Hi, I've got a partner who needs to deploy a file (called TermID) where the content is different for each mobile (about 100). As much directory as the number of units, where the file TermID is placed. The goal is to deploy 100 different files (with the same name but different content) on 100 mobile units without creating a bundle for each file. Could we imagine a dynamic settings that could update the value inside the TermID file ? Looking for you lights on how to run such a rules. Regards Erick
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Hi Erick, If you use MSP 3.3.1, this can be done using Dynamic Deployment with a "File Set" object - you can distribute the individual files either by Staging (using a Staging Batch with a Dynamic Setting that uses the File Set) or by Provisioning (using a Policy with a Dynamic Setting that uses the file set). Read up on File Sets in MSP - notice that each one is indexed by a "lookup variable". You will need to decide what variable (or attribute) to use to determine which file goes to which device.
In MSP 3.3.1, the addition of the File Settings Object makes it possible to do what you want using Dynamic Deployment and a File Set. Take all the files and put them in a ZIP file with a CSV file to create a File Set, as explained in the MSP 3.3.1 documentation. Then create a single Dynamic File Settings Object that selects which instance of the File from the File Set to use for each device. Place the single Dynamic File Settings Object in a Bundle and deploy it using a Policy or Action. When the Job is sent to a device, the right instance of the File will be selected based on the value of the selected device attribute and embedded into the File Settings Object, which will be embedded in the Bundle and hence the Job, that is sent to that device. When the device executes the Job, it will store the proper instance of the File in the specified location.