Get-bConnectVariableDefinition with Category parameter does not work

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Describe the bug When calling Get-bConnectVariableDefinition -Scope Device -Category "somecategory", the request fails.

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Initialize bConnect module
2. Run Command 'Get-bConnectVariableDefinition -Scope Device -Category "somecategory"'
3. Exception thrown:

   Invoke-bConnectGet : Invalid request. Unexpected parameters: Category=somecategory
   In C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\bConnect\21.1.0.0\Public\Get-bConnectVariableDefinition.ps1:52 Zeichen:16
   + ...      return Invoke-bConnectGet -Controller "VariableDefinitions" -Ver ...
   +                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Write-Error], WriteErrorException
   + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.WriteErrorException,Invoke-bConnectGet

Expected behavior Request should work :-)

System information	Question	Answer
My operating system	Windows Server 2016
Powershell Version	5.1.14393.5066
baramundi Server Version	2021R2
PS-bConnect Version	21.1.0.0

Additional context Discussion in forum

I'm not sure what's going on here.

• Calling https://bmsserver/bConnect/v1.1/variabledefinitions.xml?Scope=Device&Category=somecategory in browser works.
• simulating the request of the bConnect module surprisingly also works! $result = Invoke-RestMethod -uri https://bmsserver/bConnect/v1.1/VariableDefinitions -Body @{Scope="Device";Category="somecategory"} -Credential $creds -Method Get -ContentType "application/json; charset=utf-8" - This should be the effective command issued by Invoke-bConnectGet

My conclusion: something obscure within the bConnect module? Or yet another Powershell strange behaviour?

[T0biii]

now if i only call Get-bConnectVariableDefinition -id $id i get this: ![string]::IsNullOrEmpty didn't help me

[uka-support]

Ah, I see. If I use -Scope that is ignored anyway because I pass "Device"! And category and name may only be used when scope is used too.

Well, the "Device" get's assigned integer value 0 in that enum, so there's no easy way to check whether the parameter has been passed to the function or not.

Maybe make the comparison explicit: if ($Scope -ne $null)?

$Scope = [bConnectVariableScope]::Device
if ($Scope) { echo "yo" }
if ($Scope -ne $null) { echo "yo" }

Other solution: assign explicit numbers to the bConnectVariableScope, starting with 1, not 0.