1. SharePoint Saturday Omaha April 2016
Start-SPPowerShell – Introduction to PowerShell for SharePoint Admins and Developers
SharePoint Saturday Omaha
April 2016

2. The IT Pro Track is proudly sponsored by
Visit their booth for a free 1 Year license of their Fusion data migration software and to schedule free training!

3. About Me… Former Trainer / Consultant with SharePoint
Working with SharePoint since SharePoint 2007
Working for Boys Town as SharePoint Developer / Architect

4. Outline What is PowerShell? Why learn PowerShell?
SharePoint + PowerShell 101
Real Life SharePoint and PowerShell
Getting Started - Investigating Site Collections and Sites
Using the Object Model – Uploading Backup Logs
Manipulating Service Applications – User Profile Service
Generating a Sitemap.xml file for Internet Facing Sites and Search Engines
Replacing Custom Timer Jobs

5. What is PowerShell? Scripting Language for Windows Operating Systems
A .NET Based Command Prompt
.NET Command Line Execution Environment
An Interface into Microsoft Software Platforms and Modules
SharePoint has a PowerShell Library Built for it
Exchange
Active Directory
SQL Server

6. Why Learn PowerShell? It is here to stay
PowerShell first, then Interface
Not everything can be done through the user interface
SharePoint 2013 Search Configuration
Custom Service Proxy Groups
Faster Implementation of Functionality
Can still be tested
Implemented without IISReset!
A lot of it works in O365.
You’ll do cool stuff fast.

7. PowerShell 101
cmdlet – the commands you can run. Always in verb-noun format, i.e. – Get-SPWeb, Mount- SPContentDatabase
Modules / Snap-ins – groups of PowerShell commands that can be loaded into your Command Prompt. Using Reflection, you can load any .NET assembly
Alias – Shortcut commands for cmdlets
Piping – Feeding the output of one cmdlet into another.
As time and need permit, demo…

8. SharePoint + PowerShell
Commands available in a Snapin
Also, ships with SharePoint PowerShell Command Prompt
Permissions set - Can be set via Add-SPShellAdmin on a database by database level
Or, easier (but not as locked down) DBO on Database, Farm Admin rights
Object names similar to object model code
Use Get-Command, Get-Help, and TechNet to get the most out of Cmdlets

9. Questions?
On to demos!

10. Investigating Site Collections
Anyone have out of control site collections?
Anyone just “inherit” a new site collection?
Looking for usage of SharePoint Content?
Want a cool diagram?
DEMO!

11. Site Collection PowerShell

12. Feed Into Visio Org Chart Wizard to Auto-Build Hierarchy

13. Uploading Backup Logs Scheduled job in third party system?
Centralized Audit and Management?
Search enabled backup?
Demo!

14. Uploading PowerShell

15. Interacting With Service Applications
User Images in a different store – Not AD, Not BCS Accessible

16. SEO, Sitemaps, and PowerShell
Internet Facing SharePoint Site – Marketing
SEO is a big deal
Lot of other components to help manage this
Use the tools available to “help”
Google and Bing Can Use SiteMap.xml files to properly index your content

17. Sitemap PowerShell

18. Replace Custom Timer Jobs
Why Custom Timer Jobs?
Why not Custom Timer Jobs?
Use PowerShell and the Windows Task Scheduler Tool

19. Scheduled PowerShell Caveats
No Output to a Console Window (Obviously)
Permissions of the Scheduled Job
May have to save a high-level set of credentials
Another Item to Manage and Monitor
A whole lot better than watching your Timer Jobs

20. Questions? Thanks for attending!
If time permits, I’ve got more PowerShell scenarios and examples.

21. External DB System PowerShell

22. External REST Service Integration
Call External Service to Enter In SP List Data – Caching Information