PowerShell™ for SharePoint® 2013 How-To

Create a Trusted File Location

Scenario/Problem: You need to create a new trusted file location for Excel Services.

Solution: Use the New-SPExcelFileLocation cmdlet.

The New-SPExcelFileLocation cmdlet can be used to create a new trusted location to access Excel workbooks. Provide the address of the location and the Excel Services Application instance, as shown in Listing 21.1.

Listing 21.1. Creating a New Trusted File Location

New-SPExcelFileLocation -Address "http://sp2010/Excel Workbooks"-ExcelServiceApplication "Excel Services Application"-LocationType SharePoint -IncludeChildren

The -LocationType parameter can be one of the following:

• SharePoint (default)

• UNC

• HTTP

The -IncludeChildren switch parameter is used to specify that any ...