Azure automation account custom powershell module: Cannot import the module of name ModuleName, as the module structure was invalid

Question

Im trying to add a custom powershell module, but I get this error:

Orchestrator.Shared.AsyncModuleImport.ModuleImportException: Cannot import the module of name ModuleName, as the module structure was invalid. at Orchestrator.Activities.GetModuleMetadataAfterValidationActivity.ExecuteInternal(CodeActivityContext context, Byte[] moduleContent, String moduleName, ModuleLanguage moduleLanguage) at Orchestrator.Activities.GetModuleMetadataAfterValidationActivity.Execute(CodeActivityContext context) at System.Activities.CodeActivity.InternalExecute(ActivityInstance instance, ActivityExecutor executor, BookmarkManager bookmarkManager) at System.Activities.Runtime.ActivityExecutor.ExecuteActivityWorkItem.ExecuteBody(ActivityExecutor executor, BookmarkManager bookmarkManager, Location resultLocation)

The .zip im importing has the following structure:

ModuleName.zip

 -Config  
 -Private

 -Public  
 -ModuleName.psd1

 -ModuleName.psm1

Answer 1

Hello Bjorn !

Thank you for posting on Microsoft Learn.

Inside the ZIP root, you must have a folder with the exact same name as the module, and inside that folder, the .psd1 and .psm1 files must reside, like so:

ModuleName.zip
│
└───ModuleName\
    │   ModuleName.psd1
    │   ModuleName.psm1
    └───Private\
    └───Public\
    └───Config\

Create a folder called ModuleName (exactly matching the module name) and ove ModuleName.psd1, ModuleName.psm1, and all subfolders (Private, Public, Config...) inside this folder.

Then zip the folder so that the ZIP file root contains only the ModuleName folder.