SPWebAppGeneralSettings

SPWebAppGeneralSettings

Parameters

Parameter	Attribute	DataType	Description	Allowed Values
WebAppUrl	Key	String	The URL of the web app to set the general settings for
TimeZone	Write	UInt32	The timezone code to use for this web app. A full list is at https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/microsoft.sharepoint.spregionalsettings.timezones.aspx
Alerts	Write	Boolean	Should alerts be enabled for this web app
AlertsLimit	Write	UInt32	What is the maximum number of alerts that a user can create in this web app
RSS	Write	Boolean	Should RSS feeds be enabled in this web app
BlogAPI	Write	Boolean	Should the Blog API be enabled in this web app
BlogAPIAuthenticated	Write	Boolean	Is authentication required for the blog API
BrowserFileHandling	Write	String	What file handling mode should be used in this web app - strict or permissive	Strict, Permissive
SecurityValidation	Write	Boolean	Is security validation enforced in this web app
SecurityValidationExpires	Write	Boolean	Does security validation expire after a set time
SecurityValidationTimeOutMinutes	Write	UInt32	Number of minutes security validation will expire if securityvalidationexpires is set
RecycleBinEnabled	Write	Boolean	Is the recycle bin enabled in this web application
RecycleBinCleanupEnabled	Write	Boolean	Is automatic cleanup of the recycle bin enabled in this web app
RecycleBinRetentionPeriod	Write	UInt32	How many days does the recycle bin keep content for
SecondStageRecycleBinQuota	Write	UInt32	How much content does the second stage recycle bin keep content for
MaximumUploadSize	Write	UInt32	What is the maximum file upload size for this web app (in MB)
CustomerExperienceProgram	Write	Boolean	Should the customer experience program be enabled in this web app
AllowOnlineWebPartCatalog	Write	Boolean	Should the Online WebPart Gallery be enabled for this web app
SelfServiceSiteCreationEnabled	Write	Boolean	Should Self Service Site Creation be enabled
PresenceEnabled	Write	Boolean	Is Skype for Business presence enabled for this web app
DefaultQuotaTemplate	Write	String	What is the default quota template for this web app

Description

Type: Distributed Requires CredSSP: No

This resource is responsible for setting web application settings that are found under the "general settings" screen in central admin. The web application is specified through the URL property, and then any combination of settings can be applied. Any settings not included will be left as the default (or whatever they have been manually changed to within SharePoint).

Examples

Example 1

This example shows how to apply some of the available general settings to the specified web app

Configuration Example
{
    param
    (
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
        [PSCredential]
        $SetupAccount
    )

    Import-DscResource -ModuleName SharePointDsc

    node localhost
    {
        SPWebAppGeneralSettings PrimaryWebAppGeneralSettings
        {
            WebAppUrl            = "http://example.contoso.local"
            TimeZone             = 76
            Alerts               = $true
            RSS                  = $false
            PsDscRunAsCredential = $SetupAccount
        }
    }
}