PowerShell for SharePoint Developers and Administrators
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PowerShell for SharePoint Developers and
Administrators
Michael BlumenthalMagenic Technologies
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Who is Michael Blumenthal?
Sr. Consultant @ Magenic (MSFT Gold Partner)
16+ years in IT Consulting
9 years working with SharePoint
MCITP: SharePoint 2010; MCTS: WSS DevMCTS: MOSS Config & MCTS: WSS ConfigMCAD, MCSE, MCDBA, CAPM, INETA Champ
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No Compiling!
No Packaging!
Just Code & Go!
Why PowerShell?
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PowerShell puts the SharePoint Engine at your fingertips!
• It’s Easy to Get Started!1• Learn the PowerShell Syntax2• Real World Examples3• More Resources4• Demo!
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Chapter 1
IT’S EASY TO GET STARTED!
Getting Started with PowerShell
Windows Server 2003• Download
Windows Server 2008• Install
Windows Server 2008 R2• Run (Add ISE)
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POSH vs the SP2010 Mgmt Shell
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Chapter 2
LEARN THE POWERSHELL SYNTAX!
Learn to use PowerShell with SharePoint!
Symbols & Keywords
Using the SharePoint API
Creating and Running Scripts
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Symbols, Keywords, and Syntax! Oh My!
• Variables1• Commands2• Piping3• Comparisons4• Flow Control5• Filtering6
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Punctuation PronunciationSymbol Called Symbol Called
$ Dollar sign, money _ Underscore
# Pound, hash [ ] Square Brackets
| Pipe, vertical bar . Dot, point, period
{ } Curly braces < > Angle Brackets
“ Double Quote, tick - Dash, hyphen, minus
: Colon % Percent sign
( ) Parentheses ; Semi-colon
+ Plus = Equals, is
! Bang, not /, \ Slash, backslash
Is “$#|” a “one dollar hash pipe”?
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Variables begin with a $
• Case Insensitive, Dynamic typing
$foo
$true, $false, $profile
$foo = “Hello, World”
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Commands are called cmdlets.Verb-Noun
Built-in, Extensible
Get-Help & Help
Get-Member
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The Power of Piping!
Output Of Command
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Input of Command
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Example
Making Comparisons4Operator Meaning Operator Meaning
-eq Equals -le Less Than or Equal To
-ne Not Equals -like Wildcard Match
-gt Greater Than -notlike Not (Wildcard Match)
-ge Greater Than or Equal To -match Reg. Exp. Match
-lt Less Than -notmatch Not (Reg. Exp. Match)
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Taking Control of the Flow5
• For (Init;Test;Repeat) {Commands}• for($i=1; $i -le 10; $i++) {Write-Host $i}For• Foreach (Item in Collection) {Commands}• Foreach ($web in $site.AllWebs) {$web.Title}ForEach• If (Test) {Commands} • if ($web.Title –ne “”) {Write-Host $web.Title}
If• While (Condition){Commands}• while($val -ne 3){$val++; Write-Host $val}While
Example
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Where-Object6
• Where {<Test>}Syntax
• Dir | Where {$_.Name –like “B*”}
Example
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Using the SharePoint API
• Getting an SPSite1• Manipulating It2• Cleaning Up3
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Highlights from the SharePoint Object Model
SPField
SPListItem
SPList
SPWeb
SPWebApplication
SPFarm
SPSite
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Loading SharePoint DLLs
[void][System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("Microsoft.SharePoint")
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Get a Site and Explore it!
$site = get-spsite http://server/path
THEN$site
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Create a List Item
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Practical Uses• Create Sites from the Command Line1• Add, Delete, Change Lists and List Items2• Create data for test cases3• Associate Workflows with a List4• Work across site collections5
• Update User Metadata in AD for better Profile Pages6• Identify files that won’t upload7
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More Practical Uses• Sync Wep App Properties8• Deploy Solutions9• Repeatably Manage Content10• Update Field Definitions11• Edit MP3 Metadata, Make Flashcards12
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A Word About Memory Management
SPWeb SPSite
Inline In Script
Dispose
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Executing Scripts
.\filename.ps1
Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted
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Chapter 3
REAL WORLD EXAMPLES
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Real World Examples
Check the Farm VersionCheck Versioning on all document LibrariesCreate List ItemsExport Web App Properties to a fileBulk Site Creation
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What’s your SP2010 Version?
PS C:\Users\Administrator> $(get-SPFarm).BuildVersion
Major Minor Build Revision----- ----- ----- --------14 0 6109 5002
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Check Doc Lib Versioning Settingsfunction global:show-all-doclibs ($web){$web.Lists | where-object {($_.Hidden -ne
$true) -and ($_.BaseType -eq "DocumentLibrary")} }
function global:show-all-doclib-versettings ($web)
{show-all-doclibs ($web) |select-object -property Title, EnableVersioning, MajorVersionLimit, EnableMinorVersions,MajorWithMinorVersionsLimit,forceCheckout}
$site = get-spsite “http://server/path”
show-all-doclib-versettings $site.RootWeb
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Clear a List
Make a mess:
Clean it up!
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Bulk Site Creation
Site Definitions in V. StudioNot an answer by themselvesDefine site contentIntended for reuse
Mismatch to one time needCAML and PITAHarder: Making it data drivenChange Site Def -> Recreate Site
PowerShell & Excel & UI
Well suited for one time “blow in’s”Define the site template in the UI or use standardSave as a template
Even pub sitesPowerShell has easy loopsData driven from a CSVChanges -> Mod Scripts
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The PowerShell Solution
Read the list of sites from CSVLoop:
Create SiteConfigure Site
Turn on FeaturesSet Master Pages, Welcome PageHide Libraries, set versioningAdjust Navigation
Add Lists, Libraries, Pages, Web parts, etcLoop again & again if needed – iterative!
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Chapter 4
MORE RESOURCES
Resources
SharePoint + Reflector / Decompiler
Microsoft Resources
3rd Party Resources
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Use a Decompiler to see MSFT’s Code!
OR
ILSpy.netdotPeek (jetbrains)justDecompile (Telerik)Reflector(RedGate)Others…NO
LONGER
FREE
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JEFF HICKS
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Resources Summary
MSFTReverse Engineering SharePoint PagesBruce Payette’s Book v2PowerShell Product Team Blog
CommunityCodePlex: PSBBs My Blog at BlumenthalIT.NetJeff Hicks - http://www.jdhitsolutions.com/ POSHCODE.ORG
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PowerShell puts the SharePoint API at your fingertips!
It’s Easy to Get Started!
Learn & Use the PowerShell Syntax
More Resources
In Review…
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Chapter 5
See the power of PowerShell + SharePoint!
DEMO!
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Contact Me!
Blog about SharePoint at http://blog.BlumenthalIT.net
Twitter: @MichaelBL
[email protected] & http://www.Magenic.com
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Gold
• Application Integration
• Data Platform• Digital
Marketing• Portals and
Collaboration• Software
Development• Web
Development
Silver
• Application Lifecycle Management
• Business Intelligence
• Content Management
• Mobility• Search
SDPS Program Member
Enterprise SP Development Experts
Numerous Microsoft Competencies, including:
PS: We’re hiring!