Updates for release 1.5

Author: Brian Farnhill

Modules/SharePointDsc/SharePointDsc.psd1

@@ -126,40 +126,22 @@ PrivateData = @{
 
         # ReleaseNotes of this module
         ReleaseNotes = '
- * Set-TargetResource of Service Application now also removes all associated proxies
- * Fixed issue with all SPServiceApplication for OS not in En-Us language, add GetType().FullName method in:
-  - SPAccessServiceApp
-  - SPAppManagementServiceApp
-  - SPBCSServiceApp
-  - SPExcelServiceApp
-  - SPManagedMetaDataServiceApp
-  - SPPerformancePointServiceApp
-  - SPSearchServiceApp
-  - SPSearchCrawlRule
-  - SPSecureStoreServiceApp
-  - SPSubscriptionSettingsServiceApp
-  - SPUsageApplication
-  - SPUserProfileServiceApp
-  - SPVisioServiceApp
-  - SPWordAutomationServiceApp
-  - SPWorkManagementServiceApp
- * Fixed issue with SPServiceInstance for OS not in En-Us language, add GetType().Name method in:
-  - SPDistributedCacheService
-  - SPUserProfileSyncService
- * Fixed issue with SPInstallLanguagePack to install before farm creation
- * Fixed issue with mounting SPContentDatabase
- * Fixed issue with SPShellAdmin and Content Database method
- * Fixed issue with SPServiceInstance (Set-TargetResource) for OS not in En-Us language
- * Added .Net 4.6 support check to SPInstall and SPInstallPrereqs
- * Improved code styling
- * SPVisioServiceapplication now creates proxy and lets you specify a name for it
- * New resources: SPAppStoreSettings
- * Fixed bug with SPInstallPrereqs to allow minor version changes to prereqs for SP2016
- * Refactored unit tests to consolidate and streamline test approaches
- * Updated SPExcelServiceApp resource to add support for trusted file locations and most other properties of the service app
- * Added support to SPMetadataServiceApp to allow changing content type hub URL on existing service apps
- * Fixed a bug that would cause SPSearchResultSource to throw exceptions when the enterprise search centre URL has not been set
- * Updated documentation of SPProductUpdate to reflect the required install order of product updates
+* Fixed issue with SPManagedMetaDataServiceApp if ContentTypeHubUrl parameter is
+  null
+* Added minimum PowerShell version to module manifest
+* Added testing for valid markdown syntax to unit tests
+* Added support for MinRole enhancements added in SP2016 Feature Pack 1
+* Fixed bug with search topology that caused issues with names of servers needing
+  to all be the same case
+* Fixed bug in SPInstallLanguagePack where language packs could not be installed
+  on SharePoint 2016
+* Added new resource SPSearchFileType
+* Updated SPDatabaseAAG to allow database name patterns
+* Fixed a bug were PerformancePoint and Excel Services Service Application
+  proxies would not be added to the default proxy group when they are
+  provisioned
+* Added an error catch to provide more detail about running SPAppCatalog with
+  accounts other than the farm account
 '
 
     } # End of PSData hashtable

Modules/SharePointDsc/en-us/about_SPAccessServiceApp.help.txt

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 .NAME
     SPAccessServiceApp
 
-.DESCRIPTION
+# Description
 
-    This resource is responsible for creating Access Services Application instances within the local 
-    SharePoint farm. The resource will provision and configure the Access Services Service 
-    Application.
+    This resource is responsible for creating Access Services Application instances
+    within the local SharePoint farm. The resource will provision and configure the
+    Access Services Service Application.
 
 .PARAMETER Name
     Key - string

Modules/SharePointDsc/en-us/about_SPAlternateUrl.help.txt

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 .NAME
     SPAlternateUrl
 
-.DESCRIPTION
+# Description
 
-    This resource is used to define an alternate access mapping URL for a specified web application. 
-    These can be assigned to specific zones for each web application. Alternatively a URL can be 
-    removed from a zone to ensure that it will remain empty and have no alternate URL. 
+    This resource is used to define an alternate access mapping URL for a specified
+    web application. These can be assigned to specific zones for each web
+    application. Alternatively a URL can be removed from a zone to ensure that it
+    will remain empty and have no alternate URL.
 
 .PARAMETER WebAppUrl
     Key - String

Modules/SharePointDsc/en-us/about_SPAntivirusSettings.help.txt

@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 .NAME
     SPAntivirusSettings
 
-.DESCRIPTION
+# Description
 
-    This resource is used to set the global antivirus settings for the local farm. These settings 
-    will be used to control the behavior of an external anti-virus scanning tool that is able to 
-    integrate with SharePoint. Note that this will not scan documents for viruses on it's own, an 
-    external tool still needs to be installed on the servers that integrates with SharePoint.
+    This resource is used to set the global antivirus settings for the local farm.
+    These settings will be used to control the behavior of an external anti-virus
+    scanning tool that is able to integrate with SharePoint. Note that this will
+    not scan documents for viruses on it's own, an external tool still needs to be
+    installed on the servers that integrates with SharePoint.
 
 .PARAMETER ScanOnDownload
     Key - Boolean

Modules/SharePointDsc/en-us/about_SPAppCatalog.help.txt

@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 .NAME
     SPAppCatalog
 
-.DESCRIPTION
+# Description
 
-    This resource will ensure that a specific site collection is marked as the app catalog for 
-    the web application that the site is in. The catalog site needs to have been created using 
-    the correct template (APPCATALOG#0).
+    This resource will ensure that a specific site collection is marked as the app
+    catalog for the web application that the site is in. The catalog site needs to
+    have been created using the correct template (APPCATALOG#0).
+    
+    This resource should be run using the farm account, and not another specific
+    setup account. Running this with the setup account you have used in your
+    configuration may relate to access denied errors.
 
 .PARAMETER SiteUrl
     Key - string

Modules/SharePointDsc/en-us/about_SPAppDomain.help.txt

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 .NAME
     SPAppDomain
 
-.DESCRIPTION
+# Description
 
-    This resource will set the value for the app domain settings at the farm level. You can set the 
-    domain name and the prefix that is to be used for app URLs.
+    This resource will set the value for the app domain settings at the farm level.
+    You can set the domain name and the prefix that is to be used for app URLs.
 
 .PARAMETER AppDomain
     Key - string

Modules/SharePointDsc/en-us/about_SPAppManagementServiceApp.help.txt

@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 .NAME
     SPAppManagementServiceApp
 
-.DESCRIPTION
+# Description
 
-    This resource is used to provision and manage an instance of the App Management Services 
-    Service Application. It will identify an instance of the app management service application 
-    through the application display name. Currently the resource will provision the app if it does 
-    not yet exist, and will change the application pool associated to the app if it does not match 
-    the configuration. Database names or server name will not be changed if the configuration does 
-    not match, these parameters are only used for the initial provisioning of the service application.
+    This resource is used to provision and manage an instance of the App Management
+    Services Service Application. It will identify an instance of the app
+    management service application through the application display name. Currently
+    the resource will provision the app if it does not yet exist, and will change
+    the application pool associated to the app if it does not match the
+    configuration. Database names or server name will not be changed if the
+    configuration does not match, these parameters are only used for the initial
+    provisioning of the service application.
 
 .PARAMETER Name
     Key - string

Modules/SharePointDsc/en-us/about_SPAppStoreSettings.help.txt

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 .NAME
     SPAppStoreSettings
 
-.DESCRIPTION
+# Description
 
-    This resource will configure the ability to purchase apps for both SharePoint and Office apps.
+    This resource will configure the ability to purchase apps for both SharePoint
+    and Office apps.
 
 .PARAMETER WebAppUrl
     Key - string

Modules/SharePointDsc/en-us/about_SPBCSServiceApp.help.txt

@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 .NAME
     SPBCSServiceApp
 
-.DESCRIPTION
+# Description
 
-    This resource is used to provision and manage an instance of the Business Connectivity Services 
-    Service Application. It will identify an instance of the BCS app through the application 
-    display name. Currently the resource will provision the app if it does not yet exist, and will 
-    change the service account associated to the app if it does not match the configuration. Database 
-    names or server name will not be changed if the configuration does not match, these parameters 
-    are only used for the initial provisioning of the service application.
+    This resource is used to provision and manage an instance of the Business
+    Connectivity Services Service Application. It will identify an instance
+    of the BCS app through the application display name. Currently the resource
+    will provision the app if it does not yet exist, and will change the service
+    account associated to the app if it does not match the configuration. Database
+    names or server name will not be changed if the configuration does not match,
+    these parameters are only used for the initial provisioning of the service
+    application.
 
 .PARAMETER Name
     Key - string

Modules/SharePointDsc/en-us/about_SPBlobCacheSettings.help.txt

@@ -1,23 +1,26 @@
 .NAME
     SPBlobCacheSettings
 
-.DESCRIPTION
+# Description
 
-    This resource is used to configure the Blob Cache settings for a web application.
+    This resource is used to configure the Blob Cache settings for a web
+    application.
 
     Important:
-    This resource only configures the local server. It changes the web.config file directly 
-    and is NOT using the SPWebConfigModifications class. In order to configure all WFE servers 
-    in the farm, you have to apply this resource to all servers.
+    This resource only configures the local server. It changes the web.config
+    file directly and is NOT using the SPWebConfigModifications class. In order
+    to configure all WFE servers in the farm, you have to apply this resource
+    to all servers.
 
     Note:
-    - In order to prevent inconsistancy between different web front end servers, make sure you 
-    configure this setting on all servers equally.
+    
+    - In order to prevent inconsistancy between different web front end servers,
+      make sure you configure this setting on all servers equally.
     - If the specified folder does not exist, the resource will create the folder.
 
     Best practice:
-    Specify a directory that is not on the same drive as where either the server operating system 
-    swap files or server log files are stored.
+    Specify a directory that is not on the same drive as where either the server
+    operating system swap files or server log files are stored.
 
 .PARAMETER WebAppUrl
     Key - string