device that's in the Device Trash until you permanently delete the device. After you delete the device permanently, the former device name can be reused.

Procedure

From the JDM Pro menu, select Device Trash.

JDM Pro displays the Device Trash page.

FigureDevice Trash page
Optional: Use the search box to find your devices.
Select the checkbox next to each device that you want to delete permanently.
Select and select Permanently Delete Selected.

FigurePermanently delete devices

The Confirm Delete dialog appears.
Select Delete.
JDM Pro permanently deletes the devices that you selected.