PowerShell: Functions for Advanced Automation

Take your PowerShell skills to the next level. Learn how to build advanced PowerShell functions and scripts with parameters, .NET classes, and controller scripts.

Introduction

• Advance your PowerShell functions
• What you should know

1. Advanced Functions in PowerShell

• Advanced functions and common parameters
• Parameter attributes and validation
• Accept pipeline input
• Complex pipeline output
• Document functions
• Use -WhatIf and -Confirm

2. Adding Functionality with .NET Framework and REST

• How .NET works with PowerShell
• Use .NET in Windows PowerShell
• Work with classes
• Use REST API in Windows PowerShell

3. Controller Scripts

• Characteristics of a controller script
• Controller scripts with a user interface
• Controller scripts with HTML reports

4. XML, JSON, and Custom-Formatted Data

• Read data from XML files
• Create and manipulate XML data
• Work with complex XML files
• Use JSON-formatted data
• Use JSON data in Windows PowerShell

Conclusion

• Next steps