Write tools, including scripting, parameterizing commands, and providing verbose output
Debug tools and provide error handling within tools
Combine tools into script and manifest modules
Create custom formatting views
Create tools that are consistent in naming and operation with native Windows PowerShell tools
In this course, you will learn to build reusable tools by using Windows PowerShell 5.0/5.1.
Administrators that have little or no programming experience but who have a working knowledge of Windows PowerShell and who are able to use Windows PowerShell to run complex, interactive commands. Students of this course may administer a wide variety of server and client products and technologies that offer Windows PowerShell integration, including Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Windows Active Directory Domain Services, Microsoft SharePoint Server, and more.
- Experience at basic Windows administration
- Experience using Windows PowerShell to query and modify system information
- Experience using Windows PowerShell to discover commands and their usage
- Experience using WMI and/or CIM to query system information
- 1. Preparing for Scripting
- Securing the Scripting Environment
- Understanding Variables and Operators
- Understanding Scripting Constructs and Scope
- 2. Parameterizing a Command
- Designing Parameters
- Implementing Parameters
- 3. Creating a Script Module
- Designing Script Modules
- Implementing Script Modules
- 4. Handling Errors
- Designing Error Handling
- Implementing Error Handling
- 5. Writing Commands that Use Pipeline Input and Output
- Understanding Pipeline Parameter Binding
- Implementing Pipeline Parameter Input
- Implementing Pipeline Parameter Input
- 6. Creating Hierarchical Command Output
- Designing Complex Command Output
- Implementing Complex Command Output
- Using Object Hierarchies
- 7. Debugging Scripts
- Designing Scripts for Debugging
- Implementing Script Debugging
- 8. Customizing Default Formatting
- Designing Formatting
- Implementing Custom Formatting
- 9. Adding Advanced Parameter Attributes and Command Documentation
- Implementing Advanced Parameter Attributes
- Implementing Help Documentation
- 10. Creating Controller Scripts
- Designing Script Execution
- Implementing a Controller Script
- 11. Creating HTML-Based Reports
- Creating Basic HTML Reports
- Creating Enhanced HTML Reports
- 12. Creating Basic Workflows
- Understanding Workflows
- Implementing Workflows
- 13. Working with XML Data
- Understanding XML
- Implementing XML Manipulation
- 14. Using Advanced Scripting Techniques
- Using External Functionality
- Adding Graphical User Interface Elements
- 15. Creating Proxy Functions
- Designing Proxy Functions
- Implementing Proxy Functions
- 16. Building Tools in Windows PowerShell
- Designing the Tool
- Implementing the Tool
- Testing the Tool
Course notes and announcements:
Build the tools that will allow you to better administer your Windows server and client products.
In this course, you will learn to build reusable tools by using Windows PowerShell 5.0/5.1. This course focuses on the Windows PowerShell scripting language and on the concepts and techniques needed to design tools, including and output requirements and functional requirements. You will learn functions to deal with anticipated errors using standard PowerShell patterns and practices. By course completion, you will be armed with the knowledge and skills to better administer a wide variety of server and client products and technologies that offer Windows PowerShell integration, including Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Windows Active Directory Domain Services, Microsoft SharePoint Server, and more.
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