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PowerShell Workflows

Remarks:

The PowerShell Workflow feature is exclusively supported on the Microsoft Windows platform, under PowerShell Desktop Edition. PowerShell Core Edition, which is supported on Linux, Mac, and Windows, does not support the PowerShell Workflow feature.

When authoring a PowerShell Workflow, keep in mind that workflows call activities, not cmdlets. You can still call cmdlets from a PowerShell Workflow, but the Workflow Engine will implicitly wrap the cmdlet invocation in an InlineScript activity. You can also explicitly wrap code inside of the InlineScript activity, which executes PowerShell code; by default the InlineScript activity runs in a separate process, and returns the result to the calling Workflow.

Simple Workflow Example

workflow DoSomeWork {
  Get-Process -Name notepad | Stop-Process 
}

This is a basic example of a PowerShell Workflow definition.

Workflow with Input Parameters

Just like PowerShell functions, workflows can accept input parameter. Input parameters can optionally be bound to a specific data type, such as a string, integer, etc. Use the standard param keyword to define a block of input parameters, directly after the workflow declaration.

workflow DoSomeWork {
  param (
    [string[]] $ComputerName
  )
  Get-Process -ComputerName $ComputerName
}

DoSomeWork -ComputerName server01, server02, server03

Run Workflow as a Background Job

PowerShell Workflows are inherently equipped with the ability to run as a background job. To call a workflow as a PowerShell background job, use the -AsJob parameter when invoking the workflow.

workflow DoSomeWork {
  Get-Process -ComputerName server01
  Get-Process -ComputerName server02
  Get-Process -ComputerName server03
}

DoSomeWork -AsJob

Add a Parallel Block to a Workflow

workflow DoSomeWork {
  parallel {
    Get-Process -ComputerName server01
    Get-Process -ComputerName server02
    Get-Process -ComputerName server03
  }
}

One of the unique features of PowerShell Workflow is the ability to define a block of activities as parallel. To use this feature, use the parallel keyword inside your Workflow.

Calling workflow activities in parallel may help to improve performance of your workflow.

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