Wanted to record brief demo of how to protect WebAPI data endpoint with ADAL (Azure Active Directory) Authentication Library. Azure Portal enables us to register custom SPA (Single Page Application) for secure API calls to backend REST data sources. OAuth Bearer HTTP headers are applied to provide security with JWT tokens (JSON Web Token). Video shows all steps from Azure Portal registration to F12 validation of REST data calls.
Wanted to record a live demo of how to use the Azure portal Cloud Shell to create Virtual Machines with Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates. JSON format stores the various resources we want and can be difficult to read in raw format. Fortunately Microsoft offers ARMVIZ online utility to graphically display the contents of ARM JSON files, including dependency arrows, familiar colorized resource icons, and feature to double click any item and view matching JSON line.
Demo how to inject Google Analytics traffic tracking JavaScript to any Modern SharePoint Online site with SPFX . Full coding demo shows steps for coding, configuration, deployment, and testing. Modern page UI is tightly controlled by Microsoft to keep customers on the product roadmap. Using SPFX to inject Application Customizer is the recommended and supported method to Also feel free to download the complete SPPKG package, upload to App Catalog, and deploy to any SPO site collection on your tenant. Simply change the final PowerShell cmdlet (Add-PnPCustomAction) to have the correct Google Analytics Tracking ID for your GA Property. Cheers.
All scheduled PowerShell files should generate LOGs. “Start-Transcript” is a great cmdlet for this. Adding a few more features can boost operations support. LOGs answer essentials support questions like:
Which parent PS1 generated this LOG?
Did script perform needed functions?
Any errors?
How long did it take?
Which user and computer ran the script?
Below is code template I recommend to for scheduled PowerShell jobs to generate a LOG. Key features include:
Auto detect current folder and script PS1
Create \LOG\ subfolder
Prefix to match parent PS1
Suffix with unique date time stamp
Elapsed run duration (Days, Hours, Minutes)
Thank you to @ToddKlindt for improvements to formula and elapsed time. Cheers.
Video
Code
function Main() {
### YOUR CODE HERE
}
# Open Log
$prefix = $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name
$host.UI.RawUI.WindowTitle = $prefix
$stamp = Get-Date -UFormat "%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M-%S"
Start-Transcript "$PSScriptRoot\log\$prefix-$stamp.log"
$start = Get-Date
Main
# Close Log
$end = Get-Date
$totaltime = $end - $start
Write-Host "`nTime Elapsed: $($totaltime.tostring("hh\:mm\:ss"))"
Stop-Transcript
