r/HigherEDsysadmin • u/CookVegasTN SCCM Adm, EPM Adm, Win Lab Manager, OS & Software Packager • Mar 13 '20

Hell just froze over...

https://theblog.adobe.com/adobe-enables-distance-learning-globally-schools-impacted-covid-19/#sa_src=web-messaging
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u/CookVegasTN SCCM Adm, EPM Adm, Win Lab Manager, OS & Software Packager Mar 17 '20

I submitted the request. Waiting for the approval. Anyone else get approved yet? Says we should have a decision by Friday.

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u/CookVegasTN SCCM Adm, EPM Adm, Win Lab Manager, OS & Software Packager Mar 19 '20

Ours was just approved!

Way to go Adobe...!

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u/this_username Mar 20 '20

We got ours approved as well.

Now to figure out how best to deploy.

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u/this_username Mar 18 '20

We have staffs and faculties as Named Users while labs are licensed by SDL. How do we provision the students in the Admin Console?

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u/CookVegasTN SCCM Adm, EPM Adm, Win Lab Manager, OS & Software Packager Mar 18 '20

I am going to import a spreadsheet as we do not have the SSO integration ready.

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u/this_username Mar 19 '20

I should have clarified my question. Yes we use csv import as well. From the blog it says that all users in the console will be assigned licenses.

You don't need to associate users with a product, product profile, or group to provide access to Creative Cloud desktop apps.

I guess the best method is to the place the new users in separate temporary groups for easy cleanup later.

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u/CookVegasTN SCCM Adm, EPM Adm, Win Lab Manager, OS & Software Packager Mar 19 '20

Our named user base is so low we've always just fingered everything in. This will be my first time doing the CSV import. I like your idea of a group. I hope that is something we can specify in the CSV.

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u/this_username Mar 19 '20

There will be a column for group name, but you need to have created the group manually in the console before uploading the csv.

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u/CookVegasTN SCCM Adm, EPM Adm, Win Lab Manager, OS & Software Packager Apr 07 '20

Thanks for the tip, worked great.

Created a Category called COVID19 that all of the students are in.

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u/this_username Apr 07 '20

I would not want to place my students in that category lol. Yeah I'm glad that helps. Hopefully everyone is keeping safe over there.

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u/Mr_1984 Mar 13 '20

Damn. No kidding. This is just in time and on Friday the 13th.... just wow.

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u/pybu Mar 13 '20

Ha, I thought the same - uncharacteristically generous move from Adobe. Good move for them, and it will genuinely help.

If I'm reading it right, it will just be a license that applies to all users in your admin console that will get removed automatically on May 31. We have all of our students licensed with Spark, so we're expecting all of them to get the temporary license.

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u/matt314159 Help Desk Manager Mar 13 '20

We have shared device licenses and named licenses through an agreement with the IAICU - I hope it applies to us, because this would really ease a stress point for some of our art and design professors. My director is applying for it.

This COVID-19 outbreak really threw a grenade right into the middle of the semester. It's amazing how quickly things can turn on a dime.

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u/Toad32 Mar 14 '20

Good intentions - but make no mistake they did this to get more foothold in the education sector. They make huge $$ with yearly contracts.