Export-TargetResource is not exported?

[mdcaddic]

Is it something I'm doing or is the Export-TargetResource cmdlet no longer available?

When I go back as far as 1.9.2.6 it is there but at some point it seems to have dropped off

CommandType Name Version Source

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Function Add-ConfigurationDataEntry 2.0.0.4 ReverseDSC
Function Add-ReverseDSCUserName 2.0.0.4 ReverseDSC
Function Convert-DSCStringParamToVariable 2.0.0.4 ReverseDSC
Function Get-ConfigurationDataContent 2.0.0.4 ReverseDSC
Function Get-ConfigurationDataEntry 2.0.0.4 ReverseDSC
Function Get-Credentials 2.0.0.4 ReverseDSC
Function Get-DSCBlock 2.0.0.4 ReverseDSC
Function Get-DSCDependsOnBlock 2.0.0.4 ReverseDSC
Function Get-DSCFakeParameters 2.0.0.4 ReverseDSC
Function Get-DSCParamType 2.0.0.4 ReverseDSC
Function New-ConfigurationDataDocument 2.0.0.4 ReverseDSC
Function Resolve-Credentials 2.0.0.4 ReverseDSC
Function Save-Credentials 2.0.0.4 ReverseDSC
Function Test-Credentials 2.0.0.4 ReverseDSC

CommandType Name Version Source

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Function Add-ConfigurationDataEntry 2.0.0.3 ReverseDSC
Function Add-ReverseDSCUserName 2.0.0.3 ReverseDSC
Function Convert-DSCStringParamToVariable 2.0.0.3 ReverseDSC
Function Get-ConfigurationDataContent 2.0.0.3 ReverseDSC
Function Get-ConfigurationDataEntry 2.0.0.3 ReverseDSC
Function Get-Credentials 2.0.0.3 ReverseDSC
Function Get-DSCBlock 2.0.0.3 ReverseDSC
Function Get-DSCDependsOnBlock 2.0.0.3 ReverseDSC
Function Get-DSCFakeParameters 2.0.0.3 ReverseDSC
Function Get-DSCParamType 2.0.0.3 ReverseDSC
Function New-ConfigurationDataDocument 2.0.0.3 ReverseDSC
Function Resolve-Credentials 2.0.0.3 ReverseDSC
Function Save-Credentials 2.0.0.3 ReverseDSC
Function Test-Credentials 2.0.0.3 ReverseDSC

CommandType Name Version Source

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Function Add-ConfigurationDataEntry 1.9.2.6 ReverseDSC
Function Add-ReverseDSCUserName 1.9.2.6 ReverseDSC
Function Convert-DSCStringParamToVariable 1.9.2.6 ReverseDSC
Function Export-TargetResource 1.9.2.6 ReverseDSC
Function Get-ConfigurationDataContent 1.9.2.6 ReverseDSC
Function Get-ConfigurationDataEntry 1.9.2.6 ReverseDSC
Function Get-Credentials 1.9.2.6 ReverseDSC
Function Get-DSCBlock 1.9.2.6 ReverseDSC
Function Get-DSCDependsOnBlock 1.9.2.6 ReverseDSC
Function Get-DSCFakeParameters 1.9.2.6 ReverseDSC
Function Get-DSCParamType 1.9.2.6 ReverseDSC
Function Get-ResourceFriendlyName 1.9.2.6 ReverseDSC
Function New-ConfigurationDataDocument 1.9.2.6 ReverseDSC
Function Resolve-Credentials 1.9.2.6 ReverseDSC
Function Save-Credentials 1.9.2.6 ReverseDSC
Function Test-Credentials 1.9.2.6 ReverseDSC

[Rockingly]

I don’t see it anymore either, nor can I find any simple example of how to use ReverseDSC, other than “How to use the ReverseDSC Core” by Nik Charlebois from 2017-01-13, which uses “Export-TargetResource” in the example.

Does anyone have an updated, simple example of how to use the latest version of ReverseDSC without Export-TargetResource?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Export-TargetResource last seen: Latest commit 41a8caa on Dec 6, 2019
Disappeared: Latest commit c305ac6 on Dec 11, 2019

[Rockingly]

It would be really nice to have this issue fixed, having ReverseDSC functioning again I think would be extremely helpful for a lot of people.

[Rockingly]

I see there's been some recent activity with the project. Any hope of finally getting this issue resolved as well? This would be incredibly helpful to have functioning again.

[Rockingly]

It seems like the project has a little life again. Is there any hope in getting the accrual Reverse feature working again? It would be great to be able to actually run Export-TargetResource.

Or, perhaps I’m missing something? Perhaps there’s a new\different way to use ReverseDSC? If Export-TargetResource is no longer needed to get all the configs from a base system, if someone could please post an updated example on how to generate the configs from a source system, that would be very helpful.

[manuelgr0]

Having the same trouble as you. Did you ever find a solution?
I wrote down my two questions in this issue: #51

[FabienTschanz]

Since I've been working on the project, there was no Export-TargetResource function in the module. I'd personally not expect one to be there, although I also didn't know about this issue here. While it would be cool to have one, the main question is:

• Which resources do I back up and where do I get their information from?

Without the resources to export being present on the machine and them having an underlying Export function as well, it's impossible to export the configuration. For example, the Microsoft365DSC resources all contain a dedicated Export-TargetResource function, which exports the configuration into a configuration document. However, many other resources from other modules only allow configuring a resource, but not the export from a system.