New-AppVentiXConnectionGroup¶

SYNOPSIS¶

Creates a new App-V Connection Group XML file (.appg) from specified App-V packages and saves it to a content share.

SYNTAX¶

__AllParameterSets¶

New-AppVentiXConnectionGroup [-Packages] <psobject[]> [[-ConnectionGroupName] <string>]
 [[-MachineGroupFriendlyName] <string>] [[-ContentShare] <string>] [[-Priority] <int>]
 [[-ConfigShare] <string>] [<CommonParameters>]

ALIASES¶

This cmdlet has the following aliases,

DESCRIPTION¶

The New-AppVentiXConnectionGroup function creates a new App-V Connection Group XML file (.appg) from a specified collection of App-V packages. Connection Groups allow multiple virtual applications to interact with each other in the same virtual environment. The function validates each package, extracts manifest information, and generates the connection group file in the appropriate content share for the specified Machine Group or a custom content share location.

EXAMPLES¶

EXAMPLE 1¶

$packages = @( [PSCustomObject]@{ Path = "\fileserver.domain.local\content\App1\App1.appv"; Optional = $false }, [PSCustomObject]@{ Path = "\fileserver.domain.local\content\App2\App2.appv"; Optional = $true } ) PS C:> New-AppVentiXConnectionGroup -Packages $packages -MachineGroupFriendlyname "Production"

Creates a connection group containing App1 (required) and App2 (optional) for the Production machine group.

EXAMPLE 2¶

$packages = @( [PSCustomObject]@{ Path = "\fileserver.domain.local\content\Office\Office.appv"; Optional = $false; AnyVersion = $true }, [PSCustomObject]@{ Path = "\fileserver.domain.local\content\Plugin\Plugin.appv"; Optional = $false } ) PS C:> New-AppVentiXConnectionGroup -Packages $packages -MachineGroupFriendlyname "Development" -Priority 5

Creates a high-priority connection group where any version of Office can be used with a specific Plugin version.

PARAMETERS¶

-ConfigShare¶

The path to the AppVentiX configuration share. This parameter is hidden and defaults to the script-level ConfigShare variable.

Type: System.String
DefaultValue: $Script:AppVentix.ConfigShare
SupportsWildcards: false
Aliases: []
ParameterSets:
- Name: (All)
  Position: 5
  IsRequired: false
  ValueFromPipeline: false
  ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName: false
  ValueFromRemainingArguments: false
DontShow: false
AcceptedValues: []
HelpMessage: ''

-ConnectionGroupName¶

The name of the connection group. If not specified, a name will be automatically generated based on the included package names and versions. If provided without a "CG_" prefix, the prefix will be added automatically.

Type: System.String
DefaultValue: ''
SupportsWildcards: false
Aliases: []
ParameterSets:
- Name: (All)
  Position: 1
  IsRequired: false
  ValueFromPipeline: false
  ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName: false
  ValueFromRemainingArguments: false
DontShow: false
AcceptedValues: []
HelpMessage: ''

-ContentShare¶

The path to the content share where the connection group file will be saved. Required when MachineGroupFriendlyName is 'All Machine Groups'. Otherwise, automatically determined from the Machine Group configuration.

Type: System.String
DefaultValue: ''
SupportsWildcards: false
Aliases: []
ParameterSets:
- Name: (All)
  Position: 3
  IsRequired: false
  ValueFromPipeline: false
  ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName: false
  ValueFromRemainingArguments: false
DontShow: false
AcceptedValues: []
HelpMessage: ''

-MachineGroupFriendlyName¶

The friendly name of the Machine Group where the connection group will be created. Defaults to 'All Machine Groups'. When set to 'All Machine Groups', the ContentShare parameter must be specified.

Type: System.String
DefaultValue: All Machine Groups
SupportsWildcards: false
Aliases: []
ParameterSets:
- Name: (All)
  Position: 2
  IsRequired: false
  ValueFromPipeline: false
  ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName: false
  ValueFromRemainingArguments: false
DontShow: false
AcceptedValues: []
HelpMessage: ''

-Packages¶

An array of PSCustomObject items representing the packages to include in the connection group. Each object must have the following properties: - Path: The full path to the .appv package file (must exist) - Optional: Boolean indicating if the package is optional in the connection group - AnyVersion (optional): Boolean indicating if any version of the package is acceptable

Type: System.Management.Automation.PSObject[]
DefaultValue: '@()'
SupportsWildcards: false
Aliases: []
ParameterSets:
- Name: (All)
  Position: 0
  IsRequired: true
  ValueFromPipeline: false
  ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName: false
  ValueFromRemainingArguments: false
DontShow: false
AcceptedValues: []
HelpMessage: ''

-Priority¶

The priority of the connection group. Default is 10. Lower numbers indicate higher priority when resolving conflicts between connection groups.

Type: System.Int32
DefaultValue: 10
SupportsWildcards: false
Aliases: []
ParameterSets:
- Name: (All)
  Position: 4
  IsRequired: false
  ValueFromPipeline: false
  ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName: false
  ValueFromRemainingArguments: false
DontShow: false
AcceptedValues: []
HelpMessage: ''

CommonParameters¶

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS¶

OUTPUTS¶

NOTES¶

Function : New-AppVentiXConnectionGroup Author : John Billekens Copyright: (c) John Billekens Consultancy & AppVentiX Version : 2026.130.1000 Requires : Valid AppVentiX license