Cmdlets

Whenever you want to use the AS cmdlets outside of the sqlps snap-in, you have to explicitly import the module to call the cmdlets: ❋ Cathy Dumas - MSFT (2011)

R2 will include hundreds of "cmdlets" for its PowerShell command line-based scripting interface. ❋ Unknown (2008)

"The first thing you need to know is that Windows PowerShell uses things called cmdlets (pronounced" command lets "). ❋ ScriptingGuy (2010)

Use the full commands so that you more fully understand what is going on in your cmdlets. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Adding cmdlets to be loaded by the SharePoint snapin is accomplished by adding proper XML files to the 14\CONFIG\POWERSHELL\Registration folder. ❋ [email protected] (2011)

With this background info out of the way, let's dive a bit deeper into the snapin utilized to load up SharePoint cmdlets. ❋ [email protected] (2011)

Snapins are compiled assemblies containing cmdlets and providers to be loaded into a PowerShell session. ❋ [email protected] (2011)

These cmdlets and providers are then merged into the available cmdlets and providers for the current session. ❋ [email protected] (2011)

The four configuration elements which can be added via custom snapins are cmdlets, providers, formats, and types; via its configuration files, the SharePoint snapin allows loading all but providers here's hoping there will be a SharePoint PowerShell provider sometime in the future…. ❋ [email protected] (2011)

In fact, not only are custom cmdlets added in this way, but all default cmdlets and providers are also implemented via PSSnapins loaded automatically in standard PowerShell sessions. ❋ [email protected] (2011)

The functionality of the new management shell is made available via the SharePoint PowerShell snapin, which like other PowerShell snapins is loaded into a standard PowerShell session to surface additional functionality such as new cmdlets. ❋ [email protected] (2011)

DateTime objects and any cmdlets that can manipulate these. ❋ Richmac (2011)

If each module and feature implemented its own PowerShell snapin or module, finding the necessary cmdlets would quickly become difficult and unwieldy. ❋ [email protected] (2011)

PowerShell simply analyzes the associated assembly and loads all cmdlets and providers ❋ [email protected] (2011)

Make sure to go over the license before you use the cmdlets with your production environments. ❋ Alik Levin (2011)

CustomPSSnapin snapins allow programmatic control of the specific providers, cmdlets, and format and type files to be added. ❋ [email protected] (2011)

The assembly containing these cmdlets is specified in the ❋ [email protected] (2011)

Using the PowerShell cmdlets you can manipulate IdP's, RP's, rules, rule groups, and keys. ❋ Alik Levin (2011)

As an example, cmdlets for managing the Managed Metadata service application are specified in the MetadataCmdlets.xml file. ❋ [email protected] (2011)