Jamf Pro 11.23 adds Application Bundle Short Version and Application Bundle Version criteria, letting AutoPkg recipe authors match the actual app version value without custom extension attributes or duplicate recipes.
JamfUploader is far more than a package uploader - it can maintain Jamf settings, copy and clean content, adjust scopes, manage profiles, and support broader configuration-as-code workflows across multiple Jamf instances.
JamfUploader can notify AutoPkg admins about package and policy updates via Slack, Teams, and Jira, making it easier to track deployments and escalate issues without manual monitoring.
Apple's sucatalog files contain a huge catalog of software updates, including full macOS installers. This post explores how to parse them with built-in tools to locate installer metadata and download the correct InstallAssistant.pkg without relying on third-party utilities.
JamfUploader can now retrieve Jamf Pro credentials from the macOS Keychain, reducing plain-text password storage, avoiding AutoPkg receipts leaks, and making multi-server use much simpler and safer.
Jamf Pro cloud customers may need to force a JCDS package inventory refresh after uploads. This post covers the GUI button, API endpoint, JamfPackageUploader recalculate option, and the standalone jamf-upload.sh workflow.
I co-presented with Katiuscia Zehnder at MacSysAdmin 2024 on automated testing of managed applications as part of a fully automated software deployment workflow. This post shares slides, video, and links to related resources.
This post explains how Jamf Pro API roles and clients work, how to secure integrations by use of client credentials, and how to automate role and client management with the Jamf Pro API.
SOFA changed its feed URLs and now requires gzip compression and ETag handling to reduce bandwidth. If you use the feed, update your scripts and cached checks to stay compatible and avoid unnecessary data transfer.
At RocketmanTech LaunchPad, I presented why and how to use erase-install for upgrading and updating Macs with Jamf Pro, including a live demonstration and links to related tools, docs, and videos.
