In the Configuration Manager console, click Assets and Compliance.

In the Assets and Compliance workspace, click Devices.

Select a device from the list and then, in the Device tab, click Edit Primary Users.

In the Edit Primary Users dialog box, search for and select the users you want to add as primary users for the selected device and then click Add.

Note
The Primary Users list shows users that are already primary users of this device and the method by which the user device relationship was assigned.

Click OK to close the Edit Primary Users dialog box.

In the Configuration Manager console, click Assets and Compliance.

In the Assets and Compliance workspace, click Users.

Select a user from the list and then, in the Device tab, click Edit Primary Devices.

In the Edit Primary Devices dialog box, search for and select the devices you want to add as primary devices for the selected user and then click Add.

Note
The Primary Devices list shows devices that are already configured as primary devices for this user and the method by which the user device relationship was assigned.

Click OK to close the Edit Primary Devices dialog box.

In the Configuration Manager console, click Administration.

In the Administration workspace, click Client Settings.

To modify the default client settings, right-click Default Client Agent Settings, and then click Properties. To create custom client agent settings, right-click Client Settings, click Create Custom Settings, and then click Create Custom Device Settings.

Note
For more information about configuring client settings, see How to Configure Client Settings in Configuration Manager 2012.

Configure the following under Device Settings:

• Usage based affinity threshold (minutes) - Specify the number of minutes of usage before a user device affinity is created.
  
  
• Usage based affinity threshold (over days) – Specify the number of days over which the usage based affinity threshold is measured.
  
  

  Note
  For example, if Usage based affinity threshold (minutes) is specified as 60 minutes and Usage based affinity threshold (over days) is specified at 5 days, the user must use the device for 60 minutes over a period of 5 days to automatically create a user device affinity.

• Usage based threshold notification (minutes) – Specify how often that client computers check and report user device affinity information to the site server.
  
  
• Allow usage data collected from device to define relationship – From the drop-down list, select True to enable the site to automatically create user device affinities. If you select False then an administrative user must approve all user device affinity assignments.
  
  

Click OK to close the client settings dialog box.

In the Configuration Manager console, click Assets and Compliance.

In the Assets and Compliance workspace, click Users or Devices.

On the Home tab, in the Create group, click Import User Device Affinity.

On the Choose Mapping page of the Import User Device Affinity Wizard, specify the following information:

• File name – Specify a comma-separated values (.csv) file that contains a list of users and devices you want to create an affinity between. Each user and device pair must be on a separate line separated by a comma. Use the format <user name>,<domain name\device name>.
  
  

  Important
  The users and devices listed in the file must already exist as resources in the Configuration Manager database. If they do not exist, the import will fail.

• This file has column headings for reference purposes – If the comma-separated values file has a header line, select this option and the header line will be ignored during the import.
  
  

If the file you are importing contains more than two items on each line, you can use the Column and Assign as controls to specify which columns represent users and devices and which columns will be ignored during import.

Click Next and then complete Import User Device Affinity Wizard.

In the Configuration Manager console, click Administration.

In the Administration workspace, click Client Settings.

To modify the default client settings, right-click Default Client Agent Settings, and then click Properties. To create custom client agent settings, right-click Client Settings, click Create Custom Settings, and then click Create Custom User Settings.

Note
For more information about configuring client settings, see How to Configure Client Settings in Configuration Manager 2012.

In the Allow user to define relationship drop-down list, select True.

Click OK to close the client settings dialog box.

In the Application Catalog, click My Systems.

Enable the option I regularly use this computer to do my work.