Citrix Workspace app 2402 for ChromeOS - Preview

What’s new in 2402

Short name for store URL

Previously, you were able to see the store URLs, but there was no provision to add or modify a short name for the store URLs. This arrangement made it difficult for the administrators and users to remember the store URLs.

Starting with the 2402 release, for managed users, administrators can push a custom store name along with the store URL from the Google Admin Console. This feature makes it easier for users to identify the different stores. Also, the administrator can decide if the user can edit the store name or not by setting the attribute allowEditStoreName to true or false. For more information, see the following configuration section.

For BYOD users, the store name is auto-generated. For example, Store, Store 1, Store 2, and so on. The stores are populated using the email-based store discovery feature. Users can edit the store name as required.

Configuration

By default, BYOD users can edit the store name.

For managed devices and users, administrators can set the attribute allowEditStoreName to true to enable the feature using the Google Admin Console as follows.

Note:

  • By default, the attribute allowEditStoreName is set to false.
Google Admin Policy

To enable the policy, do the following:

  1. Sign in to the Google Admin Console.
  2. You can apply this configuration to the following as well:

    • Device > Chrome > Apps and extensions > Users and browsers > Search for the extension > Policy for extensions.
    • Device > Chrome > Apps and extensions > Kiosks > Search for the extension > Policy for extensions.
    • Device > Chrome > Apps and extensions > Managed guest sessions > Search for the extension > Policy for extensions.

    The following is an example of JSON data:

    {
    "settings": {
        "Value": {
            "settings_version": "1.0",
            "store_settings": {
                "name": "Citrix store",
                "allowEditStoreName": true,
                "rf_web":
                   {                     
                    "url": "https://xyz.cloud.com"                                  }
                   },
            }
        }
    }
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  3. Save the changes.

Note:

In the code snippet, the attribute name refers to the short store name.

How to use the feature

By default, BYOD users can edit the store name. Whereas for managed users, if your organization’s administrator provides permission to edit the store name, you can:

  1. Start Citrix Workspace app for ChromeOS.
  2. On the Account tab, identify the store URL that you want to edit.
  3. Click the Edit Store Button icon.

    Edit store name

    The Edit Account dialog box appears.

    Edit account

  4. Enter the Store name that you can associate with.
  5. Click Save.

Fixed issues in 2402

  • In kiosk mode, sessions might not start automatically even when the Auto launch desktop setting is enabled in StoreFront. [CVADHELP-23698] [RFHTMCRM-11815]

  • When you enable the service continuity feature, and click Reconnect to Workspace, in the sign-in screen Use Workspace offline banner doesn’t appear. [RFHTMCRM-11720]

  • Citrix Workspace app icon appears on the Chrome shelf instead of the actual desktop session’s icons. The issue occurs when you enable the service continuity feature and the cloud deployment outage occurs. [RFHTMCRM-11647]

Known issues in 2402

There are no new known issues.

Technical Preview

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Citrix Workspace app 2402 for ChromeOS - Preview