Learn how you can deploy and deliver Adobe apps and updates for teams & enterprise users.
To create a package, navigate to Admin Console > Packages, and click Create a Package.
Adobe delivers updates, features, and new versions of apps as they become available. Decide how to deploy and deliver these apps and updates to your end users. There are several options available, and you can choose one or more that best suits your requirements.
Self-service
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Self-service packages |
Self-service packages with AUSST |
Managed packages |
Managed packages with AUSST |
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Description | The users can install apps and updates using the Creative Cloud desktop app that they can download from Adobe. |
The users can install apps and updates using the Creative Cloud desktop app that they can install from the package. |
The users install apps and updates using the Creative Cloud desktop app from your internal update server. |
The users can install apps and updates from the package. You can also use the Remote Update Manager to deploy updates remotely from Adobe.com. |
The users can install apps and updates from the package. You can also use the Remote Update Manager to deploy updates remotely from your internal update server. |
Suitable for license type | Named User Licenses (enterprise or teams) |
Named User Licenses (enterprise or teams), Shared Device Licenses, Device Licenses |
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Sample use cases |
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Besides what self-service packages offer:
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Besides what managed packages offer:
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Permitted app versions | The Creative Cloud desktop app allows users to install the latest apps and previous major versions of each. For details on supported versions, see the Creative Cloud Support Policy. |
The packages tab in Admin Console gives you access to package any version of the Creative Cloud apps. However, with Shared Device Licensing, you can only package app versions Creative Cloud 2019 and later. |
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Requires | Administrative privileges and an active Internet connection on the users' machines |
An active Internet connection on the users' machines |
An internal update server with an active Internet connection |
A dedicated IT Admin |
An internal update server and a dedicated IT Admin |
Admin control over apps and updates | 1 (Least) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 (Most) |
Ease of deploying | 5 (Most) | 4 |
2 | 3 | 1 (Least) |
Make apps available to users |
Assign relevant licenses (teams) or product profiles (enterprise) to the users |
Create a self-service package and deploy the package to the user machines |
Create a managed package, and deploy the package to the user machines
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Make updates available to users |
The users have access to the Creative Cloud desktop app and can install apps and updates as required. |
Create an update-only package, or use the Remote Update Manager to deploy updates remotely from Adobe.com. |
Create an update-only package, or use the Remote Update Manager to deploy updates remotely from your internal update server. |
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Manage updates remotely | Not applicable | Enable Remote Update Manager to remotely run the updates on a user's machine |
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Enable/disable apps panel for users | Apps panel is enabled by default, can't be disabled |
Use the Enable self-service install and Allow non-admin to update and install apps options while creating the package. |
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End-user experience | Download the Creative Cloud desktop app from Adobe.com and use it to install apps and updates. |
Install the Creative Cloud desktop app from the package and use it to install apps and updates. |
Install apps and updates from a package, or the Creative Cloud desktop app if the Apps panel is enabled. |
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Next steps for admins | Ensure that the users have the required apps and services assigned |
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Next steps for users | Quick guide for users |
You can also create packages to uninstall products and licenses or that have only Acrobat.
After you create the package, choose from the following methods to deploy the package:
For information on how to deploy updates, see Change management for Adobe enterprise and teams customers.
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