AzDoAreaNodes

DSC AzDoAreaNodes Resource

Syntax

AzDoAreaNodes [string] #ResourceName
{
    ProjectName  = [String]$ProjectName
    [ AreaPaths  = [String[]]$AreaPaths ]
    [ Ensure     = [String] {'Present', 'Absent'} ]
}

Properties

Common Properties

• ProjectName: The name of the Azure DevOps project. This property is mandatory and serves as the key property for the resource.
• AreaPaths: An array of area path strings to create or maintain. Paths should use backslash separators relative to the project root (e.g., MyProject\Team Alpha\Frontend).
• Ensure: Specifies whether the area nodes should exist. Valid values are Present and Absent.

Additional Information

This resource manages the area path hierarchy within an Azure DevOps project. Area paths are used to organize work items and can be assigned to teams to define their scope of work.

Examples

Example 1: Sample Configuration using AzDoAreaNodes Resource

Configuration ExampleConfig {
    Import-DscResource -ModuleName 'AzureDevOpsDscNative'

    Node localhost {
        AzDoAreaNodes AddAzDoAreaNodes {
            Ensure      = 'Present'
            ProjectName = 'MyProject'
            AreaPaths   = @(
                'MyProject\Team Alpha'
                'MyProject\Team Alpha\Frontend'
                'MyProject\Team Beta'
            )
        }
    }
}

Start-DscConfiguration -Path ./ExampleConfig -Wait -Verbose

Example 2: Sample Configuration using Invoke-DSCResource

# Return the current configuration for AzDoAreaNodes
$properties = @{
    ProjectName = 'MyProject'
    AreaPaths   = @(
        'MyProject\Team Alpha'
        'MyProject\Team Alpha\Frontend'
        'MyProject\Team Beta'
    )
}

Invoke-DscResource -Name 'AzDoAreaNodes' -Method Get -Property $properties -ModuleName 'AzureDevOpsDscNative'

Example 3: Sample Configuration using AzDO-DSC-LCM

parameters: {}

variables: {
  ProjectName: MyProject
}

resources:
- name: MyProject Area Nodes
  type: AzureDevOpsDscNative/AzDoAreaNodes
  dependsOn:
    - AzureDevOpsDscNative/AzDoProject/MyProject
  properties:
    ProjectName: $ProjectName
    AreaPaths:
      - '$ProjectName\Team Alpha'
      - '$ProjectName\Team Alpha\Frontend'
      - '$ProjectName\Team Beta'
    Ensure: Present

LCM Initialization:

$params = @{
    AzureDevopsOrganizationName = "SampleAzDoOrgName"
    ConfigurationDirectory      = "C:\Datum\DSCOutput\"
    ConfigurationUrl            = 'https://configuration-path'
    JITToken                    = 'SampleJITToken'
    Mode                        = 'Set'
    AuthenticationType          = 'ManagedIdentity'
    ReportPath                  = 'C:\Datum\DSCOutput\Reports'
}

Invoke-AzDoLCM @params