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Set Path Variable

Summary

Sets the provided path(s) to the Environmental Path variable for a Path at the Machine scope. CW RMM implementation of the agnostic script Set-PathVariable.

Sample Run

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Dependencies

Set-PathVariable

User Parameters

NameExampleRequiredTypeDescription
Path- 'C://Temp' - 'C://Temp', 'C://Temp//ProgramData', 'D://Text Files'TrueText StringComma-separated list of the path(s) to add to the path variable. Requirement:
  • Each path should be enclosed in single quotes.
  • Path should exist on the end machine.

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Task Creation

Create a new Script Editor style script in the system to implement this Task.

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Name: Set Path Variable
Description: Sets the provided path(s) to the Environmental Path variable for a Path at the Machine scope.
Category: Custom

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Parameters

Path

Add a new parameter by clicking the Add Parameter button present at the top-right corner of the screen.

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This screen will appear.

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  • Set Path in the Parameter Name field.
  • Enable the Required Field button.
  • Select Text String from the Parameter Type dropdown menu.
  • Click the Save button.

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Task

Navigate to the Script Editor Section and start by adding a row. You can do this by clicking the Add Row button at the bottom of the script page.

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A blank function will appear.

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Row 1 Function: PowerShell Script

Search and select the PowerShell Script function.

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The following function will pop up on the screen:

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Paste in the following PowerShell script and set the Expected time of script execution in seconds to 300 seconds. Click the Save button.

PowerShell Script

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Row 2 Function: Script Log

Add a new row by clicking the Add Row button.

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A blank function will appear.

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Search and select the Script Log function.

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The following function will pop up on the screen:

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In the script log message, simply type %Output% and click the Save button.

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Click the Save button at the top-right corner of the screen to save the script.

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Completed Task

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Output

  • Script log

Changelog

2025-04-10

  • Initial version of the document