PowerShell Configuration Iteam: always report compliant even if recovery is not successfull

Question

Hello,
I developped a SCCM 2012 configuration item based on two PowerShell scripts... Below is the generic structure:
The discovery part works fine. Based on several tests, the right result is always sent back to SCCM
In my specific case, it is expected that the remediation script is not always successfull (for instance, I could attempt to free up some disk space and it might not be possible to go back above the specified thresold to be compliant)... In such a case,
my problem is that the remediation script reports a status "OK" while I am expecting to get "not ok (even after remediation trial)"
Does anybody see something wrong in my script structure ? Or do I misunderstand how to properly handle return code for configuration item scripts ?
Regards.
Discovery.ps1
if ("test if compliant") {
    "ok"
} else {
   "not ok"
Remediation.ps1
### Execute commands here to remediate the configuration ###
### Test again to see if the client is now compliant
if ("test if compliant") {
    "ok"
} else {
   "not ok (even after remediation)"

Answer 1

You don't have to deal with an (non zero) exit code at all. Just use one of the first four lines from the table (taken from the link above):
Script exit code
Data read from STDOUT
Data read from STDERR
Script result
Application detection state
0
Empty
Empty
Success
Not installed
0
Empty
Not empty
Failure
Unknown
0
Not empty
Empty
Success
Installed
0
Not empty
Not empty
Success
Installed
Torsten Meringer | http://www.mssccmfaq.de