From Device last reported to Compliance: 2 Widgets for Smarter Device Management
Authored by @Jyothi . co-authored by @Imran Khan
In today’s rapidly evolving, mobile-first work environments, efficient and secure device management is more essential than ever. This blog introduces two powerful widgets that streamline oversight from initial device registration to ongoing compliance. Whether you're an IT administrator seeking greater visibility or a compliance administrator in need of smarter reporting, these widgets deliver real-time insights. Explore how these widgets can minimize manual effort and keep your organization ahead of evolving security and compliance demands.
Widget 1: Compliance Status
1.1 Introduction
The Compliance Status widget provides a clear, interactive snapshot of your organization's device compliance posture. With a simple, two-slice donut chart, it visually represents the proportion of devices that are In-Compliance versus Out of Compliance, helping administrators quickly assess device health at a glance.
- No Out of Compliance Devices: When all enrolled devices are compliant, the donut chart is hidden and replaced with: "No out of compliance devices detected."
- If there are both compliant and non-compliant devices, a donut chart is displayed:
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- Green Segment: Represents the percentage of In Compliance devices.
- Red Segment: Represents the percentage of Out of Compliance devices.
- The center of the chart displays the total count of Out of Compliance devices.
1.2 Compliance Criteria:
- A device is marked In Compliance when App Compliance State, Policy Compliance State, and Rules Compliance Status are all compliant. These devices contribute to the green segment.
- A device is considered Out of Compliance if any one of these three compliance checks fails. These are contributed to the red segment.
1.3 Key features include:
- Visual Insight: The donut chart offers a quick and intuitive compliance breakdown.
- Hover Details: Hovering over each segment displays the exact number of compliant or Out of Compliant devices.
- Interactive navigation: Clicking on a segment redirects users to the Device Advanced Search page, to show devices in that specific compliance state.
- Detailed Drill-down: Admins can click on the ‘View’ option to further investigate non-compliant devices and identify specific reasons for non-compliance.
1.4 Use Cases:
- Proactive Security Monitoring – Quickly identify and address non-compliant devices before they pose a security risk.
- Audit and Reporting Readiness – Instantly access compliance data to support internal or external audits.
- Policy Enforcement Visibility – Track real-time compliance with newly implemented security or usage policies.
- Incident Response Support – Prioritize remediation by identifying the most vulnerable non-compliant devices during incidents.
Widget 2: Device last reported
The Device Last Reported widget offers a bar chart view of device activity based on the last time each device reported. Grouped by Device ownership, it helps IT teams quickly assess device reporting trends and identify inactive or potentially unreachable devices.
2.1 Key features include:
- Visual bar representation: Displays percentage-based bars for each enrollment mode—Employee Owned, Corporate Owned, Corporate Third Party, Corporate Shared, and Not Defined.
- Flexible time filters: Easily switch between predefined time ranges (1 day ago, 7 days ago, 30 days ago) or set a custom date range.
- Interactive drill-down: Clicking any bar redirects to the Device Advanced Search page, showing a filtered list of devices by enrollment type and selected time range.
- Real-time device insights: Enables faster detection of stale or non-reporting devices by ownership model.
- On-widget filtering: Apply enrollment mode filters directly within the widget to refine the displayed data.
2.2 Use Cases:
- Monitor Device Activity – Track which devices haven’t reported recently to detect inactivity or disconnection.
- Detect Lost or Stolen Devices – Identify devices that haven’t reported for extended periods and may be missing.
- Enforce Check-in Policies – Ensure devices report within required timeframes based on enrollment mode (e.g., daily for corporate-owned).
- Targeted Troubleshooting – Use filters to find devices by ownership type and resolve issues affecting specific categories (e.g., employee-owned).
- Support Lifecycle Management – Flag aging or unused devices for retirement or replacement based on lack of recent activity.
- Audit Preparation – Provide proof of active device communication across ownership models during compliance reviews.
- User Engagement Analysis – Understand how frequently devices are used based on check-in patterns, helping tailor support or training.