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How to resolve trigger compliance reports with alerts errors "Get-SwisData : Cannot bind argument to parameter 'SwisConnection' because it is null?"

I am using the following instructions to trigger compliance reports: How to trigger compliance reports with alerts - Forum - Network Configuration Manager (NCM) - THWACK (solarwinds.com) However, I am stuck on step 3:

Get-SwisData -SwisConnection $Swis -Query "SELECT PolicyReportID, Name, Comment, Grouping, ShowDetails, ShowSummary, LastModified, LastUpdated, LastError, CacheStatus, ReportStatus FROM Cirrus.PolicyReports WHERE Name LIKE '%keyword%'" Plugged in ‘CSCO-IOS-SW’ in place of ‘%keyword%’

Error message when attempting to execute the above script.

Get-SwisData : Cannot bind argument to parameter ‘SwisConnection’ because it is null.

At line:1 char:30

+ Get-SwisData -SwisConnection $Swis -Query “SELECT PolicyReportID, Name …

Any support will be greatly appreciated. Swis Snapins have been registered, but still getting an error.

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Vinx

Hi,

Before trying to get it through alert action, try it in a powershell console. Here your variable $swis is empty, which is used to connect/auth to orion

You need to set it :

$swis = Connect-Swis -Hostname "YOUR_SERVER" -Certificate

$swis = Connect-Swis -Hostname "YOUR_SERVER" -UserName xxx -Password yyy

etc...

ybyaamin

Thanks for an immediate reply. I will give it a try and see what happens.