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Translating Jamf Pro terminology & capabilities

Whether you are using Fleet alongside Jamf Pro to manage your Apple devices or preparing for a complete transition to Fleet as a modern, comprehensive platform for managing devices across all operating systems, this guide will help you compare and align Fleet's terminology and capabilities with those familiar from Jamf Pro.

Reference table

Jamf	Fleet	Notes
Smart Group	Dynamic label	Managing labels in Fleet
Static Group	Manual label
Extension Attribute	Report or policy	Depending on your use case, a report is similar to an Extension Attribute used to gather specific information from a device. Similarly, a policy is used to return a boolean (Yes/No or True/False) response about a device.
Sites	Fleets	Fleets expand on the concept of Sites. Where a Site is typically based on location or division of administrative oversight, a fleet can be based on this or other attributes that fit your needs like device baselines, test devices, hardware types, etc.
Patch Management	Policy automation
Self Service	Fleet Desktop
Computers & Devices	Hosts
MDM enrolled	MDM enabled	MDM is a feature of Fleet. Hosts can be enrolled in Fleet without MDM enabled. You can get the benefits of Fleet while keeping your devices MDM enrolled with another solution.
Configuration Profiles	Custom settings	Controls > OS settings > Custom settings
Enrollment customization	Setup experience	Controls > Setup experience
Cloud identity providers	Single sign-on (SSO)	Settings > Single sign-on (SSO)
App installers	Fleet-maintained apps
Check-in Frequency	Agent options
App updates	Policy automation
Inventory collection (Recon)	Host vitals
Jamf Log Stream	Agent options	Log destinations
Access	Roles	Role-based access
Disk encryption configurations	Controls	Controls > OS settings > Disk encryption