Fix release notes in module manifest

xSQLServer.psd1

@@ -48,7 +48,110 @@ PrivateData = @{
 
         # ReleaseNotes of this module
         ReleaseNotes = '- Improvements how tests are initiated in AppVeyor
-  - Removed previous workaround (issue '
+  - Removed previous workaround (issue 201) from unit tests.
+  - Changes in appveyor.yml so that SQL modules are removed before common test is run.
+  - Now the deploy step are no longer failing when merging code into Dev. Neither is the deploy step failing if a contributor had AppVeyor connected to the fork of xSQLServer and pushing code to the fork.
+- Changes to README.md
+  - Changed the contributing section to help new contributors.
+  - Added links for each resource so it is easier to navigate to the parameter list for each resource.
+  - Moved the list of resources in alphabetical order.
+  - Moved each resource parameter list into alphabetical order.
+  - Removed old text mentioning System Center.
+  - Now the correct product name is written in the installation section, and a typo was also fixed.
+  - Fixed a typo in the Requirements section.
+  - Added link to Examples folder in the Examples section.
+  - Change the layout of the README.md to closer match the one of PSDscResources
+  - Added more detailed text explaining what operating systemes WMF5.0 can be installed on.
+  - Verified all resource schema files with the README.md and fixed some errors (descriptions was not verified).
+  - Added security requirements section for resource xSQLServerEndpoint and xSQLAOGroupEnsure.
+- Changes to xSQLServerSetup
+  - The resource no longer uses Win32_Product WMI class when evaluating if SQL Server Management Studio is installed. See article [kb974524](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/974524) for more information.
+  - Now it uses CIM cmdlets to get information from WMI classes.
+  - Resolved all of the PSScriptAnalyzer warnings that was triggered in the common tests.
+  - Improvement for service accounts to enable support for Managed Service Accounts as well as other nt authority accounts
+  - Changes to the helper function Copy-ItemWithRoboCopy
+    - Robocopy is now started using Start-Process and the error handling has been improved.
+    - Robocopy now removes files at the destination path if they no longer exists at the source.
+    - Robocopy copies using unbuffered I/O when available (recommended for large files).
+  - Added a more descriptive text for the parameter `SourceCredential` to further explain how the parameter work.
+  - BREAKING CHANGE: Removed parameter SourceFolder.
+  - BREAKING CHANGE: Removed default value "$PSScriptRoot\..\..\" from parameter SourcePath.
+  - Old code, that no longer filled any function, has been replaced.
+      - Function `ResolvePath` has been replaced with `[Environment]::ExpandEnvironmentVariables($SourcePath)` so that environment variables still can be used in Source Path.
+      - Function `NetUse` has been replaced with `New-SmbMapping` and `Remove-SmbMapping`.
+  - Renamed function `GetSQLVersion` to `Get-SqlMajorVersion`.
+  - BREAKING CHANGE: Renamed parameter PID to ProductKey to avoid collision with automatic variable $PID
+- Changes to xSQLServerScript
+  - All credential parameters now also has the type [System.Management.Automation.Credential()] to better work with PowerShell 4.0.
+  - It is now possible to configure two instances on the same node, with the same script.
+  - Added to the description text for the parameter `Credential` describing how to authenticate using Windows Authentication.
+  - Added examples to show how to authenticate using either SQL or Windows authentication.
+  - A recent issue showed that there is a known problem running this resource using PowerShell 4.0. For more information, see [issue #273](https://github.com/PowerShell/xSQLServer/issues/273)
+- Changes to xSQLServerFirewall
+  - BREAKING CHANGE: Removed parameter SourceFolder.
+  - BREAKING CHANGE: Removed default value "$PSScriptRoot\..\..\" from parameter SourcePath.
+  - Old code, that no longer filled any function, has been replaced.
+    - Function `ResolvePath` has been replaced with `[Environment]::ExpandEnvironmentVariables($SourcePath)` so that environment variables still can be used in Source Path.
+  - Adding new optional parameter SourceCredential that can be used to authenticate against SourcePath.
+  - Solved PSSA rules errors in the code.
+  - Get-TargetResource no longer return $true when no products was installed.
+- Changes to the unit test for resource
+  - xSQLServerSetup
+    - Added test coverage for helper function Copy-ItemWithRoboCopy
+- Changes to xSQLServerLogin
+  - Removed ShouldProcess statements
+  - Added the ability to enforce password policies on SQL logins
+- Added common test (xSQLServerCommon.Tests) for xSQLServer module
+  - Now all markdown files will be style checked when tests are running in AppVeyor after sending in a pull request.
+  - Now all [Examples](/Examples/Resources) will be tested by compiling to a .mof file after sending in a pull request.
+- Changes to xSQLServerDatabaseOwner
+  - The example "SetDatabaseOwner" can now compile, it wrongly had a `DependsOn` in the example.
+- Changes to SQLServerRole
+  - The examples "AddServerRole" and "RemoveServerRole" can now compile, it wrongly had a `DependsOn` in the example.
+- Changes to CONTRIBUTING.md
+  - Added section "Tests for examples files"
+  - Added section "Tests for style check of Markdown files"
+  - Added section "Documentation with Markdown"
+  - Added texts to section "Tests"
+- Changes to xSQLServerHelper
+  - added functions
+    - Get-SqlDatabaseRecoveryModel
+    - Set-SqlDatabaseRecoveryModel
+- Examples
+  - xSQLServerDatabaseRecoveryModel
+    - 1-SetDatabaseRecoveryModel.ps1
+  - xSQLServerDatabasePermission
+    - 1-GrantDatabasePermissions.ps1
+    - 2-RevokeDatabasePermissions.ps1
+    - 3-DenyDatabasePermissions.ps1
+  - xSQLServerFirewall
+    - 1-CreateInboundFirewallRules
+    - 2-RemoveInboundFirewallRules
+- Added tests for resources
+  - xSQLServerDatabaseRecoveryModel
+  - xSQLServerDatabasePermissions
+  - xSQLServerFirewall
+- Changes to xSQLServerDatabaseRecoveryModel
+  - BREAKING CHANGE: Renamed xSQLDatabaseRecoveryModel to xSQLServerDatabaseRecoveryModel to align wíth naming convention.
+  - BREAKING CHANGE: The mandatory parameters now include SQLServer, and SQLInstanceName.
+- Changes to xSQLServerDatabasePermission
+  - BREAKING CHANGE: Renamed xSQLServerDatabasePermissions to xSQLServerDatabasePermission to align wíth naming convention.
+  - BREAKING CHANGE: The mandatory parameters now include PermissionState, SQLServer, and SQLInstanceName.
+- Added support for clustered installations to xSQLServerSetup
+  - Migrated relevant code from xSQLServerFailoverClusterSetup
+  - Removed Get-WmiObject usage
+  - Clustered storage mapping now supports asymmetric cluster storage
+  - Added support for multi-subnet clusters
+  - Added localized error messages for cluster object mapping
+  - Updated README.md to reflect new parameters
+- Updated description for xSQLServerFailoverClusterSetup to indicate it is deprecated.
+- xPDT helper module
+  - Function GetxPDTVariable was removed since it no longer was used by any resources.
+  - File xPDT.xml was removed since it was not used by any resources, and did not provide any value to the module.
+- Changes xSQLServerHelper moduled
+  - Removed the globally defined `$VerbosePreference = Continue` from xSQLServerHelper.
+  - Fixed a typo in a variable name in the function New-ListenerADObject.
+  - Now Restart-SqlService will correctly show the services it restarts. Also fixed PSSA warnings.'
 
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