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[Az.TrafficManager] Can't update an endpoint on locked down systems (like SAWs)
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Description
## Description
Locked down systems (like SAWs) use [ConstrainedLanguage Mode](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_language_modes?view=powershell-7.1#constrained-language-constrained-language) to provide a "more secure" environment when working with production environments. Unfortunately, this also limits what PowerShell is able to do quite a bit.
One of the things that it restricts is the ability to set properties on a .NET object. You're just not allowed to do it... that means that [the example to update an endpoint](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/traffic-manager-powershell-arm#example-2-updating-an-endpoint-using-get-aztrafficmanagerendpoint-and-set-aztrafficmanagerendpoint) just don't work on SAWs.
## Steps to reproduce
```powershell
$endpoint = Get-AzTrafficManagerEndpoint -Name myendpoint -ProfileName myprofile -ResourceGroupName MyRG -Type ExternalEndpoints
$endpoint.Priority = 3
```
The result is:
> Cannot set property. Property setting is only supported on core types in this language mode

## Environment data
```
Windows PowerShell 5.1 on a SAW
```
## Module versions
```powershell
Az.TrafficManager 1.0.4
```
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start with the Get-AzTrafficManagerEndpoint and Set-AzTrafficManagerEndpoint entry points and reproduce the property-assignment failure in Windows PowerShell 5.1 ConstrainedLanguage Mode on a SAW. Trace how the endpoint is updated without assigning directly to a .NET object, then verify that the documented update scenario works in the locked-down environment.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- powershell
- Domain
- cli, cloud
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100