New-CMCategory
Creates a configuration category in Configuration Manager.
Syntax
New-CMCategory
-CategoryType <CategoryType>
-Name <String>
[-DisableWildcardHandling]
[-ForceWildcardHandling]
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>]Description
The New-CMCategory cmdlet creates a configuration category in Configuration Manager. Configuration categories offer an optional method of sorting and filtering configuration baselines and configuration items in Configuration Manager and Configuration Manager reports.
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 configuration category
PS XYZ:\> New-CMCategory -CategoryType "DriverCategories" -Name "NewLaptopDriverSet"This command creates a new category in DriverCategories named NewLaptopDriverSet.
Parameters
-CategoryType
Specifies a category type. Valid values are:
- BaselineCategories
- DriverCategories
- AppCategories
- GlobalCondition
- CatalogCategories
| Type: | CategoryType |
| Accepted values: | AppCategories, BaselineCategories, CatalogCategories, DriverCategories, UserCategories |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Confirm
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Aliases: | cf |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | False |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-DisableWildcardHandling
This parameter treats wildcard characters as literal character values. You can't combine it with ForceWildcardHandling.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ForceWildcardHandling
This parameter processes wildcard characters and may lead to unexpected behavior (not recommended). You can't combine it with DisableWildcardHandling.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Name
Specifies a name for the configuration category.
| Type: | String |
| Aliases: | LocalizedCategoryInstanceName |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-WhatIf
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet doesn't run.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Aliases: | wi |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | False |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
Inputs
None
Outputs
IResultObject