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Windows PowerShell Scripting and Toolmaking (55039) Certification Training
Are you ready to advance towards the large-scale solution of automation tools and your IT task?
Welcome to the world of Windows PowerShell Scripting and Toolmaking at Vinsys. After engaging in our knowledgeable informative sessions, you can automate repetitive tasks, manage configura
Windows PowerShell Scripting and Toolmaking (55039) Certification Trai
Gain hands-on experience in building and parameterising scripts with CmdletBinding, handling mandatory inputs, and validating parameters.
Master error handling and debugging techniques to improve script reliability and efficiency.
Understand how to extend output types, analyse scripts, and publish tools to repositories like PowerShell Gallery.
Course Overview
Vinsys' Windows PowerShell Scripting and Toolmaking course provides you all you need to know about automation and system administration. Through this course, learners will be able to perform technology PowerShell scripting which will enable them to create powerful scripts, automate most tasks and simplify system administration. They will learn how to effectively influence multifaceted work processes while scripting and simplifying IT procedures through PowerShell efficiencies.
Throughout this course, participants will have theoretical and implementation-oriented insights into tool development for customization and configuration management. Our masters will guide them through the basics of the course and develop suitable scripts that can be used in different tasks. This training is application-based; thus learners will develop skills to write and execute their scripts. With our expert-led informative lessons, participants can automate repetitive jobs, manage configurations and develop other essential tools using PowerShell.
If you want to improve your system administration skills or learn how to build high-quality scripts, this course will provide you with practical experience and useful knowledge to help you advance in your IT career. Come and start your journey to learning PowerShell scripting to increase productivity and effectiveness in the IT department. Enrol today and transform your technical skill set!
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Course Objectives
Upon completion of the Windows PowerShell Scripting and Toolmaking course, learners will have the skills to:
- Create automated tools and scripts to optimise IT tasks
- Manage and manipulate data across various formats
- Troubleshoot and debug PowerShell scripts effectively
- Develop solutions for business process automation and user interface control
- Write highly modular functions following PowerShell best practices
- Apply standardized patterns for developing efficient, scalable tools in PowerShell.
Audience
This course is for anyone who wants to improve their scripting ability and perform task automation in Windows.
- IT administrators aim to streamline system management and automate repetitive tasks.
- Developers aim to build reusable scripts for business process automation.
- Data analysts aim to manage and manipulate large datasets efficiently.
- Engineers aim to optimize workflow automation and improve operational efficiency.
- System architects plan and strive to achieve the deployment of automation in IT platforms.
Eligibility Criteria
To ensure success in the Windows PowerShell Scripting and Toolmaking course, participants should meet the following eligibility criteria:
- Basic knowledge and experience in Windows administration
- Familiarity with using Windows PowerShell for querying and modifying system data
- Prior experience with discovering and utilizing PowerShell commands
- Understanding of WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) and CIM (Common Information Model) for querying system information
Course Outline
Tool Design
- Tools do one thing
- Tools are flexible
- Tools look native
- Lab : Designing a Tool
Start with a Command
- Why start with a command?
- Discovery and experimentation
- Lab : Designing a Tool
Build a Basic Function and Module
- Start with a basic function
- Create a script module
- Check prerequisites
- Run the new command
- Lab : Designing a Tool
Adding CmdletBinding and Parameterising
- About CmdletBinding and common parameters
- Accepting pipeline input
- Mandatory-ness
- Parameter validation
- Parmeter aliases
- Lab : Designing a Tool
Emitting Objects as Output
- Assembling information
- Constructing and emitting output
- Quick tests
- Lab : Designing a Tool
An Interlude: Changing Your Approach
- Examining a script
- Critiquing a script
- Revising the script
Using Verbose, Warning, and Informational Output
- Knowing the six channels
- Adding verbose and warning output
- Doing more with verbose output
- Informational output
- Lab : Designing a Tool
Comment-Based Help
- Where to put your help
- Getting started
- Going further with comment-based help
- Broken help
- Lab : Designing a Tool
Handling Errors
- Understanding errors and exceptions
- Bad handling
- Two reasons for exception handling
- Handling exceptions in our tool
- Capturing the actual exception
- Handling exceptions for non-commands
- Going further with exception handling
- Deprecated exception handling
- Lab : Designing a Tool
Basic Debugging
- Two kinds of bugs
- The ultimate goal of debugging
- Developing assumptions
- Write-Debug
- Set-PSBreakpoint
- The PowerShell ISE
- Lab : Designing a Tool
Going Deeper with Parameters
- Parameter positions
- Validation
- Multiple parameter sets
- Value from remaining arguments
- Help messages
- Aliases
- More CmdletBinding
Writing Full Help
- External help
- Using PlatyPs
- Supporting online help
- "About" topics
- Making your help updatable
- Lab : Designing a Tool
Unit Testing Your Code
- Sketching out the test
- Making something to test
- Expanding the test
- Going further with Pester
- Lab : Designing a Tool
Extending Output Types
- Understanding types
- The Extensible Type System
- Extending an object
- Using Update-TypeData
Analysing Your Script
- Performing a basic analysis
- Analysing the analysis
- Lab : Designing a Tool
Publishing Your Tools
- Begin with a manifest
- Publishing to PowerShell Gallery
- Publishing to private repositories
- Lab : Designing a Tool
Basic Controllers: Automation Scripts and Menus
- Building a menu
- Using UIChoice
- Writing a process controller
- Lab : Designing a Tool
Proxy Functions
- Proxy example
- Creating the proxy base
- Modifying the proxy
- Adding or removing parameters
- Lab : Designing a Tool
Working with XML Data
- Simple: CliXML
- Importing native XML
- ConvertTo-XML
- Creating native XML from scratch
- Lab : Designing a Tool
Working with JSON Data
- Converting to JSON
- Converting from JSON
- Lab : Designing a Tool
Working with SQL Server Data
- SQL Server terminology and facts
- Connecting to the server and database
- Writing a query
- Running a query
- Invoke-SqlCmd
- Thinking about tool design patterns
Choose Your Preferred Mode
Online Training
- Access expert-led, interactive online sessions with real-time demonstrations
- Learn at your own pace with flexible training modules and hands-on labs
- Gain practical experience through scenario-based exercises and case studies
- Receive certification upon successful completion to enhance your professional credentials
Corporate Training
- Tailored training sessions to meet specific organisational needs and goals
- On-site or virtual delivery options to accommodate company schedules
- Focus on enhancing team productivity through PowerShell automation techniques
- Post-training support and resources to ensure long-term skill application across teams
FAQ’s
What is the course "Windows PowerShell Scripting and Toolmaking (55039) Certification Training"?
This course will guide you to streamline work processes and control systems and incorporate Windows PowerShell. It focuses on developing more scripts and tools that will boost business processes and systems automated.
What is the difference between PowerShell and CMD?
PowerShell is an enhanced scripting platform for the useful creation of tools, task automation and system management while CMD is a basic command-line computer system interface with fewer functionalities.
Can I use PowerShell scripting for automating tasks across a network of computers?
PowerShell allows you to perform certain actions on remote systems, and configure all the settings from the network level, and script applying across numerous PCs in the network.
How can I debug my PowerShell scripts?
Debugging can be also performed using PowerShell with the help of breakpoints, step-through execution, and error-handling commands in your script.
Does the course cover PowerShell modules and how to create them?
Yes, the course includes creating reusable PowerShell modules, which allow you to bundle functions and commands for use across different scripts and systems.
Will I learn how to integrate PowerShell with other Microsoft technologies?
Yes, the course addresses integration issues with other Microsoft technologies such as Active Directory, Azure and WMI in perhaps automating the work of an administrator.
Is PowerShell scripting useful for database management?
It can be used to initiate and schedule data backups on database systems such as SQL Server or others, as well as data interrogation and configuration setup.
How do I handle errors and exceptions in PowerShell scripts?
PowerShell has powerful error-handling capabilities like Catch, Try, Finally blocks, and error variables to help you manage and respond to errors in your scripts.
What tools can I use to test and run my PowerShell scripts?
PowerShell ISE and Visual Studio Code are suitable for testing and running scripts because these environments give coloured text formats and other testing tools.
Is PowerShell suitable for cloud automation and management?
PowerShell is rather efficient when it comes to task automation in cloud environments, including Microsoft Azure with the help of PowerShell’s ability to handle resource provisioning and service configuration, as well as monitoring.
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