CreateBuildingFromCSV.sh

#!/bin/bash

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# DESCRIPTION
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#	This script reads a CSV of buildings and imports them via the JSS API.  This script 
#	expects each building name to be on it's own line within the CSV file.
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#Declare variables
server="yourJSS.jamfcloud.com"						        #Server name and port
username="admin"								#JSS username with API privileges
password="password"								#Password for the JSS account
file="/Users/admin/Desktop/Buildings.csv"					#Path to CSV

#Do not modify below this line

#Loop through the building names and submit to the JSS until we've reached the end of the CSV
while IFS= read -r line || [ -n "$line" ]; do
	echo "<building><name>${line}</name></building>"
	curl -u ${username}:${password} -H "Content-Type: text/xml" https://${server}/JSSResource/buildings/id/0 -d "<building><name>${line}</name></building>" -X POST
done < $file

exit 0