IntuneDeviceCategory

Parameters

Parameter	Attribute	DataType	Description	Allowed Values
DisplayName	Key	String	Display name of the device category.
Description	Write	String	Description of the device category.
Ensure	Write	String	Present ensures the category exists, absent ensures it is removed.	Present, Absent
Credential	Write	PSCredential	Credentials of the Intune Admin
ApplicationId	Write	String	Id of the Azure Active Directory application to authenticate with.
TenantId	Write	String	Id of the Azure Active Directory tenant used for authentication.
ApplicationSecret	Write	PSCredential	Secret of the Azure Active Directory tenant used for authentication.
CertificateThumbprint	Write	String	Thumbprint of the Azure Active Directory application's authentication certificate to use for authentication.
ManagedIdentity	Write	Boolean	Managed ID being used for authentication.
AccessTokens	Write	StringArray[]	Access token used for authentication.

Description

This resource configures the Intune device categories.

Permissions

Microsoft Graph

To authenticate with the Microsoft Graph API, this resource required the following permissions:

Delegated permissions

• Read

  • DeviceManagementManagedDevices.Read.All

• Update

  • DeviceManagementManagedDevices.ReadWrite.All

Application permissions

• Read

  • DeviceManagementManagedDevices.Read.All

• Update

  • DeviceManagementManagedDevices.ReadWrite.All

Examples

Example 1

This example creates a new Device Category.

Configuration Example
{
    param(
        [Parameter()]
        [System.String]
        $ApplicationId,

        [Parameter()]
        [System.String]
        $TenantId,

        [Parameter()]
        [System.String]
        $CertificateThumbprint
    )
    Import-DscResource -ModuleName Microsoft365DSC

    node localhost
    {
        IntuneDeviceCategory 'ConfigureDeviceCategory'
        {
            DisplayName = 'Contoso'
            Description = 'Contoso Category'
            Ensure      = 'Present'
            ApplicationId         = $ApplicationId;
            TenantId              = $TenantId;
            CertificateThumbprint = $CertificateThumbprint;
        }
    }
}

Example 2

This example creates a new Device Category.

Configuration Example
{
    param(
        [Parameter()]
        [System.String]
        $ApplicationId,

        [Parameter()]
        [System.String]
        $TenantId,

        [Parameter()]
        [System.String]
        $CertificateThumbprint
    )
    Import-DscResource -ModuleName Microsoft365DSC

    node localhost
    {
        IntuneDeviceCategory 'ConfigureDeviceCategory'
        {
            DisplayName = 'Contoso'
            Description = 'Contoso Category - Updated' # Updated Property
            Ensure      = 'Present'
            ApplicationId         = $ApplicationId;
            TenantId              = $TenantId;
            CertificateThumbprint = $CertificateThumbprint;
        }
    }
}

Example 3

This example creates a new Device Category.

Configuration Example
{
    param(
        [Parameter()]
        [System.String]
        $ApplicationId,

        [Parameter()]
        [System.String]
        $TenantId,

        [Parameter()]
        [System.String]
        $CertificateThumbprint
    )
    Import-DscResource -ModuleName Microsoft365DSC

    node localhost
    {
        IntuneDeviceCategory 'ConfigureDeviceCategory'
        {
            DisplayName = 'Contoso'
            Ensure      = 'Absent'
            ApplicationId         = $ApplicationId;
            TenantId              = $TenantId;
            CertificateThumbprint = $CertificateThumbprint;
        }
    }
}