functions/Get-DbaPbmCategory.ps1
function Get-DbaPbmCategory { <# .SYNOPSIS Returns policy categories from policy based management from an instance. .DESCRIPTION Returns policy categories from policy based management from an instance. .PARAMETER SqlInstance The target SQL Server instance or instances. This can be a collection and receive pipeline input to allow the function to be executed against multiple SQL Server instances. .PARAMETER SqlCredential Login to the target instance using alternative credentials. Accepts PowerShell credentials (Get-Credential). Windows Authentication, SQL Server Authentication, Active Directory - Password, and Active Directory - Integrated are all supported. For MFA support, please use Connect-DbaInstance. .PARAMETER Category Filters results to only show specific condition .PARAMETER ExcludeSystemObject By default system objects are include. Use this parameter to exclude them. .PARAMETER InputObject Allows piping from Get-DbaPbmStore .PARAMETER EnableException By default, when something goes wrong we try to catch it, interpret it and give you a friendly warning message. This avoids overwhelming you with "sea of red" exceptions, but is inconvenient because it basically disables advanced scripting. Using this switch turns this "nice by default" feature off and enables you to catch exceptions with your own try/catch. .NOTES Tags: Policy, PolicyBasedManagement, PBM Author: Chrissy LeMaire (@cl), netnerds.net Website: https://dbatools.io Copyright: (c) 2018 by dbatools, licensed under MIT License: MIT https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT .LINK https://dbatools.io/Get-DbaPbmCategory .EXAMPLE PS C:\> Get-DbaPbmCategory -SqlInstance sql2016 Returns all policy categories from the sql2016 PBM server .EXAMPLE PS C:\> Get-DbaPbmCategory -SqlInstance sql2016 -SqlCredential $cred Uses a credential $cred to connect and return all policy categories from the sql2016 PBM server #> [CmdletBinding()] param ( [DbaInstanceParameter[]]$SqlInstance, [PSCredential]$SqlCredential, [string[]]$Category, [Parameter(ValueFromPipeline)] [Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Dmf.PolicyStore[]]$InputObject, [switch]$ExcludeSystemObject, [switch]$EnableException ) process { foreach ($instance in $SqlInstance) { $InputObject += Get-DbaPbmStore -SqlInstance $instance -SqlCredential $SqlCredential } foreach ($store in $InputObject) { $all = $store.PolicyCategories if (-not $ExcludeSystemObject) { $all = $all | Where-Object IsSystemObject -ne $true } if ($Category) { $all = $all | Where-Object Name -in $Category } foreach ($current in $all) { Write-Message -Level Verbose -Message "Processing $current" Add-Member -Force -InputObject $current -MemberType NoteProperty ComputerName -value $store.ComputerName Add-Member -Force -InputObject $current -MemberType NoteProperty InstanceName -value $store.InstanceName Add-Member -Force -InputObject $current -MemberType NoteProperty SqlInstance -value $store.SqlInstance Select-DefaultView -InputObject $current -Property ComputerName, InstanceName, SqlInstance, Id, Name, MandateDatabaseSubscriptions } } } } |