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PowerShell is a powerful scripting and command line environment that replaces the Windows Command Prompt. Microsoft designed PowerShell to provide more task automation and configuration management tools based on the .NET framework. PowerShell includes a command line shell and an extensive scripting language that uses small programs called "cmdlets".

PowerShell can provide creative ways to simplify and automate tedious and repetitive tasks by creating scripts that combine multiple commands.

JAMS has fully incorporated PowerShell. The JAMS Client component includes a PowerShell Module that includes dozens of JAMS cmdlets, which are detailed in the topic: JAMS PowerShell Cmdlets.

Prerequisites

In order to use the JAMS PowerShell Module you must have PowerShell installed. If PowerShell is not installed, the Windows Management Framework Version 4.5 (which includes all PowerShell components) can be downloaded from: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30653

Adding the JAMS PowerShell Module

Before using a PowerShell Module, you will need to add it to the PowerShell environment. 

This can be performed easily by utilizing the Import-Module cmdlet. The JAMS Module can be added by simply running the following cmdlet in PowerShell:

PS C:\> Import-Module JAMS

To get a list of the commands in the JAMS Module, enter: 

PS C:> Get-Command -Module JAMS

To get help with any JAMS-related or other PowerShell command, you can use the following case example for the Submit-JAMSEntry cmdlet: 

PS C:\> Get-Help Submit-JAMSEntry

 For details on each JAMS-related cmdlet, go to the topic: JAMS PowerShell Cmdlets.

 

 

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Topic updated: 3/18/2016
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