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Add-VSTeamClassificationNode

SYNOPSIS

Adds either a new iteration or area to the project

SYNTAX

Add-VSTeamClassificationNode -Name <String> -StructureGroup <String> [-Path <String>] [-StartDate <DateTime>]
[-FinishDate <DateTime>] -ProjectName <String> [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Adds either a new iteration or area to the project

EXAMPLES

Example 1

Add-VSTeamClassificationNode -ProjectName Demo -Name "NewIteration" -StructureGroup "iterations" -Path "MyIteration/Path"

This command adds a new iteration named NewIteration to the Demo project under the iteration path MyIteration/Path.

Example 2

Add-VSTeamClassificationNode -ProjectName "Demo" -FinishDate (Get-Date "31.01.2020") -StartDate (Get-Date "01.01.2020") -Name "NewIteration" -StructureGroup "iterations"

This command adds a new iteration named NewIteration to the Demo project with the start date 01.01.2020 and finish date 31.01.2020.

PARAMETERS

-Name

Name of the new classification node.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-StructureGroup

Structure group of the classification node.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Accepted values: iterations, areas

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

-Path

Path of the classification node.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-StartDate

Start date of the iteration.

Type: DateTime
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-FinishDate

Finish date of the iteration.

Type: DateTime
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 the base function for Add-VSTeamArea and Add-VSTeamIteration.

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-VSTeamArea

Add-VSTeamIteration