Detecting configuration drifts using M365 DSC.

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Detecting configuration drifts using M365 DSC.

Garima Das 1,061

Hi Experts,

I have been working on M365DSC Script. I have been using it to extract Sharepoint details and make changes in the tenant using the script. Recently I received another query where I have to send the monitoring reports whenever there are drifts observed in the configuration. I can perform the comparison, but according to the requirement, the reports need to be sent only when drifts are observed.

But as far as I have worked, I know that the reports are generated each time the assessment is done.

Do you have any idea how to differentiate whether the report has registered changes or if it is just a blank file?
Is there any exit code generated after the assessment is complete that can determine this difference?

Thanks.

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MichaelHan-MSFT 18,126

Hi @Garima Das ,

You could refer to this video to Monitor SharePoint Online Configuration Drifts with Microsoft365DSC:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfY7YwonAiQ

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Garima Das 1,061 Reputation points

2021-06-17T10:32:25.563+00:00

I have already seen this. I have been using the assessment cmdlet to generate the reports. But the main concern here is that whether there is a drift or not, that HTML file report always gets generated.

Is there a way using which it could be identified if the HTML report file that is generated contains a list of records or the file generated is empty?

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