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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
  - About devices
    A device in Jeppesen Distribution Manager Pro (JDM Pro) represents a specific mobile device in your fleet, such as a pilot's iPad.
  - Viewing the Devices list
    The Devices page displays a list of devices in your fleet.
  - Methods for creating devices
    Create a device record in Jeppesen Distribution Manager Pro (JDM Pro) for each mobile device in your fleet and assign it to a distribution group. To receive content, a device must be a member of a distribution group, even if it's the only member.
  - Device registration
    After you create a device, the mobile device user must register the device before working with a mobile app that receives data from Jeppesen Distribution Manager Pro (JDM Pro).
    - Registering a device from an email link
      If your organization is set up to use the email registration method, after you create a device, Jeppesen Distribution Manager Pro (JDM Pro) sends a registration link to the email address you entered.
      - Resending the automated registration email
        You might find it necessary to send another registration email to a device.
      - Resending registration email to multiple devices
        If you need to resend the registration email to several devices, you can send activation email to multiple devices at the same time.
    - Registering a device from a mobile app (SAML)
      If your organization is set up to use the Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) registration method, users can register when opening a mobile app on a device for the first time.
    - Sharing registration information with multiple applications
      If your fleet uses iPads that have several applications that communicate with Jeppesen Distribution Manager Pro (JDM Pro), device owners must set Share Registration Info to ON. After you register one application, other applications can also communicate with JDM Pro.
  - Editing device details
    You can use the Device Details box to change the details of a device. You can update all details except for the device name.
  - About assigning devices to a distribution group
    You can assign a device to a distribution group from the Devices page, or when you edit the device details.
  - Device status
    After a device communicates with Jeppesen Distribution Manager Pro (JDM Pro), the device status updates to show information that the mobile device reports when it connects to JDM Pro. You can see the device status in the Device Status column of the Devices page.
  - Viewing hardware information of devices
    After a device is registered, you can view the hardware (system) information for that device.
  - Viewing Assigned Content information
    You can view information about what's assigned to a device.
  - About device deactivation and reactivation
    You can deactivate and reactivate devices by using the menu on the Devices page. When you take a device out of service, Jeppesen Distribution Manager Pro (JDM Pro) provides a more accurate look at the status of your active fleet.
  - Deleting devices
    When you delete a device, the device is moved to the Device Trash, where you can restore it or permanently delete it.
  - Generating reports
    Use the Reports page to generate and download reports for the devices in your fleet that have missing or expired content. You can also view devices that have content versions that differ from the content assigned to that device.
  - About roster checks
    From the Devices page, you can perform a roster check to view the status of devices.
  - Sending email reminders to devices
    Use the Devices page to send email reminders to one or more devices. The email that Jeppesen Distribution Manager Pro (JDM Pro) sends reminds pilots to update their applications before their next flight.
- Managing distribution groups
- Managing content
- Managing users
- Customer-Inserted Charts (CICs)

Resending registration email to multiple devices

If you need to resend the registration email to several devices, you can send activation email to multiple devices at the same time.

Procedure

From the Jeppesen Distribution Manager Pro (JDM Pro) menu, access the Devices page.
From the Devices list, select one or more devices.
Select and then go to Send Email > Send Registration.

The Confirm Email Registration Submission dialog appears.
Select Send.
JDM Pro sends the registration email to the devices that you selected.