The pattern
Object - Platform - Purpose - Suffix
APP-WIN-AdobeReader-Required
28 of 256 characters for an Entra group
What each part means
| Part | Here | What it says | Other values |
|---|---|---|---|
| Object | APP | What the item targets or is: devices, users, a group, an app. | DEV, USR, GRP |
| Platform | WIN | The operating system. | MAC, IOS, AND, LNX, WEB |
| Purpose | AdobeReader | What the item does, in your own words. | free text |
| Suffix | Required | A trailing note of your own, such as a membership type or an install intent. | free text |
Parts are joined with “-”. In the builder you can change every value, the separator and the order, add parts and remove them.
When to use it
For groups that exist to deploy one app. One group per install intent keeps “required” and “available” apart.
- The three intents are Required, Available and Uninstall.
- Write the app name without spaces and without its version number.
More names in this pattern
- APP-WIN-AdobeReader-Required
- APP-WIN-AdobeReader-Available
- APP-MAC-Slack-Required
- APP-WIN-VisualStudioCode-Uninstall