Import a list of Departments into your JSS from a text file

import_departments_into_jss.sh

#!/bin/sh

# Import a text file containing a list of Departments into your JSS!
# The text file must be formatted with Unix (LF) line breaks
# Important note: if your text file contains & characters, replace them with &

# Change these for your environment
user="jssuser"
pass="jsspass"
jssurl="https://my.jss.org:8443"
file="file.txt"

# Don't modify anything below this line!

# Verify we can read the file
data=`cat $file`
if [[ "$data" == "" ]]; then
    echo "Unable to read the file path specified"
    echo "Ensure there are no spaces and that the path is correct"
    exit 1
fi

# Find how many departments to import
departmentqty=`awk -F, 'END {printf "%s\n", NR}' $file`
echo "departmentqty= " $departmentqty

# Set a counter for the loop
counter="0"

# Loop through the CSV and submit data to the API
while [ $counter -lt $departmentqty ]
do
    counter=$[$counter+1]
    department=`echo "$data" | head -n $counter | tail -n 1`

    echo "Attempting to add department $department"
    
    # Department XML data to post
	POSTxml="<department><name>"${department}"</name></department>"
	echo "Posting as $POSTxml"
	
	# Submit POST to JSS and write out HTTP return code
	curl "$jssurl"/JSSResource/departments/id/0 --user "$user:$pass" -H "Content-Type: text/xml" -X POST -d "${POSTxml}" --write-out \\\n%{http_code} --output -
 
	# Increment the ID variable for the next Department
    id=$((id+1))
done

exit 0