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Add-VSTeamArea

SYNOPSIS​

Adds a new area to the project

SYNTAX​

Add-VSTeamArea [-Name] <String> [-Path <String>] -ProjectName <String> [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION​

Adds a new area to the project

EXAMPLES​

Example 1​

Add-VSTeamArea -ProjectName Demo -Name "NewArea" -Path "MyArea/Path"

This command adds a new area named NewArea to the Demo project under the area path MyArea/Path.

Example 2​

Add-VSTeamArea -ProjectName Demo -Name "NewArea"

This command adds a new area named NewArea to the Demo project.

Example 3​

Add-VSTeamArea "NewArea"

This command adds a new area named NewArea to the default project.

PARAMETERS​

-Name​

Name of the new area.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Path​

Path of the existing area under where the new one will be created.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ProjectName​

Specifies the team project for which this function operates.

You can tab complete from a list of available projects.

You can use Set-VSTeamDefaultProject to set a default project so you do not have to pass the ProjectName with each call.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters​

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS​

OUTPUTS​

System.Object​

NOTES​

This function is a wrapper of the base function Add-VSTeamClassificationNode.

Prerequisites:

Set the account and version that all calls will use with Set-VSTeamAccount. Default version sets to API version 3.0 (TFS2017) if not manually set.

tips:

  • check called version of the API with Get-VSTeamAPIVersion or Get-VSTeamInfo
  • use Set-VSTeamDefaultProject to set default project for every call
  • use Set-VSTeamDefaultAPITimeout to change the default timeout of 60 seconds for all calls.
  • use Profiles to load an account and the correct version

Add-VSTeamClassificationNode

Add-VSTeamIteration