SMS_CategoryInstance Server WMI Class
Updated: October 28, 2009
Applies To: System Center Configuration Manager 2007, System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2, System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3, System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP1, System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2
The SMS_CategoryInstance Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) class is an SMS Provider server class, in Configuration Manager, that represents a category instance used to replicate information about a category, for example, a product or a classification, to all child sites. This class is used in desired configuration management monitoring.
Class SMS_CategoryInstance : SMS_CategoryInstanceBase
{
String CategoryInstance_UniqueID;
UInt32 CategoryInstanceID;
String CategoryTypeName;
String LocalizedCategoryInstanceName;
SMS_Category_LocalizedProperties LocalizedInformation[];
UInt32 LocalizedPropertyLocaleID;
UInt32 ParentCategoryInstanceID;
String SourceSite;
};
The following table lists the methods in the SMS_CategoryInstance class.
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
|
Replicates object information for a particular category instance to all sites. |
- CategoryInstance_UniqueID
- Data type: String Access type: Read/Write Qualifiers: [unique, SizeLimit("512") See SMS_CategoryInstanceBase Server WMI Class.
- CategoryInstanceID
- Data type: UInt32 Access type: Read-only Qualifiers: [key, read] See SMS_CategoryInstanceBase Server WMI Class.
- CategoryTypeName
- Data type: String Access type: Read/Write Qualifiers: None See SMS_CategoryInstanceBase Server WMI Class.
- LocalizedCategoryInstanceName
- Data type: String Access type: Read-only Qualifiers: [read] See SMS_CategoryInstanceBase Server WMI Class.
- LocalizedInformation
- Data type: SMS_Category_LocalizedProperties Array Access type: Read/Write Qualifiers: [lazy] See SMS_CategoryInstanceBase Server WMI Class.
- LocalizedPropertyLocaleID
- Data type: UInt32 Access type: Read-only Qualifiers: [read] See SMS_CategoryInstanceBase Server WMI Class..
- ParentCategoryInstanceID
- Data type: UInt32 Access type: Read-only Qualifiers: [read] See SMS_CategoryInstanceBase Server WMI Class.
- SourceSite
- Data type: String Access type: Read-only Qualifiers: [read] See SMS_CategoryInstanceBase Server WMI Class.
Class qualifiers for this class include:
-
Secured
For more information about both the class qualifiers and the property qualifiers included in the Properties section, see Configuration Manager Class and Property Qualifiers.
To use this class, the application creates an SMS_CategoryInstance object and sets the properties, as required, for the particular baseline configuration item. When the application is ready for metadata synchronization among the parent site and the child sites, the application can call ResendObjectToAllSites Method in Class SMS_CategoryInstance.
Runtime Requirements
For more information, see Configuration Manager Server Runtime Requirements.
Development Requirements
For more information, see Configuration Manager Server Development Requirements.