[Casper] another feature request

[Thomas Larkin]

Hey everyone!

OK, so the grueling task of inventory has fallen upon us with no set
system.  Basically we have no centralized inventory it is all done over
spread sheets at every location.  Not my idea, nor ideal in my mind but
it is what we go at the moment.

Here is what I would absolutely love, the ability to assign users,
assets, and building information to a particular laptop through the JSS.
 

For example, a user is issued a laptop at my work.  They log in and
authenticate against the ODM, then some how casper client pulls that
information down and then logs it into the JSS.  So, I can now search
the JSS inventory by user name and it can pull it all from our LDAP and
ODM.  This would be done as a first time log in hook or something
similar, so that if other users end up logging into that machine only
the first user is actually assigned to it.  Of course it can be changed
by logging into the JSS and manually adding a user account that way.

Then I would also like a place for notes, or tickets if you will, where
if lets say a user violates the AUP I can add a note to that computer
that they aren't to get their laptop back because of a violation.  Or if
we send a laptop in for repair I can mark it in the JSS as out of our
network and out for repair.  Then keep a total history of that laptop in
the JSS, like repair history, user history, what parts failed to see if
there is a trend or a repeat failing part in that machine, so on and so
forth.

I would like to totally abolish all spread sheets completely and do it
from web based solutions like the JSS.  Then have the ability to export
it to a spread sheet, xml, pdf, whatever for those who have to have a
spread sheet.

Currently this is possible if I get another third party solution going
but not sure how the JSS inventory would export into another solution. 
So, I thought why not just add these features in and call it a complete
package.  Plus, it would only help JAMF sell more copies since they
could also offer a help desk ticket type solution as well.  I would
rather have one app do everything then have several apps for a few
functions.

Thoughts?

Thomas Larkin
TIS Department
KCKPS USD500
tlarki at kckps.org
cell:  913-449-7589
office:  913-627-0351