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App protection policy naming convention

For personal phones and tablets that are not enrolled.

The pattern

Scope - Platform - Policy type - Purpose

BYOD-IOS-APP-OutlookProtection

30 of 64 characters for a policy or profile

What each part means

PartHereWhat it saysOther values
ScopeBYODWho or what the item is for: the whole organisation, a location, or a kind of device.GBL, LOC, DEPT, IT, EDU
PlatformIOSThe operating system.WIN, MAC, AND, LNX, WEB
Policy typeAPPThe kind of policy or profile.CONF, COMP, SEC, UPD, WIFI
PurposeOutlookProtectionWhat the item does, in your own words.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 app protection policies on phones and tablets that are not enrolled. The scope comes first, so everything for personal devices sorts together.

  • Keep one policy per platform: the iOS and Android settings differ.
  • Name the app or group of apps the policy protects.

More names in this pattern

  • BYOD-IOS-APP-OutlookProtection
  • BYOD-AND-APP-OutlookProtection
  • BYOD-IOS-APP-TeamsProtection
  • CORP-IOS-APP-OfficeProtection