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ConvertTo-ForensicTimeline

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NAME ConvertTo-ForensicTimeline



SYNOPSIS

Converts an object to a ForensicTimeline object.





SYNTAX

ConvertTo-ForensicTimeline [-InputObject] <PSObject> [<CommonParameters>]





DESCRIPTION

The ConvertTo-ForensicTimeline cmdlet gets a PowerForensic object and formats it as a common ForensicTimeline

object.



You can use this cmdlet to make the output consistent with the output of the Invoke-ForensicTimeline cmdlet.



Except as noted, the cmdlets in the PowerForensics module require the permissions of a member of the

Administrators group on the computer. To run them, start Windows PowerShell with the 'Run as administrator' option.





PARAMETERS

-InputObject <PSObject>

Object to be converted to a ForensicTimeline object.



Required? true

Position? 0

Default value

Accept pipeline input? True (ByValue)

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

System.Management.Automation.PSObject













OUTPUTS

PowerForensics.Formats.ForensicTimeline













-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------



[ADMIN]: PS C:\\>Get-FileRecord 24212 | ConvertTo-ForensicTimeline



Date : 8/22/2013 3:35:48 AM

ActivityType : M...

Source : MFT

SourceType :

User :

FileName : C:\\Windows\\notepad.exe

Description : [208896] C:\\Windows\\notepad.exe



Date : 8/22/2013 3:35:49 AM

ActivityType : .A.B

Source : MFT

SourceType :

User :

FileName : C:\\Windows\\notepad.exe

Description : [208896] C:\\Windows\\notepad.exe



Date : 9/10/2014 2:45:22 AM

ActivityType : ..C.

Source : MFT

SourceType :

User :

FileName : C:\\Windows\\notepad.exe

Description : [208896] C:\\Windows\\notepad.exe



This command uses ConvertTo-ForensicTimeline to convert a FileRecord object to multiple ForensicTimeline objects.

The cmdlet creates a ForensicTimeline object for each unique timestamp.



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