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New-FilePlanPropertyCategory

Exchange Online ExchangeOnlineManagement New-*

For more information, see Security & Compliance PowerShell. Use the New-FilePlanPropertyCategory cmdlet to create file plan property categories.

Quick start script

# New-FilePlanPropertyCategory — quick start (serv365.ai)
# 1. Connect (app-only shown; interactive: omit the certificate parameters)
Connect-ExchangeOnline -CertificateThumbprint $thumb -AppId $appId -Organization $org

# 2. Capture the current state first — you cannot roll back what you never recorded
$before = Get-FilePlanPropertyCategory
$before | Format-List

# 3. Make the change (dry run first)
New-FilePlanPropertyCategory -Name <String> -WhatIf
New-FilePlanPropertyCategory -Name <String>

# 4. Verify and diff
$after = Get-FilePlanPropertyCategory
Compare-Object ($before | Out-String) ($after | Out-String)

Syntax

New-FilePlanPropertyCategory [-Name] <String>
 [-Confirm]
 [-WhatIf]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters (3)

Parameter	Type	Required	What it controls
-Name	String	yes	The Name parameter specifies a unique name for the file plan property category. The maximum length is 64 characters. If the value includes spaces, enclose the value in quotation marks (").
-Confirm	SwitchParameter		The Confirm switch specifies whether to show or hide the confirmation prompt. How this switch affects the cmdlet depends on whether the cmdlet requires confirmation before proceeding.
-WhatIf	SwitchParameter		The WhatIf switch doesn't work in Security & Compliance PowerShell.

Reference facts derived from Microsoft documentation, © Microsoft, licensed CC BY 4.0; restructured with original guidance by serv365.ai.