Dynamically generated configuration profiles based on device operating system

A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying program code executable in at least one computing device that, when executed by the at least one computing device, causes the at least one computing device to:

• maintain a database that comprises a mapping of a common field name to a plurality of variable names associated with a plurality of different operating systems, the setting being previously defined as common by an administrator of an enterprise, indicating that the setting is applicable to the plurality of different operating systems, and the common field name being used to obtain the value of the setting for the plurality of variable names;
• determine that a configuration profile configured for a type of a client device has not been created in an instance in which a request for the configuration file is received from the client device of a plurality of client devices enrolled in a management service managed by the enterprise;
• in response to the configuration profile having not been created for the type of the client device, identify a particular operating system of the plurality of different operating systems installed on the client device;
• determine a format for the configuration profile based at least in part on the particular operating system;
• identify the setting that is defined as being common to the plurality of different operating systems;
• obtain the value of the setting for the particular operating system according to the common field name;
• and
• generate the configuration profile in accordance with the format, a particular variable name of the plurality of variable names of the setting for the particular operating system as defined in the mapping, and the particular operating system, wherein the configuration profile is generated to comprise the value of the setting for the particular operating system that is previously defined for the setting according to the common field name that is mapped to the particular variable name.

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

• maintaining a database that comprises a mapping of a common field name to a plurality of variable names associated with a plurality of different operating systems, the setting being previously defined as common by an administrator of an enterprise, indicating that the setting is applicable to the plurality of different operating systems, and the common field name being used to obtain the value of the setting for the plurality of variable names;
• determining that a configuration profile configured for a type of a client device has not been created in an instance in which a request for the configuration file is received from the client device of a plurality of client devices enrolled in a management service managed by the enterprise;
• in response to the configuration profile having not been created for the type of the client device, identifying a particular operating system of the plurality of different operating systems installed on the client device;
• determining a format for the configuration profile based at least in part on the particular operating system;
• identifying the setting that is defined as being common to the plurality of different operating systems;
• obtaining the value of the setting for the particular operating system according to the common field name;
• and
• generating the configuration profile in accordance with the format, a particular variable name of the plurality of variable names of the setting for the particular operating system as defined in the mapping, and the particular operating system, wherein the configuration profile is generated to comprise the value of the setting for the particular operating system that is previously defined for the setting according to the common field name that is mapped to the particular variable name.