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New-CMApplicationGroup

Create a new application group.

Syntax

Default (Default)

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)

Parameter properties

Type:

String[]

Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False
Aliases:AddApplications

Parameter sets

-AddOwner

Specify one or more administrative users who are responsible for this app group.

Parameter properties

Type:

String[]

Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False
Aliases:AddOwners

Parameter sets

-AddSupportContact

Specify one or more administrative users that end users can contact for help with this application.

Parameter properties

Type:

String[]

Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False
Aliases:AddSupportContacts

Parameter sets

-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.

Parameter properties

Type:

AppDisplayInfo[]

Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False
Aliases:AppCatalogs

Parameter sets

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Parameter properties

Type:SwitchParameter
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False
Aliases:cf

Parameter sets

-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.

Parameter properties

Type:Int32
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

-Description

Specify an optional administrator comment for the app group. The maximum length is 2048 characters.

Parameter properties

Type:String
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

-DisableWildcardHandling

This parameter treats wildcard characters as literal character values. You can't combine it with ForceWildcardHandling.

Parameter properties

Type:SwitchParameter
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

-ForceWildcardHandling

This parameter processes wildcard characters and may lead to unexpected behavior (not recommended). You can't combine it with DisableWildcardHandling.

Parameter properties

Type:SwitchParameter
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

-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

Parameter properties

Type:String
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

-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.

Parameter properties

Type:

String[]

Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False
Aliases:Keywords

Parameter sets

-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.

Parameter properties

Type:String
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

-LocalizedDescription

Specify a description for this app group in the selected language. The maximum length is 2048 characters.

Parameter properties

Type:String
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False
Aliases:LocalizedAppGroupDescription

Parameter sets

-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.

Parameter properties

Type:String
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False
Aliases:LocalizedAppGroupName

Parameter sets

-Name

Specify a name for the app group. The maximum length is 256 characters.

Parameter properties

Type:String
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False
Aliases:LocalizedDisplayName, ApplicationGroupName

Parameter sets

-OptionalReference

Specify an optional string to help you find the app group in the console. The maximum length is 256 characters.

Parameter properties

Type:String
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

-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.

Parameter properties

Type:String
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

-Publisher

Specify optional vendor information for this app group. The maximum length is 256 characters.

Parameter properties

Type:String
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False
Aliases:Manufacturer

Parameter sets

-ReleaseDate

Specify a date object for when this app group was released. To get this object, use the Get-Date built-in cmdlet.

Parameter properties

Type:DateTime
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

-SoftwareVersion

Specify an optional version string for the app group. The maximum length is 64 characters.

Parameter properties

Type:String
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

-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.

Parameter properties

Type:String
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet doesn't run.

Parameter properties

Type:SwitchParameter
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False
Aliases:wi

Parameter sets

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

Inputs

None

Outputs

IResultObject

Notes

This cmdlet returns the SMS_ApplicationGroup WMI class object.

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