Powershell script to trigger warning

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Hi,

I wrote a Powershell script to perform a task after a deployment. The task it needs to perform is not crucial and it may go wrong. I don’t want it to throw an error and impact the whole deployment, but I do want it to put the deployment in a “warning” state (yellow) - to attract attention.
I’ve experimented with Powershell exit codes and Write-Error, and saw that when the exit code is not 0 the deployment is in an “error” state. Same when I use Write-Error.
I was expecting Write-Warning to have the effect I am looking for, but the deployment is successful and green.
Perhaps there’s something I’m missing?

Thank you!

Diana

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Hi Diana,

Thanks for getting in touch! Sorry about the delay in getting back to you about this.
You can use the following and it should behave how you want: Write-Error "Hello" -ErrorAction Continue

Hope that helps!
Vanessa

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Thank you, Vanessa, that’s what I was looking for!

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Similarly, Write-Warning "Hello" will put the step into a warning state which is represented by a green success icon with a warning symbol in it. I find that state to be more appropriate for cases where I expect semi-frequent failures.