Declarative Device Management (DDM)
Declarations define desired device state; this console currently productizes Apple DDM software update, passcode, and disk-management workflows
No DDM declarations found. Create one to get started with Declarative Device Management.
Declarative Device Management (DDM) is Apple's modern approach to device management:
- Declarative: Define desired state, devices maintain it automatically
- Real-time: Status reports come automatically, no polling needed
- Efficient: Less network traffic, faster updates
- Future-proof: Apple is moving more features to DDM
Productized here today: OS update enforcement, software update settings, disk-management settings, passcode settings, and DDM status reporting for those workflows.
Apple supports more DDM categories overall, but features like Wi-Fi, app deployment, service files, and other custom declarations still require additional implementation and validation in this console before they should be treated as first-class workflows.
Use Traditional MDM for: Device lock, erase, restart, one-off commands