Inventory

Create

Create a new group, and device and assign the device to the group

Shell

$Group = c8y devicegroups create --name "AU_Group" -o csv --select id
c8y devices create --name "myDevice01" |
    c8y devicegroups assignDevice --group $Group

PowerShell (native)

$Group = c8y devicegroups create --name "AU_Group" -o csv --select id
c8y devices create --name "myDevice01" |
    c8y devicegroups assignDevice --group $Group

PowerShell (PSc8y)

$Group = New-DeviceGroup --ame "AU_Group" | fromjson
New-Device --ame "myDevice01" |
    Add-DeviceToGroup --roup $Group.id

Update

Find a managed object by name, and then update it's name

Shell

c8y inventory find --query "name eq 'AU_Group'" --pageSize 1 |
    c8y inventory update --newName "AUS_Group"

PowerShell (native)

c8y inventory find --query "name eq 'AU_Group'" --pageSize 1 |
    c8y inventory update --newName "AUS_Group"

PowerShell (PSc8y)

Find-ManagedObjectCollection --uery "name eq 'AU_Group'" --ageSize 1 |
    Update-ManagedObject --ewName "AUS_Group"

Adding update firmware and software capabilities (using supported operations)

Shell

c8y devices list --query "name eq 'myDevice*'" |
    c8y inventory update \
        --template "{c8y_SupportedOperations: ['c8y_Firmware', 'c8y_SoftwareList']}"

PowerShell (native)

c8y devices list --query "name eq 'myDevice*'" |
    c8y inventory update `
        --template "{c8y_SupportedOperations: ['c8y_FiRemove-Itemware', 'c8y_SoftwareList']}"

PowerShell (PSc8y)

New-DeviceCollection --uery "name eq 'myDevice*'" |
    Update-ManagedObject `
        --emplate "{c8y_SupportedOperations: ['c8y_FiRemove-Itemware', 'c8y_SoftwareList']}"

Remove a fragment

Shell

c8y inventory find --query "name eq 'myDevice*'" |
    c8y inventory update --template "{c8y_Hardware: null}"

PowerShell (native)

c8y inventory find --query "name eq 'myDevice*'" |
    c8y inventory update --template "{c8y_Hardware: null}"

PowerShell (PSc8y)

Find-ManagedObjectCollection --uery "name eq 'myDevice*'" |
    Update-ManagedObject --emplate "{c8y_Hardware: null}"

Child Assets and Devices

Get a list of child assets of a group

Shell

c8y devicegroups listAssets --id "AUS_Group"

PowerShell (native)

c8y devicegroups listAssets --id "AUS_Group"

PowerShell (PSc8y)

Get-DeviceGroupCollectionAssets --d "AUS_Group"