en-us/about_SPSearchResultSource.help.txt

.NAME
    SPSearchResultSource
 
** Description **
     
    This resource is used to configure search result sources in the SharePoint search
    service application. Result sources can be configured to be of the following
    provider types:
     
     * Exchange Search Provider
     * Local People Provider
     * Local SharePoint Provider
     * OpenSearch Provider
     * Remote People Provider
     * Remote SharePoint Provider
     
.PARAMETER Name
    Key - String
    The name of the result source
 
.PARAMETER SearchServiceAppName
    Required - String
    The name of the search service application to associate this result source with
 
.PARAMETER Query
    Required - String
    The query to pass to the provider source
 
.PARAMETER ProviderType
    Required - String
    Allowed values: Exchange Search Provider, Local People Provider, Local SharePoint Provider, OpenSearch Provider, Remote People Provider, Remote SharePoint Provider
    The provider type to use for the result source
 
.PARAMETER ConnectionUrl
    Write - String
    The URI to connect to the remote location
 
.PARAMETER Ensure
    Write - string
    Allowed values: Present, Absent
    Present if the result source should exist, absent if it should not
 
.PARAMETER InstallAccount
    Write - String
    POWERSHELL 4 ONLY: The account to run this resource as, use PsDscRunAsCredential if using PowerShell 5
 
 
.EXAMPLE
    This example shows how to create a remote sharepoint search result source
 
 
    Configuration Example
    {
        param(
            [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
            [PSCredential]
            $SetupAccount
        )
        Import-DscResource -ModuleName SharePointDsc
     
        node localhost {
            SPSearchResultSource RemoteSharePointFarm
            {
                Name = "External SharePoint results"
                SearchServiceAppName = "Search Service Application"
                Query = "{searchTerms}"
                ProviderType = "Remote SharePoint Provider"
                PsDscRunAsCredential = $SetupAccount
            }
        }
    }