Primer on Restrictions & Policies

FieldX offers a wide collection of control and security restrictions that let you control and manage your devices better. Setting up device and app restrictions features on the work managed devices reduces distractions and improves the security. Controlling the device settings and restricting access also prevents third-party apps from accessing corporate data and resources.

The term Restrictions refer to controls and policies that an organisation want to apply on all or a set of devices. There are more than 100+ restrictions can be applied on devices.

Important Fields in Restrictions

1. A Global Restriction, of order one, is the default set of restrictions applied to all the devices. E.g. By default disable factory reset for all devices.
2. Any other restriction created by the user can be selectively applied to one or multiple groups.
   
3. Each restriction should have a unique order field. Order is any arbitrary number that is used to sort the restrictions internally. Lower ordered restrictions are overridden by the higher ordered ones.
   
4. All the restrictions are divided in various categories based on the functionality. 
5. Each Restriction expects either Dropdown or Text entry. The description under each restriction provides what format data is expected in case of text entry
   

Deleting restrictions will NOT reverse the applied restrictions from the managed devices. If restrictions have to be removed from the devices make sure you edit restrictions first and configure all the applied settings with the ‘Do not Apply’ option

Please refer individual articles for using restrictions more efficiently. 

• Related Articles

• Importance of the Global Restriction

  The Global Restriction is a default restriction, with an order of one, created by the system. It cannot be deleted, but it can be edited or updated by authorized users. This restriction applies to all devices and can be overridden by any new ...

• List of all Restrictions in FieldX

  Table of all the Restrictions that be applied through FieldX. The table is arranged in Ascending order irrespective of the category it belongs in the Web Portal. Restriction Name Short Description Add User Specifies If A User is disallowed from ...

• Deleting a Restriction

  Deleting a restriction will permanently remove it from the Web Portal. However, the settings that were applied by the restriction will not be undone. To delete a restriction: Click on the restrictions link from side menu to view the page where all ...

• Adding new Restriction

  To add new restrictions follow the steps below Locate the side menu and click on the "Restrictions" option. Click on the “Add” button at the top of the page. Enter Restriction Details Restriction Name: Enter a user-friendly name for the restriction. ...

• App Watchdog Settings

  The App Watchdog Restriction enables IT Admins to monitor applications with a high level of granularity. This feature is especially valuable for ensuring that an app remains continuously operational. When configured, the Watchdog settings direct ...