diff --git a/macros.ssuks b/macros.ssuks
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ec4703
--- /dev/null
+++ b/macros.ssuks
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# copy all the relevant files for kickstart generation both from system and
+# newly installed into sandbox for ssuks; then create rnd and release kickstarts
+# for all devices listed.
+%define gen_ks() \
+    mkdir -p /tmp/sandbox/%{_datadir} \
+    [ -d %{_datadir}/ssu ] && cp -Rf %{_datadir}/ssu /tmp/sandbox/%{_datadir}/ \
+    rm -f /tmp/sandbox/%{_datadir}/ssu/board-mappings.ini \
+    cp -R %{buildroot}/%{_datadir}/ssu /tmp/sandbox/%{_datadir}/ \
+    rm -f %{buildroot}/%{_datadir}/ssu/board-mappings.ini \
+    mkdir -p %{buildroot}/%{_datadir}/kickstarts \
+    sleep 1 \
+    for M in %{?*}; do \
+        for B in true false; do  \
+            ssuks model=$M sandbox=/tmp/sandbox outputdir=%{buildroot}/%{_datadir}/kickstarts/ rnd=$B version=%{version} \
+        done \
+    done \
+%{nil}
diff --git a/rpm/ssu.spec b/rpm/ssu.spec
index 6f6eadd..8166369 100644
--- a/rpm/ssu.spec
+++ b/rpm/ssu.spec
@@ -49,12 +49,15 @@ Group: System/Base
 %package ks
 Summary: Kickstart generator using %{name} data
 Group: System/Base
+# required for QA to pick up new macros
+Provides: rpm-macros
 
 %description ks
 %{summary}. With ponies!
 
 %files ks
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
+%config %{_sysconfdir}/rpm/macros.ssuks
 %{_bindir}/ssuks
 
 
diff --git a/ssu.pro b/ssu.pro
index 46523be..f3e05f6 100644
--- a/ssu.pro
+++ b/ssu.pro
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ config.path  = /etc/ssu
 oneshot.files = ssu-update-repos
 oneshot.path = /usr/lib/oneshot.d
 
+macros.files = macros.ssuks
+macros.path  = /etc/rpm/
+
 static_config.files = repos.ini ssu-defaults.ini board-mappings.ini
 static_config.path  = /usr/share/ssu
 
-INSTALLS += config static_config oneshot
+INSTALLS += config static_config oneshot macros