Approve-CMApprovalRequest
Approves a request to allow the installation of an application.
Syntax
Approve-CMApprovalRequest
[-Comment <String>]
-InputObject <IResultObject>
[-InstallActionBehavior <ActionBehavior>]
[-DisableWildcardHandling]
[-ForceWildcardHandling]
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>] Approve-CMApprovalRequest
-ApplicationName <String[]>
[-Comment <String>]
[-InstallActionBehavior <ActionBehavior>]
-User <String>
[-DisableWildcardHandling]
[-ForceWildcardHandling]
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>] Approve-CMApprovalRequest
[-Comment <String>]
-Id <String[]>
[-InstallActionBehavior <ActionBehavior>]
[-DisableWildcardHandling]
[-ForceWildcardHandling]
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>] Approve-CMApprovalRequest
[-Comment <String>]
[-InstallActionBehavior <ActionBehavior>]
-RequestGuid <String>
[-DisableWildcardHandling]
[-ForceWildcardHandling]
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>] Description
The Approve-CMApprovalRequest cmdlet approves a request from a user to install an application. You can specify an approval request by application name, application ID, or by user. You can also use the Get-CMApprovalRequest cmdlet to view approval requests.
Note
Run Configuration Manager cmdlets from the Configuration Manager site drive, for example PS XYZ:\>. For more information, see getting started.
Examples
Example 1: Approve a request for a specific application
PS XYZ:\>Approve-CMApprovalRequest -Id "ScopeId_2A11048C-917A-4C11-9E77-7DCC402F30EC/Application_426dfca1-0cc0-4aa3-85f8-3cd1b184d494/1"This command approves a request from a user to install an application specified by its ID.
Example 2: Approve a request for a specific user
PS XYZ:\>Approve-CMApprovalRequest -Application "Test" -User "tsqa\davidchew" -Comment "Request approved."This command approves a request for an application named Test for the specified user. The command includes a comment.
Example 3: Approve a request by using a variable
PS XYZ:\> $Approval = Get-CMApprovalRequest -Id "ScopeId_2A11048C-917A-4C11-9E77-7DCC402F30EC/Application_d047e945-d6af-46f4-910f-ed36c880ae06/1"
PS XYZ:\> Approve-CMApprovalRequest -InputObject $Approval -Comment "Request approved."The first command gets an approval request for a specified application ID and stores it in the variable $Approval.
The second command accepts the request stored in $Approval. The command includes a comment.
Parameters
-ApplicationName
Specifies an array of names of applications.
| Type: | String[] |
| Aliases: | Application, Name |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Comment
Specifies a comment about the approval of the request.
| Type: | String |
| Aliases: | Comments |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Confirm
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Aliases: | cf |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | False |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-DisableWildcardHandling
DisableWildcardHandling treats wildcard characters as literal character values. Don't combine with ForceWildcardHandling.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ForceWildcardHandling
ForceWildcardHandling processes wildcard characters and may lead to unexpected behavior (not recommended). Don't combine with DisableWildcardHandling.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Id
Specifies an array of IDs of applications.
| Type: | String[] |
| Aliases: | CIUniqueId |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-InputObject
Specifies an approval request object. To obtain an approval request object, use the Get-CMApprovalRequest cmdlet.
| Type: | IResultObject |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-InstallActionBehavior
Specifies when to install the application, either right away or during non-business hours.
| Type: | ActionBehavior |
| Accepted values: | InstallNow, InstallNonBusinessHours |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | InstallNow |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-RequestGuid
Specifies the request ID.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-User
Specifies the name of a user who submitted the approval request. Use the format domain\user.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-WhatIf
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet doesn't make any changes.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Aliases: | wi |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | False |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
Inputs
Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.ManagementProvider.IResultObject
Outputs
System.Object