Dynamic folder for fixlets to grab new content from.

Content Authoring
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I recently had to prove out something like this. What I ended up doing was using a PowerShell script to watch the specified folder, then when anything changed it sent the updated file to the relevant endpoints. In a bit more detail:

  1. Watch the designated folder using System.IO.FileSystemWatcher. The subfolders in this folder are named the same as the location number of the retail store they represent.
  2. Calculate a checksum of the modified file.
  3. Run a BigFix query via the REST API to get the ids of the endpoints at this location.
  4. Create an xml object for the action, using the ids in the Target to make it a mailbox action.
  5. Make the action relevant to endpoints that are missing this file or have a version of the file that doesn’t match the new checksum.
  6. Submit the action to the specified endpoints by posting the xml object to the REST API.