Email users based on criteria?

[ImAMacGuy]

I've never really tried it, but is there a way to have the JSS email users?

For instance, I want to email all users that have XCode installed and let them know there's a new version in Self Service. Or that there is system updates available? Is that possible?

[ernstcs]

If you have smart group created for them, or have a saved or newly created inventory search for those machines that match your criteria, when you view the results list of those at the very bottom is an option for Take Action on Results, and one option should be to email. Granted their location information needs to include the email address of course.

[jarednichols]

You could actually use the system's own mail facility to email the user. You could have a script that uses an API call to see if they belong to a particular group (e.g. "XCode Not Current") that could then generate an email to the user based on the info in the location info.

[mm2270]

Take a look at the brief discussion in this Feature Request:
https://jamfnation.jamfsoftware.com/featureRequest.html?id=611

Also, regarding Jared's suggestion on using the API to pull group information, look at my comments here for an example of using the API to get that information:
https://jamfnation.jamfsoftware.com/featureRequest.html?id=25