New-CMApplicationGroup
Create a new application group.
Syntax
New-CMApplicationGroup
[-Name] <String>
-AddApplication <String[]>
[-Description <String>]
[-Publisher <String>]
[-SoftwareVersion <String>]
[-OptionalReference <String>]
[-ReleaseDate <DateTime>]
[-AddOwner <String[]>]
[-AddSupportContact <String[]>]
[-AppGroupCatalog <AppDisplayInfo[]>]
[-DefaultLanguageId <Int32>]
[-LocalizedName <String>]
[-UserDocumentation <String>]
[-LinkText <String>]
[-PrivacyUrl <String>]
[-LocalizedDescription <String>]
[-Keyword <String[]>]
[-IconLocationFile <String>]
[-DisableWildcardHandling]
[-ForceWildcardHandling]
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>] Description
Use this cmdlet to create an application group. Use an application group to deploy multiple applications to a collection as a single deployment. The metadata you specify about the app group is seen in Software Center as a single entity. You can order the apps in the group so that the client installs them in a specific order. For more information, see Create application groups.
There are some settings of an app group that you can't configure when you create it. To configure other settings, use the Set-CMApplicationGroup cmdlet.
Note
Run Configuration Manager cmdlets from the Configuration Manager site drive, for example PS XYZ:\>. For more information, see getting started.
Examples
Example 1: Create a group with two apps
This example creates a new app group named Central app that includes two apps.
$apps = @('LOB Framework','CA UI')
New-CMApplicationGroup -Name 'Central app' -AddApplication $apps -Description 'Central app group' -Publisher 'Contoso IT' -SoftwareVersion '1.1.2' -ReleaseDate (Get-Date) -AddOwner 'jqpublic' -AddSupportContact 'jdoe' -LocalizedAppGroupName 'Central app'Parameters
-AddApplication
Specify a string array of app names to add to the group. If you already have an app object from another cmdlet like Get-CMApplication, this value is the LocalizedDisplayName property. For example: $appList = @($app1.LocalizedDisplayName,$app2.LocalizedDisplayName)
| Type: | String[] |
| Aliases: | AddApplications |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-AddOwner
Specify one or more administrative users who are responsible for this app group.
| Type: | String[] |
| Aliases: | AddOwners |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-AddSupportContact
Specify one or more administrative users that end users can contact for help with this application.
| Type: | String[] |
| Aliases: | AddSupportContacts |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-AppGroupCatalog
Use this parameter to specify a Software Center entry for a specific language. This entry can include all of the localized information about the app group:
- Description
- IconLocationFile
- Keyword
- LinkText
- PrivacyUrl
- Title
- UserDocumentation
To get this object, use the New-CMApplicationDisplayInfo cmdlet.
| Type: | AppDisplayInfo[] |
| Aliases: | AppCatalogs |
| 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: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-DefaultLanguageId
Specify the language ID for the default Software Center language.
This ID is the decimal equivalent of the Windows language ID. For example, 1033 is 0x0409 for English (United States), and 2108 is 0x083C for Irish (Ireland). For more information, see [MS-LCID]: Windows Language Code Identifier (LCID) Reference.
| Type: | Int32 |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Description
Specify an optional administrator comment for the app group. The maximum length is 2048 characters.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-DisableWildcardHandling
This parameter treats wildcard characters as literal character values. You can't combine it with ForceWildcardHandling.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ForceWildcardHandling
This parameter processes wildcard characters and may lead to unexpected behavior (not recommended). You can't combine it with DisableWildcardHandling.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-IconLocationFile
Specify the path to the file that contains the icon for this app group. Icons can have pixel dimensions of up to 512x512. The file can be of the following image and icon file types:
- DLL
- EXE
- JPG
- ICO
- PNG
| Type: | String |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Keyword
Specify a list of keywords in the selected language. These keywords help Software Center users search for the app group.
Tip
To add multiple keywords, use CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.TextInfo.ListSeparator as the delimiter.
| Type: | String[] |
| Aliases: | Keywords |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-LinkText
When you use the UserDocumentation parameter, use this parameter to show a string in place of "Additional information" in Software Center. The maximum length is 128 characters.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-LocalizedDescription
Specify a description for this app group in the selected language. The maximum length is 2048 characters.
| Type: | String |
| Aliases: | LocalizedAppGroupDescription |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-LocalizedName
Specify the app group name in the selected language. This name appears in Software Center.
A name is required for each language that you add.
The maximum length is 256 characters.
| Type: | String |
| Aliases: | LocalizedAppGroupName |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Name
Specify a name for the app group. The maximum length is 256 characters.
| Type: | String |
| Aliases: | LocalizedDisplayName, ApplicationGroupName |
| Position: | 0 |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-OptionalReference
Specify an optional string to help you find the app group in the console. The maximum length is 256 characters.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-PrivacyUrl
Specify a website address to the privacy statement for the app group. The format needs to be a valid URL, for example https://contoso.com/privacy. The maximum length of the entire string is 128 characters.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Publisher
Specify optional vendor information for this app group. The maximum length is 256 characters.
| Type: | String |
| Aliases: | Manufacturer |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ReleaseDate
Specify a date object for when this app group was released. To get this object, use the Get-Date built-in cmdlet.
| Type: | DateTime |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-SoftwareVersion
Specify an optional version string for the app group. The maximum length is 64 characters.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-UserDocumentation
Specify the location of a file from which Software Center users can get more information about this app group. This location is a website address, or a network path and file name. Make sure that users have access to this location.
The maximum length of the entire string is 256 characters.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-WhatIf
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet doesn't run.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Aliases: | wi |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
Inputs
None
Outputs
IResultObject
Notes
This cmdlet returns the SMS_ApplicationGroup WMI class object.