Shared iPad with Managed Apple IDs "Storage Management"

Hello,

We are using Trimble R1s and Trimble DA2 external GPS devices to collect spatial data using ESRI field maps app on iPads. To use these devices we need to use a middleware app call Trimble Mobile Manager. As a company we are moving to using Shared iPad with Managed Apple IDs system managed through Jamf.

As we have been rolling this out I have found that we cannot use either external gps with the tablet because they require access to local storage which is not allowed with the shared I-Pads. The situation that I have observed is that when you try to connect to the GPS in field maps it asks you to browse to the "mobile manager" folder. Since access to the file system is not allowed it won't allow you to use the device. So far as we have been able to find access to the file system is now allowed.

Has anyone seen this situation or seen a workaround or are we missing something in the MDM?

See my post in Trimble's forums.

Using a DA2 and Field Maps on a Shared iPad with Managed Apple IDs | Mapping and GIS Solutions Community (trimble.com)

Thanks!

Joe G