Dynamic grouping of managed devices

An apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory configured to store instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
• generating, at a server, a graphical user interface (GUI) to define grouping criteria for one or more dynamic groups of managed devices;
• identifying first grouping criteria and a first group identifier received via the GUI, wherein the first grouping criteria is used by the processor to determine a first set of managed devices to include in a first dynamic group having the first group identifier;
• after receiving the first grouping criteria, receiving second grouping criteria and a second group identifier via the GUI, wherein the second grouping criteria is used by the processor to determine a second set of managed devices to include in a second dynamic group having the second group identifier, and wherein the second grouping criteria includes:
• a first criterion including the first group identifier;
• and
• a second criterion indicating that inclusion of a particular managed device in the second dynamic group is conditioned on the particular managed device being included in the first dynamic group and satisfying the second criterion;
• identifying a selection, received via the GUI, of an action to be queued with respect to managed devices of the second dynamic group;
• in response to receiving the selection:
• determining the second set of managed devices based on the second grouping criteria;
• initiating transmission of a push notification regarding the action to each managed device in the second set of managed devices wherein the lush notification is configured to initiate a check-in event that causes each managed device in the second set of managed devices to send a corresponding check-in request to the server;
• and
• in response to receiving a particular check-in request from the particular managed device of the second dynamic group, initiating transmission of a command to the particular managed device to perform the action;
• and
• in response to detecting a change in the first set, automatically updating the second set of managed devices based on the second grouping criteria.

A computer-readable storage device storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• generating, at a server configured to access inventory data associated with one or more managed devices, a graphical user interface (GUI) to define grouping criteria for one or more dynamic groups of managed devices;
• identifying, at the server, first grouping criteria and a first group identifier received via the GUI, wherein the first grouping criteria is used by the server to determine a first set of managed devices to include in a first dynamic group having the first group identifier;
• after receiving the first grouping criteria at the server, receiving second grouping criteria and a second group identifier at the server via the GUI, wherein the second grouping criteria is used by the server to determine a second set of managed devices to include in a second dynamic group having the second group identifier, wherein the second grouping criteria includes:
• a first criterion including the first group identifier;
• and
• a second criterion indicating that that inclusion of a particular managed device in the second dynamic group is conditioned on the particular managed device being included in the first dynamic group and satisfying the second criterion;
• identifying a selection, received via the GUI, of an action to be queued with respect to managed devices or users of the second dynamic group;
• in response to receiving the selection:
• determining the second set of managed devices based on the second grouping criteria;
• initiating, by the server, transmission of a push notification regarding the action to each managed device in the second set of managed devices, wherein the push notification is configured to initiate a check-in event that causes each managed device in the second set of managed devices to send a corresponding check-in request to the server;
• and
• in response to receiving a particular check-in request from the particular managed device of the second dynamic group, initiating transmission of a command to the articular managed device to perform the action;
• and
• in response to detecting a change in the first set, automatically updating the second set of managed devices based on the second grouping criteria.