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+import os
+import base64
+from netaddr import IPAddress, IPNetwork
+from django.db.models import F, Q
+from planetstack.config import Config
+from observer.openstacksyncstep import OpenStackSyncStep
+from core.models.slice import Slice, SliceDeployments
+from util.logger import Logger, logging
+
+logger = Logger(level=logging.INFO)
+
+class SyncSlices(OpenStackSyncStep):
+    provides=[Slice]
+    requested_interval=0
+
+    def fetch_pending(self):
+        return Slice.objects.filter(Q(enacted__lt=F('updated')) | Q(enacted=None))
+
+    def sync_record(self, slice):
+        for slice_deployment in SliceDeployments.objects.filter(slice=slice):
+            # bump the 'updated' timestamp and trigger observer to update
+            # slice across all deployments 
+            slice_deployment.save()