manifestcreator

A tool that allows Munki administrators to quickly create manifests based on a CSV containing serial numbers.

1. Create a template manifest.

   This manifest should contain all the keys that will be shared by the new serial number manifests you create. For example, you may want to include appropriate values for the catalogs and included_manifests keys.

2. Create a CSV file with serial numbers.

   The CSV file should contain a header row. The first (and possibly only) field in the header row should be serial. For example:

   serial
   ABCDEF10001
   ABCDEF10002
   ABCDEF10003
   

   The header row can contain additional comma-seperated fields, which will be used to create additional keys in the resulting manifests. For example:

   serial,display_name,user
   ABCDEF10001,"Loaner MacBook Pro",itservices
   ABCDEF10002,"Nick's iMac",nick
   ABCDEF10003,"Elliot's Mac Mini",elliot
   

3. Run manifestcreator:

   ./manifestcreator.py --repo /path/to/munki_repo /path/to/serials.csv
   

   ⚠️ manifestcreator will overwrite existing manifests with the same name as the newly created manifests if you do not pass the "--nooverwrite" option.

4. Check your manifests folder to verify that the new manifests have been created successfully.