PowerShell - Overview

The PowerShell plug-in provides a step for running user-defined PowerShell scripts.

To add the PowerShell plug-in steps to processes, click Scripting > PowerShell in the step palette of the process editor.

Compatibility

The IBM DevOps Deploy automation plug-in for PowerShell works with PowerShell Version 4.0 and later.

This plug-in requires version 6.1.1 or later of IBM DevOps Deploy.

Installation

No special steps are required for installation. See Installing plug-ins in DevOps Deploy.

History

Version 9

• Fixed APAR PH12966 Process fails when script doesn\t explicitly call \exit.

Version 8

• Fixed APAR PH01425 Exit command failing the plugin step.

Version 7

• Updated copyright.

Version 6

• Fixed APAR PI93408 Set-StepOutputProperties being overwritten by Groovy output properties.

Version 5

• Fixed successful exit status to allow plugin step to succeed in post-processing.

Version 4.770502

Version 4 of the plug-in includes the following features:

• Options and PowerShell Home properties are no longer hidden.
• Improved help descriptions.
• Added generic process example.

Version 3.756775

The initial non-beta release of the plug-in. If you are a beta tester, reinstall the plug-in.

• Removed default verbose output for script. Use PowerShell preference variables in your script to control output.
• Removed the tutorial.
• Removed the argument fields.
• Added Options field to set PowerShell command arguments at script start.
• Set-StepOutputProperty command is now used as the de facto way to set an output property.

Version 2.741854

The following features are included in second beta release of the plug-in:

• Default logging for scripts
• Improved help descriptions
• Tutorial uncommented and improved