Azure: Create resource with PowerShell using parameterized JSON definition file

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Azure: Create resource with PowerShell using parameterized JSON definition file

chrisw 81

I want to do something like what's shown below, but it's not working. How does one parameterize values inside a JSON configuration file and then pass in the parameter values on the PowerShell command line? Is it possible??

New-AzDataFactoryV2Pipeline -ResourceGroupName "rg-datafactory-dev" -Name "pipeline_outer" -DataFactoryName "df-datafactory-dev" -DefinitionFile "./pipeline_outer.json" -Parameter activityName="Run Notebook" activityType="DatabricksNotebook"

= pipeline_outer.json (parameterized)
{
"name": "pipeline_outer",
"properties": {
"activities": [
{
"name": "$activityName",
"type": "$activityType",
"dependsOn": [],
"policy": {
.
.

PRADEEPCHEEKATLA-MSFT 59,246 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2021-09-10T09:11:45.257+00:00
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2021-09-10T09:11:45.257+00:00

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Answer 1

PRADEEPCHEEKATLA-MSFT 59,246 Microsoft Employee

Hello @chrisw ,

Thanks for the question and using MS Q&A platform.

Unfortunately, the PowerShell cmdlet doesn't allow you to pass the parameters.

Reason: The PowerShell cmdlet (New-AzDataFactoryV2Pipeline) or (Set-AzDataFactoryV2Pipeline) syntax doesn't have parameter option in the syntax.

Set-AzDataFactoryV2Pipeline  
   [-Name] <String>  
   [-DefinitionFile] <String>  
   [-ResourceGroupName] <String>  
   [-DataFactoryName] <String>  
   [-Force]  
   [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]  
   [-WhatIf]  
   [-Confirm]  
   [<CommonParameters>]

For more details, refer to Azure Data Factory - Create a pipeline.

Hope this helps. Do let us know if you any further queries.

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PRADEEPCHEEKATLA-MSFT 59,246 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2021-09-08T10:28:57.007+00:00

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chrisw 81 Reputation points

2022-01-08T15:10:34.167+00:00

@PRADEEPCHEEKATLA-MSFT - thank you for your response and apologies for the long-overdue reply. I am aware that the syntax doesn't support passing the parameters on the command line. I was asking if there is some other way to pass parameters into the JSON file. I could have worded my original question a lot more clearly. :)
PRADEEPCHEEKATLA-MSFT 59,246 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2022-01-12T10:03:07.053+00:00

Hello @chrisw ,

Unfortunately, it is not possible directly from Az module. But if you wants dynamically have some values to set in json file and then take that json file for deployment, you can follow the below steps.

Step1: PowerShell code to read json file data.

Step2: PowerShell code to set values dynamically to some keys in json file

Step3: Save modified json file

Step4: Call Az module commands to take that modified json file for deployment
chrisw 81 Reputation points

2022-01-12T20:57:13.437+00:00

Got it. Sounds like the functionality isn't built in. Thank you for sharing a workaround.
PRADEEPCHEEKATLA-MSFT 59,246 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2022-01-13T03:32:02.623+00:00

Hello @chrisw ,

Glad to know it helped. I would suggest you to use MS Q&A platform for any queries related to Azure.

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