I am in the process of pushing out Office 2013 to our users via SCCM. It's going good but I have been using Device Collections. The only problem with this is my upcoming dept that has 200 devices in it. I would rather not push this out to all of them at once and stage it. So that got me thinking about using a User Collection. I have never used a User Collection before and need some clarification. After I run my User Discovery, and setup an app deployment using certain user groups, how does that work? I would need to make it a mandatory install with no user interaction. How does SCCM know what PC to upgrade based on a user collection? I'm confused.  So if I have a workgroup setup such as "WG ABC" and I have 10 users in this group, and push my Office 2013 deployment to this workgroup, how does it know what devices to upgrade automatically without user interaction?

Thanks!

 

First, is your Office 2013 deployment using the application model or traditional package/program?

If you are using the application model, then you can use user device affinity and place a requirement on the deployment type that says only install on the user's primary device. Otherwise, the required deployment will occur on any PC on which the user logs in (provided that Office 2013 is NOT detected already based on the detection method you are using).

The concept of a user collection is really no different than a device collection - it is a grouping of resources that you can then target with something (deployment, etc.)

The technet guides provide a good reference for collections here: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg682177.aspx

Jeff

• Proposed as answer by Richard.Knight 18 hours 5 minutes ago
• Marked as answer by RBanse 17 hours 59 minutes ago

We are using the application model. Thanks for the info.

So where does one choose to use this user device affinity? Is it an option with the deployment setup? 

User Device Affinity is enabled in your client settings.

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg699365.aspx

Jeff

User Device Affinity is enabled in your client settings.

... or the admin configures the primary device and/or user manually.