VSTS Task Group Powershell Parameter

Question

I created VSTS Task Group with Azure Powershell Task Inline Script with Four Parameters. I have added this Task Group to Release Definition and configured parameters. When i try to release it failed with following error

2018-03-23T10:28:42.2811600Z ##[error]At C:\Users\buildguest\AppData\Local\Temp\6e927620-8956-47d6-b926-00d9177a4c26.ps1:2 char:9 + [String] Container-Service, + ~ Parameter declarations are a comma-separated list of variable names with optional initializer expressions.

At C:\Users\buildguest\AppData\Local\Temp\6e927620-8956-47d6-b926-00d9177a4c26.ps1:2 char:9 + [String] Container-Service, + ~ Missing ')' in function parameter list.

Here is Azure Powershell Script

 Param(  
[String] $(apiManagementRg),   
[String] $(apiManagementName),     
[String] $(swaggerUrl),     
[String] $(basePath),   
[String] $(apiId)
)

$ApiMgmtContext = New-AzureRmApiManagementContext -ResourceGroupName $(apiManagementRg) -ServiceName $(apiManagementName)
Import-AzureRmApiManagementApi -Context $ApiMgmtContext -SpecificationFormat "Swagger" -SpecificationUrl $(swaggerUrl) -Path $(basePath) -ApiId $(apiId)

Release Definition Screenshot Release Definition

Please show us how you pass the Arguments to the inline script. — Martin Brandl
You can also create an issue here: github.com/Microsoft/vsts-tasks/issues — bryanmac
You should also clarify whether it works outside of a task group — bryanmac
@MartinBrandl I have edited my question and attached Release definition screenshot — senthil
@bryanmac yes. If add Azure powershell task in Release definition and add these script and replace parameters with actual values. — senthil

Marina Liu Marina Liu · Accepted Answer · 2018-03-26T07:40:44

It's mainly caused by the PowerShell script syntax errors.

Based on your script, it seems $(apiManagementRg), $(apiManagementName), $(swaggerUrl), $(basePath) and $(apiId) are variables defined in your release definition.

To use the user defined variables from the release definition into Powershell script parameters, you should specify the user defined variables in Script Arguments to pass the values into your PowerShell parameters.

Detail steps as below:

Remove the task group you created.

Re-create task group with Azure PowerShell Task as below:

Inline Script:

Param(  
[String] $Rg,   
[String] $Name,     
[String] $Url,     
[String] $path,   
[String] $apiId
)

$ApiMgmtContext = New-AzureRmApiManagementContext -ResourceGroupName $Rg -ServiceName $Name
Import-AzureRmApiManagementApi -Context $ApiMgmtContext -SpecificationFormat "Swagger" -SpecificationUrl $url -Path $path -ApiId $apiId

Script Arguments:

-Rg "$(apiManagementRg)" -Name "$(apiManagementName)" -Url "$(swaggerUrl)" -path "$(basePath)" -apiId "$(apiId)"

VSTS Task Group Powershell Parameter

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