function New-MachineConfigConnectionString {
    <#
.SYNOPSIS
    Create a new connectionStrings node with default values in machine.config

.PARAMETER Use64Bit
    Whether to modify the 64-bit machine.config or the 32-bit machine.config
#>
    [CmdletBinding()]
    Param(
        [bool]$Use64Bit = $true
    )

    $logLead = Get-LogLeadName

    $mcPath = Get-DotNetConfigPath $use64Bit
    $bitness = if ($Use64Bit) { "64" } else { "32" }
    Write-Host ("$logLead : Checking ConnectionString Section in {0}-bit machine.config" -f $bitness)

    [XML]$machineConfig = Read-MachineConfig $Use64Bit
    [System.Xml.XmlElement]$configRoot = $machineConfig.configuration
    $machineConfigIsDirty = $false

    Write-Verbose "$logLead : Looking for AlkamiMaster connectionString node"
    $masterNodes = $configRoot.SelectNodes("//connectionStrings/add[@name='AlkamiMaster']")
    if ($null -eq $masterNodes -or $masterNodes.Count -eq 0) {
        Write-Host "$logLead : AlkamiMaster Element not Found"
        $connectionStringNode = $configRoot.SelectSingleNode("//connectionStrings")
        if ($null -eq $connectionStringNode) {
            Write-Output ("$logLead : Creating connectionStrings Element")
            # Create the Connection String Element
            $csElement = $machineConfig.CreateElement("connectionStrings")
        } else {
            # Select the Connection String Element
            Write-Verbose "$logLead : connectionStrings Element Found"
            $csElement = $machineConfig.SelectSingleNode("//connectionStrings")
        }

        Write-Host "$logLead : Creating AlkamiMaster Element"
        $csKey = $machineConfig.CreateElement("add")
        $csName = $machineConfig.CreateAttribute("name")
        $csName.Value = "AlkamiMaster"

        $csString = $machineConfig.CreateAttribute("connectionString")

        if ($masterConnectionString -ne "REPLACEME") {
            $csString.Value = $masterConnectionString
        } else {
            Write-Warning "$logLead : The master connection string value is still set to REPLACEME.  It will be added with an empty value and must be updated manually."
            $csString.Value = ""
        }

        $csProvider = $machineConfig.CreateAttribute("providerName")
        $csProvider.Value = "System.Data.SqlClient"

        $csKey.Attributes.Append($csName) | Out-Null
        $csKey.Attributes.Append($csString) | Out-Null
        $csKey.Attributes.Append($csProvider) | Out-Null

        $csElement.AppendChild($csKey) | Out-Null
        $configRoot.AppendChild($csElement)  | Out-Null
        $machineConfigIsDirty = $true
    } else {
        # Verify the Connection String Value
        $alkamiNode = $configRoot.SelectNodes("//add[@name='AlkamiMaster']")
        [System.Xml.XmlAttribute]$connectionString = ($alkamiNode.Attributes | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq "connectionString" } | Select-Object -First 1)

        Write-Verbose "$logLead : Checking the AlkamiMaster connectionString value"
        if ($connectionString.Value -ne $masterConnectionString -and $masterConnectionString -ne "REPLACEME") {
            Write-Host "$logLead : Updating the AlkamiMaster connectionString value"
            # Set the Connection String Value
            $connectionString.Value = $masterConnectionString
            $machineConfigIsDirty = $true
        } elseif ($masterConnectionString -eq "REPLACEME") {
            Write-Warning "$logLead : The master connection string value is still set to REPLACEME.  The value will not be updated"
        }
    }

    if ($machineConfigIsDirty) {
        Write-Host "$logLead : Saving Modified machine.config"
        $machineConfig.Save($mcPath)
    } else {
        Write-Host "$logLead : No changes required to the machine.config"
    }
}

Set-Alias -name Create-MachineConfigConnectionString -value New-MachineConfigConnectionString;