Preserve datatype name when converting to JSON with ConvertTo-Json

Question

I\'m trying to export my SSIS catalog environment to a JSON file (with PowerShell). When I select the right columns I see \"String\" and \"Int16\" as value for the Type: but wh

Answer 1

Looks like the Type values are of type [System.Data.DbType]. ConvertTo-Json converts the value names to the underlying numerical value of the DbType enum.

You can override this behavior with the Select-Object statement:

$Environment.Variables |Select-Object Name,Description,@{Name='Type';Expression={"$($_.Type)"}},Sensitivity,Value |ConvertTo-Json