powershell - How to use Set-WmiInstance to save an array of objects to a property? -
in sccm trying modify manager on application request (sms_userapplicationrequest) using powershell. has array of sms_userapplicationrequesthistoryitem named requesthistory modify if current state equals 4 (accepted). cannot set-wmiinstance save wmi object property array of objects.
what doing wrong?
$class = "sms_userapplicationrequest" $server = "server.com" $sitecode = "sit" $namespace = "root\sms\site_" + $sitecode $requestguid = "0d3cc23a-eee7-404b-b4a6-7bdce112ecfa" $manager = "domain\user" $object = get-wmiobject -namespace $namespace -class $class -computername $server -filter "requestguid='$requestguid'" $request = [wmi]”$($object.__path)”; $history = $request.requesthistory if ($history -ne $null) { foreach ($historyitem in $history) { if ($historyitem.state -eq 4) #4 = accepted { write-host "changing" $historyitem.getpropertyvalue("modifiedby") "to $manager" $historyitem.setpropertyvalue("modifiedby", $manager) } } } $history $request set-wmiinstance -inputobject $request -arguments @{requesthistory=$history} requesthistory identifies array of system.management.managementbaseobject objects:
requesthistory : {system.management.managementbaseobject, system.management.managementbaseobject, system.management.managementbaseobject, system.management.managementbaseobject...} modifying object works fine, when try save set-wmiinstance error message:
set-wmiinstance : invalid method @ line:30 char:5 + set-wmiinstance -inputobject $request -arguments @{requesthistory ... + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + categoryinfo : invalidoperation: (:) [set-wmiinstance], managementexception + fullyqualifiederrorid : setwmimanagementexception,microsoft.powershell.commands.setwmiinstance 
