Use this cmdlet to create an application group. Use an application group to deploy multiple applications to a collection as a single deployment. The metadata you specify about the app group is seen in Software Center as a single entity. You can order the apps in the group so that the client installs them in a specific order. For more information, see Create application groups.
There are some settings of an app group that you can't configure when you create it. To configure other settings, use the Set-CMApplicationGroup cmdlet.
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 group with two apps
This example creates a new app group named Central app that includes two apps.
Specify a string array of app names to add to the group. If you already have an app object from another cmdlet like Get-CMApplication, this value is the LocalizedDisplayName property. For example: $appList = @($app1.LocalizedDisplayName,$app2.LocalizedDisplayName)
Parameter properties
Type:
String[]
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Aliases:
AddApplications
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
True
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-AddOwner
Specify one or more administrative users who are responsible for this app group.
Parameter properties
Type:
String[]
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Aliases:
AddOwners
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-AddSupportContact
Specify one or more administrative users that end users can contact for help with this application.
Parameter properties
Type:
String[]
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Aliases:
AddSupportContacts
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-AppGroupCatalog
Use this parameter to specify a Software Center entry for a specific language. This entry can include all of the localized information about the app group:
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
Parameter properties
Type:
SwitchParameter
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Aliases:
cf
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-DefaultLanguageId
Specify the language ID for the default Software Center language.
This ID is the decimal equivalent of the Windows language ID. For example, 1033 is 0x0409 for English (United States), and 2108 is 0x083C for Irish (Ireland). For more information, see [MS-LCID]: Windows Language Code Identifier (LCID) Reference.
Parameter properties
Type:
Int32
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-Description
Specify an optional administrator comment for the app group. The maximum length is 2048 characters.
Parameter properties
Type:
String
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-DisableWildcardHandling
This parameter treats wildcard characters as literal character values. You can't combine it with ForceWildcardHandling.
Parameter properties
Type:
SwitchParameter
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-ForceWildcardHandling
This parameter processes wildcard characters and may lead to unexpected behavior (not recommended). You can't combine it with DisableWildcardHandling.
Parameter properties
Type:
SwitchParameter
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-IconLocationFile
Specify the path to the file that contains the icon for this app group. Icons can have pixel dimensions of up to 512x512. The file can be of the following image and icon file types:
DLL
EXE
JPG
ICO
PNG
Parameter properties
Type:
String
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-Keyword
Specify a list of keywords in the selected language. These keywords help Software Center users search for the app group.
Tip
To add multiple keywords, use CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.TextInfo.ListSeparator as the delimiter.
Parameter properties
Type:
String[]
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Aliases:
Keywords
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-LinkText
When you use the UserDocumentation parameter, use this parameter to show a string in place of "Additional information" in Software Center. The maximum length is 128 characters.
Parameter properties
Type:
String
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-LocalizedDescription
Specify a description for this app group in the selected language. The maximum length is 2048 characters.
Parameter properties
Type:
String
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Aliases:
LocalizedAppGroupDescription
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-LocalizedName
Specify the app group name in the selected language. This name appears in Software Center.
A name is required for each language that you add.
The maximum length is 256 characters.
Parameter properties
Type:
String
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Aliases:
LocalizedAppGroupName
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-Name
Specify a name for the app group. The maximum length is 256 characters.
Parameter properties
Type:
String
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Aliases:
LocalizedDisplayName, ApplicationGroupName
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
0
Mandatory:
True
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-OptionalReference
Specify an optional string to help you find the app group in the console. The maximum length is 256 characters.
Parameter properties
Type:
String
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-PrivacyUrl
Specify a website address to the privacy statement for the app group. The format needs to be a valid URL, for example https://contoso.com/privacy. The maximum length of the entire string is 128 characters.
Parameter properties
Type:
String
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-Publisher
Specify optional vendor information for this app group. The maximum length is 256 characters.
Parameter properties
Type:
String
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Aliases:
Manufacturer
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-ReleaseDate
Specify a date object for when this app group was released. To get this object, use the Get-Date built-in cmdlet.
Parameter properties
Type:
DateTime
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-SoftwareVersion
Specify an optional version string for the app group. The maximum length is 64 characters.
Parameter properties
Type:
String
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-UserDocumentation
Specify the location of a file from which Software Center users can get more information about this app group. This location is a website address, or a network path and file name. Make sure that users have access to this location.
The maximum length of the entire string is 256 characters.
Parameter properties
Type:
String
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-WhatIf
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet doesn't run.
Parameter properties
Type:
SwitchParameter
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Aliases:
wi
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
CommonParameters
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable,
-InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable,
-ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see
about_CommonParameters.
Inputs
None
Outputs
IResultObject
Notes
This cmdlet returns the SMS_ApplicationGroup WMI class object.