New-PNPSite with PreferredDataLocation Error using Azure Automate- [BUG]

[cystatto]

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Reporting an Issue or Missing Feature

Error when executing New-PNPSite with -PreferredDataLocation GBR

Expected behavior

Expecting new site to be created within the Geo Location

Actual behavior

Creating new site
Creating site in Norway Geo Locaton (NOR)
Provisioning process has FAILED
New-PnPSite : {"error":{"code":"-2147024809, System.ArgumentException","message":"PreferredDataLocation"}}
At line:110 char:16

• ... $newsite = New-PnPSite -Type TeamSite -Title $siteTitle -Description ...

•             ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  

  • CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (:) [New-PnPSite], PSInvalidOperationException
  • FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvalidOperation,PnP.PowerShell.Commands.NewSite

Steps to reproduce behavior

Please include complete script or code samples in-line or linked from gists

$siteTitle = "Test Site"
$siteAlias = "TestSite"
$owner.Email = "Joe@Bloggs.com"
$GeoLocation = "NOR"

$newsite = New-PnPSite -Type TeamSite -Title $siteTitle -Alias $siteAlias -Owners $owner.Email -PreferredDataLocation $GeoLocation

What is the version of the Cmdlet module you are running?

PnP.PowerShell 1.12.0

Which operating system/environment are you running PnP PowerShell on?

• Windows
• Linux
• MacOS
• Azure Cloud Shell
• Azure Functions
• Other : please specify

[nithin-kpr]

is this issue resolved in the latest version ?

[veronicageek]

@cystatto - Can you please update to the latest release 2.1.x however you will need PS 7.2 or later to benefit from all the bug fixes and improvements.

PS5 support has been dropped in the new release.

Feel free to reopen if the issue persists. Thanks!