To install the apps on Windows
devices, you must install the Application Center mobile client. The Application Center mobile client is a secure catalog
of available mobile apps.
Before you begin
Ensure that you have installed the Windows
development tools and the Visual C++ redistributable packages are installed on the target
Windows devices.
Import your certificate PFX file into the Trusted People store on each tablet.
For Windows 8.1 devices, run
Powershell and accept the terms for the developer license.
For Windows 10 devices, from the
Settings menu, enable sideloading of apps. For more information, see sideloading apps in Windows
10.
About this task
You can install
Maximo Anywhere
mobile apps on
Windows 8.1 (64-bit and
excluding RT) or
Windows 10 devices.
Certificates are used to sign the apps. The certificates must be installed on the mobile devices
as trusted certificates. Maximo Anywhere
provides default certificates. The default certificates are in the
windows\native directory for each app. Each certificate is
called MaximoAnywhere_TemporaryKey.pfx. This certificate is temporary and must
be replaced with your own certificate.
Procedure
- From the
mobilefirst_install_dir/ApplicationCenter/installer
directory, download the IBMApplicationCenterWindowsStore.zip file to your
Windows device.
- Extract the IBMApplicationCenterWindowsStore.zip file, and run
IBMApplicationCenter.exe.
- Enter the Microsoft
Windows product key. Product keys are required for sideloading apps that are not published in the Windows Store. The product keys must be licensed
through Microsoft and installed on the mobile device operating system. For more information, see
sideloading Windows
apps.
- Replace the temporary certificate with your own certificate.
- In Visual Studio Tools, open the app by double-clicking the
*.jsprojfile that is in the
windows\native directory.
- From Solution Explorer, select the
package.appxmanifest file and click the Packaging
tab.
- In the Choose Certificate window, select one of the options for
including a *.pfx certificate. The certificate is copied to the windows\native
directory for the app.
- Click Save.
- Repeat this process for each Maximo Anywhere app.
- Start the Application Center app on your
device. The context is applicationcenter.
- Connect to your MobileFirst
Server and
download and install the Maximo Anywhere
apps.