The Insightful Activity Attribution Plugin enhances workforce analytics data by attributing additional data sets of employee activities on browsers. By leveraging automation, the plugin reduces manual effort in assigning activities to specific tasks or projects, improving work efficiency and data accuracy. It is particularly useful for businesses looking to gain deeper insights into work patterns and improve their processes.
The method for deploying Insightful browser extension for Chrome & Edge browsers using Microsoft Intune described in this article ensures that the extension is automatically installed on company-managed devices without user intervention.
Follow the step-by-step instructions below to ensure that the needed users receive necessary tools without manual installation.
Prerequisites
Insightful Extension supports only Chrome and Edge browsers, if you wish to install the extension on only one browser, you can skip one of the steps related to that browser.
Before deploying extensions, ensure you meet the following requirements:
Microsoft Intune Admin access.
Google Chrome and/or Edge are installed on the targeted managed devices.
Devices are enrolled in Intune and configured for management.
Important info
The information in this box will be used to populate extension field details in the process below, for Edge browsers we’ll use the same extension details as for Google
Google extension’s unique identifier (ID) is oacmceopmfdocmdacobjhimnkhaehdfo
The update URL for Chrome is https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx.
Steps to Deploy an Extension via Intune
Step 1: Configure Google Chrome and/or Edge Policies in Intune
Sign in to the Microsoft Intune admin center.
Navigate to Devices → Configuration.
Click Create profile.
Choose the following options:
Platform: Windows 10 and later
Profile type: Settings catalog
Click Create.
MacOS
In case you want to push this setting to macOS devices, you should use macOS as a platform in Step 4 above.
Step 2: Basics
Select the Name field
Choose a name for the extensions as per your preference, it could be Insightful Browser Extension
Click Next
Step 3: Configuration settings
Depending on which browser you want to deploy, follow the related articles for Google or for Edge, or follow each step if you want to deploy to both browsers
Step 3.1: Google Chrome settings
Go to Add Settings.
Type in the search “extension”
Find and expand Google → Google Chrome Extensions.
Check the Settings called Configure the list of force-installed apps and extensions
As there is a particular format we need to follow, please copy it from here for later use.
The image is attached as an example.
Search for Configure the list of force-installed apps and extensions.
Click Enable.
Paste the example format we got before
Replace <extension_id> with the actual extension ID. It should look similar to this ["oacmceopmfdocmdacobjhimnkhaehdfo;https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx"]
Step 3.2: Microsoft Edge settings
Go to Add Settings.
Type in the search “extension”
Find and expand Microsoft Edge → Extensions.
Check the Settings called Configure the list of force-installed apps and extensions
Copy/paste the same extension used for Google Browsers
It should look similar to this
["oacmceopmfdocmdacobjhimnkhaehdfo;https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx"]Click Next
Step 4: Assign the Policy to Devices
Navigate to Assignments in the profile.
Click Add Groups and select the appropriate group of devices or users.
Click Review + Save to apply the policy.
Step 5: Monitor Deployment
Go to Devices → Monitor → Device configuration.
Verify that the policy is successfully applied.
Check on a target device by opening Chrome and navigating to
chrome://extensions or edge://extensionsto confirm that the extension is installed, it should look similar to the image below.
Troubleshooting
Ensure that the devices are properly enrolled in Intune and receiving policies.
Verify that Google Chrome and/or Microsoft Edge are installed on the devices.
Check for errors in Intune under Devices → Monitor → Configuration Profile status.
Confirm that the extension ID and update URL are correct.
If you encounter any issues feel free to consult Insightful's Support team.