SkieWhat is the provisioning readiness gate and what are fix-it links?
The readiness gate is a check that runs before provisioning. It confirms the group has a policy and an app list, the device model has a profile and a seat is free. Anything missing is listed with a fix-it link that takes you straight to the page where you can resolve it.
It is easy to enrol a device into a group that has no rules yet. The result is a device that is managed in name only, and a confused teacher. The readiness gate stops that. Before a session or a single provisioning run can start, Skie checks the things a device needs in order to be useful from its first minute.
The checks are practical. The group must have a policy and an app list attached. The device model must have a reviewed profile, or you must accept what an unreviewed model gets. The organisation must have a free seat and must not be frozen. Wi-Fi profiles are checked if the group relies on one.
When something is missing, the gate does not just say no. Each failed item has a fix-it link. A missing app list links to the app lists page for that group. A missing model profile links to the device models page. A seat shortage links to licences. You fix it, come back, and the gate re-checks.
This also keeps roles sensible. A teacher who cannot fix a licence problem sees the message and knows who to ask, instead of failing half way through a tablet.
Practical tip: treat the gate as a pre-flight list. Do it the day before the rollout rather than in front of the class. If you meet a gate message you do not understand, the provisioning session page explains where it fits, and the models page covers profiles.
- Group has a policy and an app list
- Device model has a profile
- A seat is free and provisioning is not frozen
- Each gap comes with a fix-it link