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I created a macOS automation to install an app, but the app is not getting installed automatically. The automation is set to execute immediately, but what I actually want is for it to run whenever a new Mac is enrolled in Hexnode. Is there a separate setting for enrollment-based automation?
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Hexnode Expert
3 days ago
Jul 03, 2026
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Hello @eduardo ,
Yes. If you want the automation to run when a macOS device is enrolled, configure the automation trigger as On Device Enrollment instead of using immediate execution.
To set this up:
- Go to the Automate tab.
- Click New Automation.
- Select macOS as the platform.
- Add the required action, such as Install application.
- Continue to the Settings and Schedule page.
- In the execution trigger select Activity > on Device Enrollment.
- Add any required target filters.
- Save the automation.
This will trigger the app installation automatically when matching macOS devices enroll in Hexnode.
Regards,
Simon Scott
Hexnode UEM
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Participant
5 hours ago
Jul 06, 2026
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Does this also apply to Macs that are already enrolled, or only to new enrollments? I was testing it on a device that was already in the portal.
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Hexnode Expert
39 minutes ago
Jul 06, 2026
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Enrollment-triggered automations apply only to devices that enroll after the automation is created and configured with the on Device Enrollment trigger. They do not run retroactively on devices that were already enrolled before the automation was set up.
For already enrolled Macs, use an immediate or scheduled automation/action, or deploy the app directly to the existing device or device group.
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