How to write log in SD Job Output in powershell Script ?

Products

• CA Client Automation - IT Client Manager
• CA Client Automation

Issue/Introduction

SD Package is running a powershell script as install procedure. How to write log message from powershell script to SD Job Output ?

Environment

Client Automation - All Versions

Resolution

Here is a method example to do this (example with 2 parameters and SD Job Output file is in second parameter).

 

1- Create a SD Package with the powershell script in the source.

 

Example of script

Param ($FirstParam, $jobOutput)

Function Log
{
   Param ([string]$linea)
   $linea = (Get-Date).ToLongTimeString()+" : $($linea)"
   Add-content $jobOutput -value $linea
}


Log "Start of script"

Log "First Param is $FirstParam"
Log "Output File is $jobOutput"

Log "End of script"

 

This script contains a function Log to write a string into a file

And the following line set the 2 parameters in variable FirstParam and jobOutput

Param ($FirstParam, $jobOutput)

 

This line must be the first line of the script.

 

 

 

2- Create an install procedure with the powershell script. 

And put install as first parameter and "$rf" in second parameter

 

 

 

3- When this package is sent to a computer the log generated by the powershell script are written in the SD Job Output :