How to Create an Advertisement
Updated: November 1, 2013
Applies To: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1, System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager
The following example shows how to create an advertisement by using the SMS_Advertisement class and class properties in System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager.
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To create an advertisement that targets a collection, you must have “Deploy Packages” permissions for the collection and “Read” permissions for the package. |
To create an advertisement
Set up a connection to the SMS Provider.
Create the new advertisement object using the SMS_Advertisement class.
Populate the new advertisement properties.
Save the new advertisement and properties.
Example
The following example method creates an advertisement for software distribution.
For information about calling the sample code, see Calling Configuration Manager Code Snippets.
Sub SWDCreateAdvertisement(connection, existingCollectionID, existingPackageID, existingProgramName, newAdvertisementName, newAdvertisementComment, newAdvertisementFlags, newAdvertisementStartOfferDateTime, newAdvertisementStartOfferEnabled)
Dim newAdvertisement
' Create the new advertisement object.
Set newAdvertisement = connection.Get("SMS_Advertisement").SpawnInstance_
' Populate the advertisement properties.
newAdvertisement.CollectionID = existingCollectionID
newAdvertisement.PackageID = existingPackageID
newAdvertisement.ProgramName = existingProgramName
newAdvertisement.AdvertisementName = newAdvertisementName
newAdvertisement.Comment = newAdvertisementComment
newAdvertisement.AdvertFlags = newAdvertisementFlags
newAdvertisement.PresentTime = newAdvertisementStartOfferDateTime
newAdvertisement.PresentTimeEnabled = newAdvertisementStartOfferEnabled
' Save the new advertisement and properties.
newAdvertisement.Put_
' Output new advertisement name.
Wscript.Echo "Created advertisement: " & newAdvertisement.AdvertisementName
End Sub
public void CreateSWDAdvertisement(WqlConnectionManager connection, string existingCollectionID, string existingPackageID, string existingProgramName, string newAdvertisementName, string newAdvertisementComment, int newAdvertisementFlags, string newAdvertisementStartOfferDateTime, bool newAdvertisementStartOfferEnabled) { try { // Create new advertisement instance. IResultObject newAdvertisement = connection.CreateInstance("SMS_Advertisement"); // Populate new advertisement values. newAdvertisement["CollectionID"].StringValue = existingCollectionID; newAdvertisement["PackageID"].StringValue = existingPackageID; newAdvertisement["ProgramName"].StringValue = existingProgramName; newAdvertisement["AdvertisementName"].StringValue = newAdvertisementName; newAdvertisement["Comment"].StringValue = newAdvertisementComment; newAdvertisement["AdvertFlags"].IntegerValue = newAdvertisementFlags; newAdvertisement["PresentTime"].StringValue = newAdvertisementStartOfferDateTime; newAdvertisement["PresentTimeEnabled"].BooleanValue = newAdvertisementStartOfferEnabled; // Save the new advertisment and properties. newAdvertisement.Put(); // Output new assignment name. Console.WriteLine("Created advertisement: " + newAdvertisement["AdvertisementName"].StringValue); } catch (SmsException ex) { Console.WriteLine("Failed to assign advertisement. Error: " + ex.Message); throw; } }
Compiling the Code
The C# example requires:
System
Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.ManagementProvider
Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.ManagementProvider.WqlQueryEngine
adminui.wqlqueryengine
microsoft.configurationmanagement.managementprovider
mscorlib
Robust Programming
For more information about error handling, see About Configuration Manager Errors.

The example method has the following parameters:
Parameter
Type
Description
connection
swbemServices
Managed: WqlConnectionManager
VBScript: SWbemServices
A valid connection to the SMS Provider.
existingCollectionID
Managed: String
VBScript: String
The ID of an existing collection with which to associate the advertisement.
existingPackageID
Managed: String
VBScript: String
The ID of an existing package with which to associate the advertisement.
existingProgramName
Managed: String
VBScript: String
The name for the program associated with the advertisement.
newAdvertisementName
Managed: String
VBScript: String
The name for the new advertisement.
newAdvertisementComment
Managed: String
VBScript: String
A comment for the new advertisement.
newAdvertisementFlags
Managed: Integer
VBScript: Integer
Flags specifying options for the new advertisement.
newAdvertisementStartOfferDateTime
Managed: String
VBScript: String
The time when the new advertisement is first offered.
newAdvertisementStartOfferEnabled
Managed: Boolean
VBScript: Boolean
true if the advertisement is offered.