From bde37df65aedd9454564d4e5d3433d5b555b69ee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Torsten Brendgen <torsten.brendgen@microsoft.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2026 22:44:58 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?Erweitere=20Tests=20f=C3=BCr=20Merge-DSCConfigu?=
 =?UTF-8?q?rationData,=20um=20leere=20Array-Merge-Schl=C3=BCssel=20zu=20ak?=
 =?UTF-8?q?zeptieren=20und=20Parameterbindung-Fehler=20zu=20vermeiden.=20A?=
 =?UTF-8?q?ktualisiere=20Modulversion=20auf=201.1.1=20und=20passe=20Releas?=
 =?UTF-8?q?e-Notizen=20an.?=
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---
 .tests/Merge-DSCConfigurationData.Tests.ps1   | 26 +++++++++++++++++++
 Merge-DSCConfigurationData.psd1               |  6 ++---
 .../Test-ConfigurationDataItemWildcard.ps1    |  1 +
 3 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.tests/Merge-DSCConfigurationData.Tests.ps1 b/.tests/Merge-DSCConfigurationData.Tests.ps1
index 3858e57..6ca2518 100644
--- a/.tests/Merge-DSCConfigurationData.Tests.ps1
+++ b/.tests/Merge-DSCConfigurationData.Tests.ps1
@@ -129,4 +129,30 @@ Describe "Merge-DSCConfigurationData" {
         ($Registry | Where-Object { $_.Key -eq "K1" }).ValueData | Should Be "Deployment-K1"
         ($Registry | Where-Object { $_.Key -eq "K2" }).Default | Should Be "Template-K2"
     }
+
+    It "accepts arrays whose items do not have merge keys" {
+        $Template = @{
+            Parameters = @{
+                AuthenticationMethod = @{
+                    AllowedValues = @(
+                        "NTLM",
+                        "Kerberos"
+                    )
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        $Deployment = @{
+            Parameters = @{
+                AuthenticationMethod = @{
+                    AllowedValues = @(
+                        "NTLM",
+                        "Kerberos"
+                    )
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        { Merge-DSCConfigurationData -Template $Template -Deployment $Deployment } | Should Not Throw
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Merge-DSCConfigurationData.psd1 b/Merge-DSCConfigurationData.psd1
index 88b0677..6868f20 100644
--- a/Merge-DSCConfigurationData.psd1
+++ b/Merge-DSCConfigurationData.psd1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-@{
+@{
     RootModule = "Merge-DSCConfigurationData.psm1"
-    ModuleVersion = "1.1.0"
+    ModuleVersion = "1.1.1"
     GUID = "c1c7e70d-9049-4eaa-a3c9-44a424c35ef5"
     Author = "Torsten Brendgen"
     Copyright = "(c) Torsten Brendgen. All rights reserved."
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
                 "DSC",
                 "ConfigurationData"
             )
-            ReleaseNotes = "Initial module layout."
+            ReleaseNotes = "Allows empty array merge-key collections so scalar arrays such as AllowedValues merge without parameter binding errors."
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Private/Test-ConfigurationDataItemWildcard.ps1 b/Private/Test-ConfigurationDataItemWildcard.ps1
index 4676f49..2158053 100644
--- a/Private/Test-ConfigurationDataItemWildcard.ps1
+++ b/Private/Test-ConfigurationDataItemWildcard.ps1
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ function Test-ConfigurationDataItemWildcard {
         [AllowNull()]
         $Item,
         [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
+        [AllowEmptyCollection()]
         [String[]]
         $KeyNames
     )