SMC 6: Auto-enrolled iPads and Control App

Question

Last posting this year: 
 My iPads get the auto-enrollment-Link from the Apple configurator 2. Then after 4-5 times tipping on the touch-screen (next, next, yes, confirm, ... boring stuff) and the final "here we go" the iPads are in the SMC (with those weird naming convention iPad5,3 DAVCDEGGGVJ). I made a compliance-rule to install the Control-App when it's not installed. Works fine, Control-App ("bought" via VPP) comes to the iPad and asks whether it's allowed to send sounds and so on, the usual stuff. When I open the app, it crashes. BUT: when I do not install the control-app via the compliance-policy but with the same task-bundle assigned to that iPad, everything is fine, control-app does not crash and can be opened. 
 The control-app comes from the app-store via VPP. 
 Merry X-mas and a happy new year 
 /Detlef

Detlef · Accepted Answer

Found it: In my device-group "install smc app" was activated. And there I installed an older version of the control app (ios-package). Now everything works fine.

SDU · Answer

Hi All, 
 there soon will be a patch available introducing some improvements regarding the DEP enrollment and VPP license assignment. With this patch, the SMC server will automatically assign a VPP license to a VPP user or an iOS device if an installation task for a VPP app is sent to a device. 
 There will be an option within the VPP tab where you can decide if you want to use the automatic license assignment based on the VPP user or on a device base. 
 This will hopefully solve SMC client installation and configuration issue. 
 It is planned to release the patch within the upcoming weeks. 
 Best regards Stefan