Error when executing Automation Runbook using Workflow: Could not load file or assembly 'Newtonsoft.Json, Version=10.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.

[kvsrkrishnan]

Description

Error when executing Automation Runbook using Workflow

Trying to test a runbook using workflows (and ForEach -Parallel) targeting PowerShell Module 5.1 and I can't seem to get past the above mentioned error:

Could not load file or assembly 'Newtonsoft.Json, Version=10.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.

Steps to reproduce

Here is my script (automation name and RG name masked & I am passing the $RunbookName as parameter):

Workflow Test-Runbook
{
    Param(
        [string]$RunBookName
    )
    ForEach -Parallel -throttle 3 ($VM in $VMs)
    {
        $job = Start-AzAutomationRunbook `
            -AutomationAccountName "automationaccountname" `
            -Name $RunBookName -ResourceGroupName "resourcegroupname"
        Start-Sleep -s 3 
    }
}
Test-Runbook -RunBookName $RunBookName  | Write-Output

I would like to note that I was able to execute the runbook within a function. My requirement is to execute a Foreach loop with Parallel which requires Workflow.

Related documentation:

• Link 1 : Windows PowerShell Workflow Concepts
• Link 2 : Learn PowerShell Workflow for Azure Automation

Expected behavior

Be able to execute the workflow successfully.

Actual behavior

`Could not load file or assembly 'Newtonsoft.Json, Version=10.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.`

More info based on `Resolve-AzError`:

InnerException   : False
Exception        : System.Management.Automation.RemoteException: Could not load file or assembly 'Newtonsoft.Json, 
                   Version=10.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed' or one of its dependencies. The 
                   system cannot find the file specified.
                      at Microsoft.PowerShell.Activities.PSActivity.OnResumeBookmark(NativeActivityContext context, 
                   Bookmark bookmark, Object value)
                      at System.Activities.Runtime.BookmarkWorkItem.Execute(ActivityExecutor executor, BookmarkManager 
                   bookmarkManager)
Message          : Could not load file or assembly 'Newtonsoft.Json, Version=10.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, 
                   PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file 
                   specified.
StackTrace       :    at Microsoft.PowerShell.Activities.PSActivity.OnResumeBookmark(NativeActivityContext context, 
                   Bookmark bookmark, Object value)
                      at System.Activities.Runtime.BookmarkWorkItem.Execute(ActivityExecutor executor, BookmarkManager 
                   bookmarkManager)
HelpLink         : 
ErrorDetails     : 
ErrorCategory    : NotSpecified: (:) [Write-Error], RemoteException
InvocationInfo   : System.Management.Automation.InvocationInfo
ScriptStackTrace : 

Related documentation:

• Link 1 : Windows PowerShell Workflow Concepts
• Link 2 : Learn PowerShell Workflow for Azure Automation

### Error details

```console
System.Management.Automation.CommandNotFoundException: The term 'Get-Error' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
   at System.Management.Automation.CommandDiscovery.LookupCommandInfo(String commandName, CommandTypes commandTypes, SearchResolutionOptions searchResolutionOptions, CommandOrigin commandOrigin, ExecutionContext context)
   at System.Management.Automation.CommandDiscovery.LookupCommandProcessor(String commandName, CommandOrigin commandOrigin, Nullable`1 useLocalScope)
   at System.Management.Automation.ExecutionContext.CreateCommand(String command, Boolean dotSource)
   at System.Management.Automation.PipelineOps.AddCommand(PipelineProcessor pipe, CommandParameterInternal[] commandElements, CommandBaseAst commandBaseAst, CommandRedirection[] redirections, ExecutionContext context)
   at System.Management.Automation.PipelineOps.InvokePipeline(Object input, Boolean ignoreInput, CommandParameterInternal[][] pipeElements, CommandBaseAst[] pipeElementAsts, CommandRedirection[][] commandRedirections, FunctionContext funcContext)
   at System.Management.Automation.Interpreter.ActionCallInstruction`6.Run(InterpretedFrame frame)
   at System.Management.Automation.Interpreter.EnterTryCatchFinallyInstruction.Run(InterpretedFrame frame)

Environment data

Name                           Value                                                                                    
----                           -----                                                                                    
PSVersion                      5.1.15063.726                                                                            
PSEdition                      Desktop                                                                                  
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}                                                                  
BuildVersion                   10.0.15063.726                                                                           
CLRVersion                     4.0.30319.42000                                                                          
WSManStackVersion              3.0                                                                                      
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3                                                                                      
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1

Visuals

[isra-fel]

Thanks for reporting 👍 I'll investigate it.