Import-AzureBlueprintArtifact

NAME Import-AzureBlueprintArtifact



SYNOPSIS

Imports an ARM Template to a Blueprint.





SYNTAX

Import-AzureBlueprintArtifact [-NewBlueprintName <String>] [-TargetDirectory <DirectoryInfo>] [-ARMTemplateJson

<FileInfo>] -ArtifactName <String> -ResourceGroup <String> [<CommonParameters>]



Import-AzureBlueprintArtifact [-NewBlueprintName <String>] [-TargetDirectory <DirectoryInfo>] -ResourceGroup

<String> [-ARMTemplateDirectory <DirectoryInfo>] [<CommonParameters>]





DESCRIPTION

Imports an ARM Template to a Blueprint. If the Blueprint does not exist, it gets created. Parameters are

transformed and added to the Blueprint in the same style as in the GUI in the portal. An artifact is created with

the appropriate parameters in both the template and the parameter section.



Parameter types are carried over and securestring variables are automatically created with a Azure Vault reference

in the bl????ueprint.





PARAMETERS

-NewBlueprintName <String>

Name of the blueprint.json file - blueprint is default



Required? false

Position? named

Default value None

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-TargetDirectory <DirectoryInfo>

The target directory for the blueprint and artifact files



Required? false

Position? named

Default value None

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-ARMTemplateJson <FileInfo>

The path to the ARM template to transform



Required? false

Position? named

Default value None

Accept pipeline input? True (ByPropertyName)

Accept wildcard characters? false



-ArtifactName <String>

Name of the Artifact and the name of the artifactfile



Required? true

Position? named

Default value None

Accept pipeline input? True (ByPropertyName)

Accept wildcard characters? false



-ResourceGroup <String>

Name of the Resource Group in the Blueprint



Required? true

Position? named

Default value None

Accept pipeline input? True (ByPropertyName)

Accept wildcard characters? false



-ARMTemplateDirectory <DirectoryInfo>

Imports all ARM templates of the directory to one single Resource Group



Required? false

Position? named

Default value None

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,

ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,

OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see

about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).



INPUTS

None







OUTPUTS

System.Object







NOTES









-------------------------- Example 1 --------------------------



PS C:\\> Import-AzureBlueprintArtifact -ARMTemplateJson C:\\dev\\ARMTemplates\\azuredeploy.json -TargetDirectory

C:\\Dev\\NewBlueprint\\ -ResourceGroup Network -ArtifactName HUBNet



Creates 2 files in the C:\\Dev\\NewBlueprint\\ folder: blueprint.json HUBNet.json



The blueprint.json file will hold the Network resource group and all the parameters needed to deploy the

HUBNet.json template. The HUBNet.json template will contain the original ARM template, but only with the

stub-parameters and a parameter section referencing the Blueprint parameters.

-------------------------- Example 2 --------------------------



PS C:\\> Import-AzureBlueprintArtifact -ARMTemplateDirectory C:\\Dev\\ARMTemplates -ResourceGroup MyRG

-TargetDirectory C:\\dev\\MultipleTemplates\\



Imports all ARM templates from C:\\Dev\\ARMTemplates and creates a blueprint in C:\\dev\\MultipleTemplates\\ with all

the artifacts in Resource Group MyRG



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