Modifying a Classic Blueprint

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by Shannon Poole

As of April 9, 2025, Classic Blueprints are deprecated—effective immediately for new customers and taking effect for existing ones. While it’ll no longer be possible to create new Classic Blueprints, existing ones will continue to function and be supported until the end of the calendar year 2025. For more information, check out our Product Updates page.

Kandji makes it easy to create, modify, delete, and duplicate Classic Blueprints. Modifying a Classic Blueprint lets you change details (such as its image, name, and description) and parameters.

  1. Click on Blueprints in the left-hand navigation bar.

  2. Navigate to the Blueprint you'd like to edit.

  3. Click on the Actions button at the top right of the screen then click Edit Blueprint. 

  4. Edit the Image, Name, or Description boxes as desired.

  5. Click Save.

Name: Your Blueprint should be named with a simple short description that defines which devices will be enrolled. For instance: "All Staff" or "CIS Compliant."

Description: Provide more detail that will further clarify what defines this Blueprint.

Changing the Parameters inside Blueprints is easy. However, it is essential to understand how changes to a Blueprint will affect Mac devices enrolled before doing so.

Any computer enrolled in a specific Blueprint will check-in with Kandji's servers every 15 minutes to get the most recent parameters to enforce. After saving changes to a Blueprint, all Mac devices enrolled will automatically implement the changes during their next check-in.

If a parameter causes the Mac to need to be restarted, a 5-minute timer will start on the user's Mac. If the user does nothing, the Mac will reboot itself after 5 minutes have passed. 

  1. Navigate to Blueprints in the left-hand navigation bar.

  2. Select the Blueprint for which you wish to edit parameters.

  3. Select Parameters from the list on the left.

  4. Click the Edit Parameters button. 

  5. Find and enable/disable any parameters you wish by toggling them on or off.

  6. Click Save Parameters. 

Deprecated Parameters are parameters still available in Kandji and can be added to a Classic Blueprint but are no longer recommended for use and will be removed from Kandji in the future. Instead of using these Parameters, consider leveraging their Library Item replacements, listed below:

Deprecated Parameter

Replacement Library Item 

Set a SSH Login Banner

SSH Library Item

Disable Remote Login

SSH Library Item

Set Computer Name

Device Name Library Item

Manage SSH Config

SSH Library Item