Get-NAVServerSession

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10/18/2021

Get-NAVServerSession

Returns information about active sessions for a Microsoft Dynamics NAV Server instance.

Syntax

Parameter Set: __AllParameterSets
Get-NAVServerSession [-ServerInstance] <String> [-AsXml] [ <CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

Use the Get-NAVServerSession cmdlet to return information about active sessions for a Microsoft Dynamics NAV Server instance.

The following information is returned for each session:

Server Instance ID
Session ID
User SID
Server Instance Name
Server Computer Name
User ID
Client Type
Client Computer Name
Login Datetime
Database Name

Parameters

-AsXml

Formats cmdlet output as an XML document.

Aliases	none
Required?	false
Position?	named
Default Value	none
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-ServerInstance<String>

Specifies the name of a Microsoft Dynamics NAV Server instance. The default instance name is DynamicsNAV70. You can specify either the full name of an instance (such as MicrosoftDynamicsNavServer$myinstance) or the short name (such as myinstance).

Aliases	none
Required?	true
Position?	1
Default Value	none
Accept Pipeline Input?	True (ByValue, ByPropertyName)
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

Inputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

System.String

You can pipe a string that contains a Microsoft Dynamics NAV Server instance name to the cmdlet.

Outputs

The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.

System.Data.DataTable

Returns the active session information as a table.
System.Xml.XmlDocument

If you use the parameter, then the cmdlet returns the active session information as an XML document.

Examples

-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------

Description

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The example returns a list of all client connections for Microsoft Dynamics NAV Server instance DynamicsNAV70. The return data shows two Windows client users.

C:\PS>Get-NAVServerSession DynamicsNAV70 -AsXml | Select-Xml -XPath "//Record" | Select-Object -ExpandProperty node


Server_x0020_Instance_x0020_ID   : 1
Session_x0020_ID                 : 1
User_x0020_SID                   : DE8B398E-C154-45BC-931A-3A74A8AF5A85
Server_x0020_Instance_x0020_Name : DynamicsNav70
Server_x0020_Computer_x0020_Name : NavServer.Cronus.Com
User_x0020_ID                    : CRONUS_x005C_NavUser1
Client_x0020_Type                : RoleTailored_x0020_Client
Client_x0020_Computer_x0020_Name :
Login_x0020_Datetime             : 21-03-2012 13:06:24
Database_x0020_Name              : Demo_Database

Server_x0020_Instance_x0020_ID   : 1
Session_x0020_ID                 : 2
User_x0020_SID                   : 7591D3C3-065E-4ED1-A20F-27E11A3A8530
Server_x0020_Instance_x0020_Name : DynamicsNav70
Server_x0020_Computer_x0020_Name : NavServer.Cronus.Com
User_x0020_ID                    : CRONUS_x005C_NavUser2
Client_x0020_Type                : RoleTailored_x0020_Client
Client_x0020_Computer_x0020_Name :
Login_x0020_Datetime             : 21-03-2012 13:07:02
Database_x0020_Name              : Demo_Database

Get-NAVServerSession