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;
        }
    }
}