Association Classes
An association allows you to logically relate the instances of two classes. Typically, an association consists of two key properties (which are paths, or pointers, that uniquely identify the location of the other class instances), but an association can also contain additional properties. The provider uses the key properties to retrieve the requested data.
Although association classes provide a convenient means to collect related information, they are inherently slow. If performance is an issue, you should consider collecting the related information yourself.
Notes Association classes are read-only except for the SMS_CollectToSubCollect_a class.
Association class names are suffixed with an "_a".
The following is a table of association classes.
| Association classes | Description |
|---|---|
| SMS_AdvertToSourceSite_a | Relates an advertisement with the site that created the advertisement. |
| SMS_BaseAssociation | Abstract class that is the base class for all SMS association classes. It has no properties. |
| SMS_CollectionMember_a | Relates a collection with its member resources. |
| SMS_CollectionToPkgAdvert_a | Relates an advertisement with its target collection. |
| SMS_CollectToSubCollect_a | Relates a collection with its parent collection. |
| SMS_ObjectToClassPermissions_a | Relates a secured object with various users that have class permissions on the object. |
| SMS_ObjectToInstancePermissions_a | Relates a secured object with users that have permissions for an instance of a secured object. |
| SMS_PackageToAdvert_a | Relates an advertisement to the package it advertises. |
| SMS_PackageToSourceSite_a | Relates a package to the site that created the package. |
| SMS_PDFPkgToPDFProgram_a | Relates a PDF package to PDF programs that are part of the package. |
| SMS_PkgToPkgAccess_a | Relates a package with the user accounts that are used to access a package on its distribution points. |
| SMS_PkgToPkgProgram_a | Relates a package with the programs that form the package. |
| SMS_PkgToPkgServer_a | Relates a package with its distribution points. |
| SMS_SCFToSCI_a | Relates a site control file with the site control items that make up the current site control file. |
| SMS_SCFToSite_a | Relates a site control file with the site to which it belongs. |
| SMS_SiteToROOTColl_a | Relates a site with the root of the collections that belong to it. |
| SMS_SiteToSiteID_a | Relates a site with its identifying information. |
| SMS_SiteToSubSite_a | Defines the hierarchy of sites by relating a site with its subsites. |