Customize MSI Log File Name in Start-ADTMsiProcess function via Extensions.psm1 File

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Currently working with PSADT and trying to customize the log file name generated by the Start-ADTMsiProcess function via PSAppDeployToolkit.Extensions.psm1 File. I want the MSI log file to follow a custom naming convention as “$MyVariable_[MSI_MSIFileName]_DeploymentType.log”

log file is controlled internally via the $LogFileName variable inside Start-ADTMsiProcess and I have tried to update the same in PSAppDeployToolkit.Extensions.psm1 but it is providing below error message:
”Cannot write to function Start-ADTMsiProcess because it is read-only or constant.”
along with some other error as :
”Cannot retrieve the dynamic parameters for the cmdlet. The variable ‘$Script:CommandTable’ cannot be retrieved because it has not been set.”

Note: Tried value for $LogFileName = @{$false=[IO.Path]::GetFileNameWithoutExtension($MyVariable_)+“_[MSI_”+[IO.Path]::GetFileNameWithoutExtension($FilePath)+“]”;$true=‘’}[$logName -eq ‘’. Same was working with PSADTv3 version.

Can anyone guide what I am missing over here?

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Just provide the file name as a parameter? Start-ADTMsiProcess · PSAppDeployToolkit

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Thanks for the reply!

We can achieve this using -LogFileName Parameter (Simple way But needs to update for each MSI execution). Can we make it as a default MSI log file name via PSAppDeployToolkit.Extensions.psm1 file by mentioning the whole function over here and just updating that parameter.

Will that be possible in latest release?

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You’d do that with $PSDefaultParameterValues: about_Parameters_Default_Values - PowerShell | Microsoft Learn