New-BrokerConfigurationSlot

Last published : Oct 31, 2026
Creates a new configuration slot.

Syntax

New-BrokerConfigurationSlot
   [-Description <String>]
   [-Name] <String>
   -SettingsGroup <String>
   [-LoggingId <Guid>]
   [<CitrixCommonParameters>]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Description

Creates a new configuration slot. The SettingsGroup of the slot determines the particular collection of related settings that may be specified in a machine configuration associated with this slot.
For example, the configuration slot may be restricted to configuring Citrix User Profile Manager settings by specifying the SettingsGroup parameter as "G=UPM".

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

Create a new slot named "UPM" to configure settings specific to "User Profile Management"
New-BrokerConfigurationSlot -Name "UPM" -SettingsGroup "G=UPM"

Parameters

-Name

Name of the new configuration slot. This must be alphanumeric and not contain white space.
Type: String
Position: 2
Default value: None
Required: True
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: True

-SettingsGroup

The settings group determines the particular collection of related settings that may be controlled by this slot.
This must match the format of a Citrix Group Policy configuration group (e.g. "G=UPM").
Only settings that have this exact group may be specified in a machine configuration associated with this configuration slot.
Type: String
Position: Named
Default value: None
Required: True
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: True

-Description

Description of configuration slot.
Type: String
Position: Named
Default value: None
Required: False
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: True

-LoggingId

Specifies the identifier of the high level operation that this cmdlet call forms a part of. Desktop Studio and Desktop Director typically create High Level Operations. PowerShell scripts can also wrap a series of cmdlet calls in a High Level Operation by way of the Start-LogHighLevelOperation and Stop-LogHighLevelOperation cmdlets.
Type: Guid
Position: Named
Default value: None
Required: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CitrixCommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common Citrix parameters: -AdminAddress, -AdminClientIP, -BearerToken, -TraceParent, -TraceState and -VirtualSiteId. For more information, see about_CitrixCommonParameters.

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

Inputs

None

You cannot pipe input into this cmdlet.

Outputs

Citrix.Broker.Admin.SDK.ConfigurationSlot

New-BrokerConfigurationSlot returns an object representing the newly created configuration slot