Add a new group to the site collection using SharePoint 2010 web service in powershell

In this blog you will see how to add a new group to the site collection using SharePoint 2010 web service in powershell

Steps Involved:

1. Open SharePoint 2010 Management Shell by going to Start | All Programs | SharePoint | Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products | SharePoint 2010 Management Shell (Run as Administrator).
2. Run the following script.

Powershell Script:

## Add a new group to the site collection using SharePoint 2010 web service in powershell $uri="http://serverName:10736/sites/ECT/_vti_bin/UserGroup.asmx?wsdl" ## $groupName is a string that contains new group name [String]$groupName ="NewGroup"; ## $ownerIdentifier is a string that contains group owner (domainName\userName) [String]$ownerIdentifier="domainName\userName" ## $ownerType is a string that contains the user type, which can be either user or group [String]$ownerType="user" ## $defaultUserLoginName is a string that contains the default user(domainName\userName)that will be added to the group [String]$defaultUserLoginName="domainName\userName" ## $description is a string that contains description for the new group [String]$description="New group added to the site using SharePoint 2010 web service in powershell" ## Web Service Reference - http://Site/_vti_bin/UserGroup.asmx $usergroupWebServiceReference = New-WebServiceProxy -Uri $uri -UseDefaultCredential $usergroupWebServiceReference.AddGroup($groupName,$ownerIdentifier,$ownerType,$defaultUserLoginName,$description)

Using the above script you will be able to add a new group to the site.