Making sense of the Workspace ONE Settings Summary XML export

Although there is no easy button to perform an Import of the XML that is exported, there is still significan tvlaue in documenting the settings of a particular OG.

 

Using Virtual Studio Code and the XML format plugin, you can get a very clear picture of your exported .xml.

Change the VSCode tokenization maximum length to 1,000,000 or greater. That is because the .xml comes out as one enormous string without carriage returns or line breaks. Once tokenization is enabled at a huge value, close and reopen the .xml file.

 

Right click and select Format Document.

 

Now the XML should be formatted in a useful fashion.

 

But… what does it mean? How do I actually find my settings?

First off… there are some items that aren’t captured, regardless of the VMware KBA stating otherwise. Most obvious is any Advanced settings you may have for Directory Services.

But you can search for any settings you are likely to have customized to understand what section you need to look in.

For example:

Devices & User -> Apple -> Apple iOS -> Managed settings iOS_ManagedSettings

Intelligent Hub Settings : iOS_Agent

Apps_SecurityPolicies

Apps_Settings

Enrollment_Authentication Device_EnrollmentAuthentication

Enrollment_Restrictions – Device_EnrollmentRestrictions

: Device_Enrollment

Device_EnrollmentManagementMode

Shared Devices: Apps_SharedDevice

 

Create new heirarchy for easier understanding:

create0hierarchy-grouping xml : search Google for linq example on m$.com. Then move to PS

 

 

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