JAMF - How to Modify or Update an Install Package

Ex: Use the Same Policy to install AVID Media Composer but Use an updated Installer Package

Go to JAMF. FULL VERSION NOT JUST COMM

Click on the settings icon

Click on Computer Management

Click on Packages

Click on the package you want to update

Click on Edit

Click on Remove to remove an old installer

Then click on Browse for a file or drop the .dmg into the installer dialog

Navigate to the location of the new package


NOTE SEEMS LIKE .DMGS ESPECIALLY FOR DAVINCI RESOLVE DON'T WORK USE THE .PKG

Change the display name to the updated name


Make sure the Category stays the same

>Software

Click on Save and the upload will start

Note that sometimes more often than not the Package Name will change

Taking the COMM name off your package so watch for that and make sure

Double check the name

Go back to COMM site


Then you need to run the installer so find the Policy to run the installer

Ex: Run Policy to install Resolve (COMM - DaVinci Resolve)

click on the Policy


You will see that the new package just updated to. the new version

You will need to "flush" the computers to get it to install the updates

Click on Logs

You can either Flush All to reinstall on all computers or

Flush certain computers to get certain ones to update

Then the computers will go into a pending state to install the update.