add functions to work on job steps.

bConnect/Private/Invoke-bConnectPatch.ps1

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Function Invoke-bConnectPatch() {
 
     try {
         If($Data.Count -gt 0) {
-            $_body = ConvertTo-Json $Data
+			$_body = ConvertTo-Json $Data -Depth 5
             $_uri = "$($script:_connectUri)/$($Version)/$($Controller)?"
 
             If(![string]::IsNullOrEmpty($objectGuid)) {

bConnect/Public/Edit-bConnectJobSteps.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+Function Edit-bConnectJobSteps() {
+    <#
+        .Synopsis
+            Add, delete, exchange a step to an array of jobsteps or change the step type.
+			Deploy steps with multiple application are not supported yet!
+			Jobsteps can be identified either by an application GUID or the jobstep sequence.
+			Uses New-bConnectJobStep.ps1 to generate jobsteps.
+        .Parameter JobGuid
+            Valid GUID of a job to work on.
+		.Parameter Action
+            Set the action to execute.
+        .Parameter ApplicationGuid
+            Valid GUID of a application to alter. It must be part of a step in the job.
+        .Parameter NewApplicationGuid
+            Valid GUID of a application to insert.
+		.Parameter InstallType
+            Set the new type of a job step.
+		.Parameter Sequence
+            Valid step number to alter. It must be part of a step in the job.
+		.Parameter IgnoreAssignments
+            Set the option to alter Jobs even if they are assigned to clients.
+        .Outputs
+            Changed Job object (see bConnect documentation for more details)
+    #>
+
+    Param(
+        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][string]$JobGuid,
+        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][ValidateSet("Add", "Delete", "Exchange", "ChangeType", ignoreCase=$true)][string]$Action,
+		[Parameter(Mandatory=$false)][string]$ApplicationGuid,
+		[Parameter(Mandatory=$false)][string]$NewApplicationGuid,
+		[Parameter(Mandatory=$false)][ValidateSet("Deploy","SoftwareDeployUninstall",ignoreCase=$true)][string]$InstallType,
+        [Parameter(Mandatory=$false)][int]$Sequence = 9999,
+		[Parameter(Mandatory=$false)][boolean]$IgnoreAssignments = $false
+    )
+
+	$JobObj = Get-bConnectJob -JobGuid $JobGuid -Steps
+	$JobObj_Steps = $JobObj.Steps
+	$JobObj_Steps_Count = $JobObj_Steps.Count
+	$JobObj_Steps_New = @()
+	switch ($Action) {
+		"Add"  {
+			# Insert a jobstep.
+			# If a sequence is given, the step is inserted right behind it.
+			# If application GUID is provided, the step is inserted right behind it.
+			# If no sequence and no application GUID is present, the step will be inserted at the end.
+			If($Sequence -gt $JobObj_Steps_Count) {
+				$Sequence = ($JobObj_Steps_Count + 1)
+			}
+			$NewJobStep = New-bConnectJobStep -ApplicationGuid $NewApplicationGuid -Sequence $Sequence -JobStepType $InstallType
+			$NewSequence = 1
+			foreach ($JobStep in $JobObj_Steps) {
+				$JobStep.Sequence = $NewSequence
+				$JobObj_Steps_New = $JobObj_Steps_New + $JobStep
+				$NewSequence++
+
+				If(($ApplicationGuid -eq $JobStep.Applications.id) -or ($Sequence -eq $NewSequence)) {
+					$NewJobStep.Sequence = $NewSequence
+					$JobObj_Steps_New = $JobObj_Steps_New + $NewJobStep
+					$Sequence = 0
+					$ApplicationGuid = "0"
+					$NewSequence++
+				}
+			}
+			break
+		}
+		"Delete"  {
+			If($Sequence -gt $JobObj_Steps_Count) {
+				$Sequence = $JobObj_Steps_Count
+			}
+			$NewSequence = 1
+			foreach ($JobStep in $JobObj_Steps) {
+				If(($ApplicationGuid -eq $JobStep.Applications.id) -or ($Sequence -eq $NewSequence)) {
+					$NewSequence++
+					$Sequence = 0
+					$ApplicationGuid = "0"
+
+				}else {
+					$JobStep.Sequence = $NewSequence
+					$JobObj_Steps_New = $JobObj_Steps_New + $JobStep
+					$NewSequence++
+				}
+			}
+			break
+		}
+		"Exchange"  {
+			If($Sequence -gt $JobObj_Steps_Count) {
+				$Sequence = $JobObj_Steps_Count
+			}
+			$NewJobStep = New-bConnectJobStep -ApplicationGuid $NewApplicationGuid -Sequence $Sequence -JobStepType $InstallType
+			$NewSequence = 1
+			foreach ($JobStep in $JobObj_Steps) {
+				If(($ApplicationGuid -eq $JobStep.Applications.id) -or ($Sequence -eq $NewSequence)) {
+					$NewJobStep.Sequence = $NewSequence
+					$JobObj_Steps_New = $JobObj_Steps_New + $NewJobStep
+					$Sequence = 0
+					$ApplicationGuid = "0"
+
+				}else {
+					$JobStep.Sequence = $NewSequence
+					$JobObj_Steps_New = $JobObj_Steps_New + $JobStep
+				}
+				$NewSequence++
+			}
+			break
+		}
+		"ChangeType"  {
+			$NewSequence = 1
+			foreach ($JobStep in $JobObj_Steps) {
+				If(($ApplicationGuid -eq $JobStep.Applications.id) -or ($Sequence -eq $NewSequence)) {
+					$JobStep.Type = $InstallType
+					$Sequence = 0
+					$ApplicationGuid = "0"
+				}
+				$NewSequence++
+			}
+			$JobObj_Steps_New = $JobObj_Steps
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	$JobObj.Steps = $JobObj_Steps_New
+	Edit-bConnectJob -Job $JobObj -IgnoreAssignments $IgnoreAssignments
+}

bConnect/Public/New-bConnectJobStep.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+Function New-bConnectJobStep() {
+    <#
+        .Synopsis
+            Creates a new list with a Windows job step for Applications.
+        .Parameter ApplicationGuid
+            Valid GUID of a application.
+        .Parameter Sequence
+            Set the sequence of the job step.
+        .Parameter JobStepType
+            Set the type of job step.
+        .Outputs
+            Jobstep object (see bConnect documentation for more details)
+    #>
+
+    [OutputType("System.Management.Automations.PSObject")]
+    Param(
+        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][string]$ApplicationGuid,
+        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][int]$Sequence = 1,
+        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][ValidateSet("Deploy","SoftwareDeployUninstall",ignoreCase=$true)][string]$JobStepType
+    )
+
+    $_AppTemp = Get-bConnectApplication -ApplicationGuid $ApplicationGuid
+    $_new_application_props = [PSCustomObject]@{Id = $ApplicationGuid; Name = $_AppTemp.Vendor + " " + $_AppTemp.Name + " " + $_AppTemp.Version;}
+	$_new_application_arr = @($_new_application_props)
+    $_new_jobstep = [PSCustomObject]@{Applications = $_new_application_arr; Sequence = $Sequence; Type = $JobStepType;}
+    return $_new_jobstep
+}