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Using MS Message Center for Notifications

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A user asked about utilizing MS Message Center to send notifications through email or other channels. Eugene suggested using the https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/admin/serviceAnnouncement/messages endpoint with the HTTP node. The user mentioned that Graph API's would need to be created in this case.

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Using Event Alerts to Monitor Registry Key Values with ControlUp

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A user asked about using event alerts to monitor a specific registry key value. They were given a solution by another member to run a PowerShell script and write the result to ControlUp's System Events log using the SIP EVENT pattern. This can be done by importing a sample script to write values to a custom data index. Further assistance can be reached out to the Account team.

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Clarifying Output and Index Configuration for “Windows Secure Boot Certificate Expiration Remediation” Script

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A discussion about the "Windows Secure Boot Certificate Expiration Remediation" script started, as a user had concerns about the output and index configuration. Another user clarified that the script only sends an Event block to the device events page, while the status script writes to an index. Additionally, the output may not be visible if it is not in the SIP EVENT region.

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Collecting Pending Reboot Information in ControlUp

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A discussion took place regarding the use of a script to collect pending Windows update reboots from all systems in a tenant. A screenshot of the JSON format was requested, and it was suggested to test the script as a script action on the device. Another script was shared that would output the JSON correctly. This script was suggested for use instead.

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Troubleshooting Login Slowdowns: How ControlUp Can Help

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A user asked for help with login slowdowns and received suggestions to use CU4VDI trigger to run the ALD script, deploy ControlUp Disk Monitor, and run API queries to gather data. The AI Assistant or Claude/Gemini/ChatGPT can be used to correlate the data and determine the root cause of the issue. The ControlUp PS team is also available for assistance.

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Copying Custom Roles Between ControlUp Tenants Using REST API

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A user asked for help with copying custom roles between tenants using the ControlUp REST API. Other members offered assistance and resources, such as the API endpoint for copying tenant data and offering to help troubleshoot any issues. It was noted that this feature is primarily for MSP-enabled tenants but can potentially be used for non-MSP organizations as well. One user shared their experience using this feature for customers. The original user thanked the community for their contributions. A ControlUp support team member mentioned that they are an MSP customer and will try using the copy edge tenant data API endpoint for this task. They also mentioned a workaround they found using the REST API menu.

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Utilizing Jira Service Desk integration and obtaining user information from alert events in ControlUp

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Several users discussed successfully using the Jira Service Desk integration in a workflow, with specific fields being required in the Jira ticket. Suggestions were offered on which endpoint to use and a payload example was provided. A user also asked about obtaining UPN or employee information from an alert event. It was suggested to use a list device node. The original post included JSON and a URL to ControlUp Academy.

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