public/Add-VPASEPVGroup.ps1

<#
.Synopsis
   CREATE EPV GROUP
   CREATED BY: Vadim Melamed, EMAIL: vmelamed5@gmail.com
.DESCRIPTION
   USE THIS FUNCTION TO CREATE AN EPV GROUP IN CYBERARK
.EXAMPLE
   $VCreateEPVGroupJSON = Add-VPASEPVGroup -GroupName {GROUPNAME VALUE} -Description {DESCRIPTION VALUE} -Location {LOCATION VALUE}
.OUTPUTS
   JSON Object (Group Details) if successful
   $false if failed
#>

function Add-VPASEPVGroup{
    [OutputType('System.Object',[bool])]
    [CmdletBinding()]
    Param(

        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$true,Position=0)]
        [String]$GroupName,

        [Parameter(Mandatory=$false,ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$true,Position=1)]
        [String]$Description,

        [Parameter(Mandatory=$false,ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$true,Position=2)]
        [String]$Location,

        [Parameter(Mandatory=$false,ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$true,Position=3)]
        [hashtable]$token,

        [Parameter(Mandatory=$false,ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$true,Position=4)]
        [Switch]$NoSSL

    )

    Begin{
        $tokenval,$sessionval,$PVWA,$Header,$ISPSS,$IdentityURL = Get-VPASSession -token $token
    }
    Process{

        Write-Verbose "SUCCESSFULLY PARSED PVWA VALUE"
        Write-Verbose "SUCCESSFULLY PARSED TOKEN VALUE"
        Write-Verbose "SUCCESSFULLY PARSED GROUPNAME VALUE: $GroupName"

        try{

            $params = @{}
            $params+=@{ groupName = $GroupName }
            Write-Verbose "ADDED GROUPNAME: $GroupName TO API PARAMETERS"

            if([String]::IsNullOrEmpty($Description)){
                Write-Verbose "NO DESCRIPTION SUPPLIED, SKIPPING"
            }
            else{
                $params+=@{ description = $Description }
                Write-Verbose "ADDED DESCRIPTION: $Description TO API PARAMETERS"
            }

            if([String]::IsNullOrEmpty($Location)){
                $params+=@{ location = "\" }
                Write-Verbose "NO LOCATION SUPPLIED, PLACING GROUP IN ROOT"
            }
            else{
                $locationstr = "\" + $Location
                $params+=@{ location = $locationstr }
                Write-Verbose "ADDED LOCATION: $Location TO API PARAMETERES"
            }
            $params = $params | ConvertTo-Json
            Write-Verbose "FINISHED SETTING UP API PARAMETERS"

            if($NoSSL){
                Write-Verbose "NO SSL ENABLED, USING HTTP INSTEAD OF HTTPS"
                $uri = "http://$PVWA/PasswordVault/api/UserGroups"
            }
            else{
                Write-Verbose "SSL ENABLED BY DEFAULT, USING HTTPS"
                $uri = "https://$PVWA/PasswordVault/api/UserGroups"
            }

            Write-Verbose "MAKING API CALL TO CYBERARK"
            if($sessionval){
                $response = Invoke-RestMethod -Headers @{"Authorization"=$Header} -Uri $uri -Method POST -Body $params -ContentType "application/json" -WebSession $sessionval
            }
            else{
                $response = Invoke-RestMethod -Headers @{"Authorization"=$Header} -Uri $uri -Method POST -Body $params -ContentType "application/json"
            }
            Write-Verbose "SUCCESSFULLY CREATED EPV GROUP: $GroupName"
            Write-Verbose "RETURNING GROUP DETAILS"
            return $response
        }catch{
            Write-Verbose "UNABLE TO CREATE EPV GROUP: $Groupname"
            Write-VPASOutput -str $_ -type E
            return $false
        }
    }
    End{

    }
}