So our procedure and policies changed on creating lync accounts.  This led me to create a powershell script to make this quick and easy, so I decided to share a powershell script I wrote.

I hope this helps some people out there.  Not promising any support though =D

2. # ------------------ Start Script ------------------
3. 
   
4. # Store request data passed to script - this must be first element in script 
5. param (
6.     $json = "none"
7. )
8. 
   
9. $jsondata = Get-Content $json -Encoding UTF8   #Encode if necessary
10. $requestdata = ConvertFrom-Json $jsondata
11.   
12. #########################      LYNC INPUT    ############################
13. 
    
14. $un=""                     #username for service account
15. $pwi=""                    #password for service account
16. $laddy=""                  #Lync server address
17. $rp=""                     #RegistrarPool for lync
18. $lp=""                     #Lync Policy to grant
19. 
    
20. #########################        SDP INPUT      #########################
21. 
    
22. $sdphost = ""              #SDP HOST 
23. $techkey = ""              #SDP API Key
24. $apifield = ""             #SDP Field containing the lync identity
25. 
    
26. #########################    End Input needed   #########################
27. 
    
28. # Extract required request data passed to script
29. $requestid = $requestdata.request.WORKORDERID ##Ticket number for updating ticket later
30. $lyncname = $requestdata.request.$apifield ##User's serves as the identity
31. 
    
32. 
    
33. 
    
34. # Set API module URL and operation
35. $url = $sdphost + "sdpapi/request/" + $requestid + "/notes"
36. $method = "POST"
37. $operation = "ADD_NOTE"
38. 
    
39. # Create secure credentials
40. $pw = convertto-securestring -AsPlainText -Force -String $pwi
41. $cred = new-object -typename System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -argumentlist $un,$pw
42. 
    
43. # Create Secure Session
44. $s=new-pssession –connectionuri https://$laddy/ocspowershell -credential $cred
45. 
    
46. # Import Powershell Session from Server
47. Import-PsSession $s
48. 
    
49. #Just an FYI, not fault tollerant
50. #To proceed an e-mail account must be created if it has not already been created
51. 
    
52. #enable the account
53. Enable-CsUser -Identity $lyncname -RegistrarPool $rp -SipAddressType EmailAddress
54. 
    
55. #grant correct client policy
56. Grant-CsClientPolicy -Identity $lyncname -PolicyName $lp
57. 
    
58. # Configure input data for add note operation in JSON format
59. $inputdata = @"
60. {
61.     "operation": {
62.         "details": {
63.             "notes": {
64.                 "note": {
65.                     "ispublic": "false",
66.                     "notestext": "Created Lync Account - $lyncname"
67.                 }
68.             }
69.         }
70.     }
71. }
72. "@
73. 
    
74. # Configure paramaters for web API call
75. $params = @{INPUT_DATA=$inputdata;OPERATION_NAME=$operation;TECHNICIAN_KEY=$techkey;format='json'}
76. 
    
77. # Make web API call and record result
78. $response = Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -Method POST -Body $params -UseBasicParsing
79. #
80. # ------------------ End Script ------------------