Sample Update Metadata Files

Applies To: Windows Server Update Services

This section includes sample update metadata files for the following kinds of installation:

Command-line installation

Windows Installer-installed application

Command-line installed patch

MSP-installed patch

Command-line installation

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>  
<!-- A minimally populated SDP file for a command-line-installed application -->  
<sdp:SoftwareDistributionPackage xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"  
   xmlns:sdp="https://schemas.microsoft.com/wsus/2005/04/CorporatePublishing/SoftwareDistributionPackage.xsd"  
   xmlns:cmd="https://schemas.microsoft.com/wsus/2005/04/CorporatePublishing/Installers/CommandLineInstallation.xsd"  
   xmlns:bar="https://schemas.microsoft.com/wsus/2005/04/CorporatePublishing/BaseApplicabilityRules.xsd"  
   xmlns:lar="https://schemas.microsoft.com/wsus/2005/04/CorporatePublishing/LogicalApplicabilityRules.xsd"  
   xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"  
   SchemaVersion='1.0'>  
    <sdp:Properties  
        PackageID='17D63289-8917-4a92-BA76-FDFE6E3E176C'  
        CreationDate='2001-10-18T16:00:00'/>  
  
    <sdp:LocalizedProperties>  
        <sdp:Language>en</sdp:Language>  
        <sdp:Title>A title</sdp:Title>  
        <sdp:Description>A description</sdp:Description>  
    </sdp:LocalizedProperties>  
  
    <sdp:ApplicationSpecificData />  
    <sdp:IsInstallable>  
        <bar:WindowsVersion Comparison='GreaterThanOrEqualTo' MajorVersion='5' MinorVersion='1' />  
    </sdp:IsInstallable>    
  
    <sdp:InstallableItem ID='5AE83422-C6AF-4423-8B99-76DB2C68BC85'>  
        <sdp:ApplicabilityRules>  
            <sdp:IsInstalled>  
                <lar:And>  
                    <bar:FileExists Path="%windir%\sample1.dll" Version="1.0.0.1" />  
                    <bar:FileExists Path="%windir%\sample2.dll" Version="1.0.0.1" />  
                </lar:And>  
            </sdp:IsInstalled>  
            <sdp:IsInstallable>  
                <bar:WindowsLanguage Language="en"/>  
            </sdp:IsInstallable>  
        </sdp:ApplicabilityRules>  
  
        <sdp:InstallProperties />  
  
        <cmd:CommandLineInstallerData Program="sample.exe" Arguments="/q">  
            <cmd:ReturnCode Code="0" Result="Succeeded" />  
        </cmd:CommandLineInstallerData>  
  
        <sdp:Language>en</sdp:Language>    
    </sdp:InstallableItem>  
</sdp:SoftwareDistributionPackage>  

Windows Installer-installed application

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>  
<!-- A minimally populated USP file for an Windows Installer-installed application -->  
<usp:UpdateServicesPackage xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"  
   xmlns:usp="https://schemas.microsoft.com/wsus/2005/04/CorporatePublishing/UpdateServicesPackage.xsd"  
   xmlns:sdp="https://schemas.microsoft.com/wsus/2005/04/CorporatePublishing/SoftwareDistributionPackage.xsd"  
   xmlns:msiar="https://schemas.microsoft.com/wsus/2005/04/CorporatePublishing/MsiApplicabilityRules.xsd"   
   xmlns:msi="https://schemas.microsoft.com/wsus/2005/04/CorporatePublishing/Installers/MsiInstallation.xsd"  
   xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">  
   <usp:SoftwareDistributionPackage SchemaVersion='1.0'>  
        <sdp:Properties  
                PackageID='17D63289-8917-4a92-BA76-FDFE6E3E176F'  
                CreationDate='2001-10-18T16:00:00'/>  
        <sdp:LocalizedProperties>  
            <sdp:Language>en</sdp:Language>  
            <sdp:Title>A title</sdp:Title>  
            <sdp:Description>A description</sdp:Description>  
        </sdp:LocalizedProperties>  
  
        <sdp:ApplicationSpecificData />  
  
        <sdp:InstallableItem ID='5AE83422-C6AF-4423-8B99-76DB2C68BC85'>  
            <sdp:ApplicabilityRules>  
                <sdp:IsInstalled>  
                    <msiar:MsiApplicationInstalled />  
                </sdp:IsInstalled>  
                <sdp:IsSuperseded>  
                    <msiar:MsiApplicationSuperseded />  
                </sdp:IsSuperseded>  
                <sdp:IsInstallable>  
                    <msiar:MsiApplicationInstallable />  
                </sdp:IsInstallable>  
                <sdp:Metadata>  
                    <msiar:MsiApplicationMetadata>  
                        <msiar:ProductCode>{10867FC2-98D9-475F-8099-F14A75180E42}</msiar:ProductCode>  
                    </msiar:MsiApplicationMetadata>    
                </sdp:Metadata>  
            </sdp:ApplicabilityRules>  
  
            <sdp:InstallProperties />  
  
            <msi:MsiInstallerData MsiFile='sample.msi' ProductCode="{10867FC2-98D9-475F-8099-F14A75180E42}" CommandLine="VAR1=val1 VAR2=val2" />  
        </sdp:InstallableItem>  
    </usp:SoftwareDistributionPackage>  
  
    <usp:UpdateServicesProperties  
        RevisionNumber='1'>  
        <usp:InstallableItemInfo  
            ID='5AE83422-C6AF-4423-8B99-76DB2C68BC85'  
            InstallPointDirectory='PackageSubdir\InstallPointDirectory'  
            PackageCabFile='PackageSubdir\sample.cab'>  
            <usp:File  
                Digest="eW91IGNhbid0IHJlYWQgdGhpcyE="  
                FileName="MyApp.cab"  
    Size="73124"  
    Modified="1965-02-17T12:00:00"/>  
</usp:InstallableItemInfo>  
    </usp:UpdateServicesProperties>  
</usp:UpdateServicesPackage>  

Command-line installed patch

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>  
<!-- A minimally populated SDP file for an command-line installed patch -->  
<sdp:SoftwareDistributionPackage xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"  
    xmlns:usp="https://schemas.microsoft.com/wsus/2005/04/CorporatePublishing/UspSchema.xsd"  
    xmlns:sdp="https://schemas.microsoft.com/wsus/2005/04/CorporatePublishing/SoftwareDistributionPackage.xsd"  
    xmlns:bar="https://schemas.microsoft.com/wsus/2005/04/CorporatePublishing/BaseApplicabilityRules.xsd"  
    xmlns:lar="https://schemas.microsoft.com/wsus/2005/04/CorporatePublishing/LogicalApplicabilityRules.xsd"  
    xmlns:cmd="https://schemas.microsoft.com/wsus/2005/04/CorporatePublishing/Installers/CommandLineInstallation.xsd"  
    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"  
    SchemaVersion='1.0'>  
  
    <sdp:Properties  
            PackageID='17D63289-8917-4a92-BA76-FDFE6E3E176B'  
            CreationDate='2001-10-18T16:00:00'/>  
  
    <sdp:LocalizedProperties>  
        <sdp:Language>en</sdp:Language>  
        <sdp:Title>A title</sdp:Title>  
        <sdp:Description>A description</sdp:Description>  
    </sdp:LocalizedProperties>  
  
    <sdp:UpdateSpecificData  
        UpdateClassification="Security Updates" />  
  
    <sdp:InstallableItem ID='5AE83422-C6AF-4423-8B99-76DB2C68BC85'>  
        <sdp:ApplicabilityRules>  
            <sdp:IsInstalled>  
                <lar:And>  
                    <bar:FileExists Path="%windir%\sample.dll" Version="1.0.0.1" />  
                    <bar:FileVersion Path="%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322\system.web.dll" Comparison="LessThanOrEqualTo" Version="1.1.4322.2032" />  
                    <bar:InstalledOnce />  
                </lar:And>  
            </sdp:IsInstalled>  
            <sdp:IsInstallable>  
                <bar:WindowsVersion Comparison='GreaterThanOrEqualTo' MajorVersion='5' MinorVersion='1' />  
            </sdp:IsInstallable>  
        </sdp:ApplicabilityRules>  
  
        <sdp:InstallProperties />  
  
        <cmd:CommandLineInstallerData Program="sample.exe" Arguments="/q">  
            <cmd:ReturnCode Code="0" Result="Succeeded" />  
        </cmd:CommandLineInstallerData>  
    </sdp:InstallableItem>  
</sdp:SoftwareDistributionPackage>  

MSP-installed patch

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>  
<!-- A fully populated SDP file for an msp-installed patch -->  
<sdp:SoftwareDistributionPackage xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"  
   xmlns:sdp="https://schemas.microsoft.com/wsus/2005/04/CorporatePublishing/SoftwareDistributionPackage.xsd"  
   xmlns:msiar="https://schemas.microsoft.com/wsus/2005/04/CorporatePublishing/MsiApplicabilityRules.xsd"   
   xmlns:msp="https://schemas.microsoft.com/wsus/2005/04/CorporatePublishing/Installers/MspInstallation.xsd"  
   xmlns:mspblob="https://www.microsoft.com/msi/patch_applicability.xsd"  
   xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"  
   SchemaVersion='1.0'>  
  
    <sdp:Properties  
            PackageID='17D63289-8917-4a92-BA76-FDFE6E3E176F'  
            CreationDate='2001-10-18T16:00:00'/>  
    <sdp:LocalizedProperties>  
        <sdp:Language>en</sdp:Language>  
        <sdp:Title>A title</sdp:Title>  
        <sdp:Description>A description</sdp:Description>  
    </sdp:LocalizedProperties>  
  
    <sdp:UpdateSpecificData  
        UpdateClassification="Security Updates" />  
  
    <sdp:InstallableItem ID='5AE83422-C6AF-4423-8B99-76DB2C68BC85'>  
        <sdp:ApplicabilityRules>  
            <sdp:IsInstalled>  
                <msiar:MsiPatchInstalled />  
            </sdp:IsInstalled>  
            <sdp:IsSuperseded>  
                <msiar:MsiPatchSuperseded />  
            </sdp:IsSuperseded>  
            <sdp:IsInstallable>  
                <msiar:MsiPatchInstallable />  
            </sdp:IsInstallable>  
            <sdp:Metadata>  
                <msiar:MsiPatchMetadata>  
                    <mspblob:MsiPatch>  
                        <mspblob:TargetProduct MinMsiVersion="3">  
                            <mspblob:TargetProductCode>{17D63289-8917-4a92-BA76-FDFE6E3E176F}</mspblob:TargetProductCode>  
                            <mspblob:TargetVersion ComparisonType="Equal">7.2</mspblob:TargetVersion>  
                            <mspblob:TargetLanguage Validate="true">1033</mspblob:TargetLanguage>  
                            <mspblob:UpdatedLanguages>1033</mspblob:UpdatedLanguages>  
                            <mspblob:UpgradeCode>{17D63289-8917-4a92-BA76-FDFE6E3E176F}</mspblob:UpgradeCode>  
                        </mspblob:TargetProduct>  
                        <mspblob:TargetProductCode>{17D63289-8917-4a92-BA76-FDFE6E3E176F}</mspblob:TargetProductCode>  
                    </mspblob:MsiPatch>  
                </msiar:MsiPatchMetadata>  
            </sdp:Metadata>  
        </sdp:ApplicabilityRules>  
  
        <sdp:InstallProperties />  
  
        <msp:MspInstallerData PatchCode="{10867FC2-98D9-475F-8099-F14A75180E42}" CommandLine="VAR1=val1 VAR2=val2" />  
    </sdp:InstallableItem>  
</sdp:SoftwareDistributionPackage>  

Driver package

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>  
<!-- A fully populated SDP file for a driver package -->  
<sdp:SoftwareDistributionPackage   
 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"  
xmlns:bar="https://schemas.microsoft.com/wsus/2005/04/CorporatePublishing/BaseApplicabilityRules.xsd"  
 xmlns:bt="https://schemas.microsoft.com/wsus/2005/04/CorporatePublishing/BaseTypes.xsd"  
xmlns:cmd="https://schemas.microsoft.com/wsus/2005/04/CorporatePublishing/Installers/CommandLineInstallation.xsd"  
xmlns:lar="https://schemas.microsoft.com/wsus/2005/04/CorporatePublishing/LogicalApplicabilityRules.xsd"  
xmlns:msi="https://schemas.microsoft.com/wsus/2005/04/CorporatePublishing/Installers/MsiInstallation.xsd"  
xmlns:msiar="https://schemas.microsoft.com/wsus/2005/04/CorporatePublishing/MsiApplicabilityRules.xsd" xmlns:msp="https://schemas.microsoft.com/wsus/2005/04/CorporatePublishing/Installers/MspInstallation.xsd"  
xmlns:sdp="https://schemas.microsoft.com/wsus/2005/04/CorporatePublishing/SoftwareDistributionPackage.xsd"  
xmlns:uei="https://schemas.microsoft.com/wsus/2005/04/CorporatePublishing/Installers/UpdateExeInstallation.xsd" xmlns:usp="https://schemas.microsoft.com/wsus/2005/04/CorporatePublishing/UpdateServicesPackage.xsd"  
xmlns:drv="https://schemas.microsoft.com/wsus/2005/04/CorporatePublishing/Installers/WindowsDriver.xsd"  
 xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"  SchemaVersion="1.1">  
   <sdp:Properties PackageID="edab1187-0880-45df-b48f-4c0b33a2c4d9" CreationDate="2007-05-21T19:03:34.603Z" PublicationState="Published" CanSourceBeRequired="false" UpdateType="Driver"></sdp:Properties>  
    <sdp:LocalizedProperties>  
        <sdp:Language>en</sdp:Language>  
        <sdp:Title>Driver for Broadcom BCM V.92 modem</sdp:Title>  
        <sdp:Description>Description</sdp:Description>  
    </sdp:LocalizedProperties>  
    <sdp:ApplicationSpecificData />  
    <sdp:InstallableItem ID="ac1f5495-6284-406c-aaac-b40624cd12ea" >  
        <sdp:ApplicabilityRules>  
            <sdp:IsInstalled>  
                <drv:WindowsDriverInstalled />  
            </sdp:IsInstalled>  
            <sdp:IsSuperseded>  
                <drv:WindowsDriverSuperseded />  
            </sdp:IsSuperseded>  
            <sdp:IsInstallable>  
                <drv:WindowsDriverInstallable />  
            </sdp:IsInstallable>  
            <sdp:Metadata>  
                <drv:WindowsDriverMetaData HardwareID="PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_4212&SUBSYS_00021028" WhqlDriverID="6601854" Manufacturer="Broadcom Corporation" Provider="Broadcom Corporation" Model="BCM V.92 56K Voicemodem" Company="Broadcom Corporation" Class="Modems" DriverVerDate="2003-08-27" DriverVerVersion="0.0.0.0" />  
            </sdp:Metadata>  
        </sdp:ApplicabilityRules>  
        <sdp:InstallProperties CanRequestUserInput="false" RequiresNetworkConnectivity="false" Impact="Normal" RebootBehavior="CanRequestReboot" />  
    </sdp:InstallableItem>  
</sdp:SoftwareDistributionPackage>  

Detectoid

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>  
<!-- A fully populated SDP file for a detectoid -->  
<sdp:SoftwareDistributionPackage xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:bar="https://schemas.microsoft.com/wsus/2005/04/CorporatePublishing/BaseApplicabilityRules.xsd" xmlns:bt="https://schemas.microsoft.com/wsus/2005/04/CorporatePublishing/BaseTypes.xsd" xmlns:cmd="https://schemas.microsoft.com/wsus/2005/04/CorporatePublishing/Installers/CommandLineInstallation.xsd" xmlns:lar="https://schemas.microsoft.com/wsus/2005/04/CorporatePublishing/LogicalApplicabilityRules.xsd" xmlns:msi="https://schemas.microsoft.com/wsus/2005/04/CorporatePublishing/Installers/MsiInstallation.xsd" xmlns:msiar="https://schemas.microsoft.com/wsus/2005/04/CorporatePublishing/MsiApplicabilityRules.xsd" xmlns:msp="https://schemas.microsoft.com/wsus/2005/04/CorporatePublishing/Installers/MspInstallation.xsd" xmlns:sdp="https://schemas.microsoft.com/wsus/2005/04/CorporatePublishing/SoftwareDistributionPackage.xsd" xmlns:uei="https://schemas.microsoft.com/wsus/2005/04/CorporatePublishing/Installers/UpdateExeInstallation.xsd" xmlns:usp="https://schemas.microsoft.com/wsus/2005/04/CorporatePublishing/UpdateServicesPackage.xsd" xmlns:drv="https://schemas.microsoft.com/wsus/2005/04/CorporatePublishing/Installers/WindowsDriver.xsd" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" SchemaVersion="1.1">  
  <sdp:Properties PackageID="2063FA61-37E8-40b1-A882-9E6EEF341EDD" CreationDate="2007-05-21T19:15:13.661Z" PublicationState="Published" CanSourceBeRequired="false" UpdateType="Detectoid" />  
  <sdp:LocalizedProperties>  
    <sdp:Language>en</sdp:Language>  
    <sdp:Title>Dell detectoid</sdp:Title>  
    <sdp:Description>This detectoid detects if the machine is a Dell</sdp:Description>  
  </sdp:LocalizedProperties>  
  <sdp:ApplicationSpecificData />  
  <sdp:IsInstalled>  
    <bar:WmiQuery Namespace="Root\CIMv2" WqlQuery="SELECT * FROM Win32_ComputerSystem WHERE Manufacturer LIKE 'Dell%'" />  
  </sdp:IsInstalled>  
</sdp:SoftwareDistributionPackage>  

Bundle prerequisite on detectoid

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>  
<!-- A fully populated SDP file for a bundle package -->  
<sdp:SoftwareDistributionPackage   
 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"  
xmlns:bar="https://schemas.microsoft.com/wsus/2005/04/CorporatePublishing/BaseApplicabilityRules.xsd"  
 xmlns:bt="https://schemas.microsoft.com/wsus/2005/04/CorporatePublishing/BaseTypes.xsd"  
xmlns:cmd="https://schemas.microsoft.com/wsus/2005/04/CorporatePublishing/Installers/CommandLineInstallation.xsd"  
xmlns:lar="https://schemas.microsoft.com/wsus/2005/04/CorporatePublishing/LogicalApplicabilityRules.xsd"  
xmlns:msi="https://schemas.microsoft.com/wsus/2005/04/CorporatePublishing/Installers/MsiInstallation.xsd"  
xmlns:msiar="https://schemas.microsoft.com/wsus/2005/04/CorporatePublishing/MsiApplicabilityRules.xsd"  
xmlns:msp="https://schemas.microsoft.com/wsus/2005/04/CorporatePublishing/Installers/MspInstallation.xsd"  
xmlns:sdp="https://schemas.microsoft.com/wsus/2005/04/CorporatePublishing/SoftwareDistributionPackage.xsd"  
xmlns:uei="https://schemas.microsoft.com/wsus/2005/04/CorporatePublishing/Installers/UpdateExeInstallation.xsd"  
xmlns:usp="https://schemas.microsoft.com/wsus/2005/04/CorporatePublishing/UpdateServicesPackage.xsd"  
xmlns:drv="https://schemas.microsoft.com/wsus/2005/04/CorporatePublishing/Installers/WindowsDriver.xsd"  
 xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"  SchemaVersion="1.1">  
    <sdp:Properties PackageID="46AFB3B1-17D5-4b84-AFC0-3CAF9EFB9E43" CreationDate="2007-05-21T19:07:58.633Z" PublicationState="Published" CanSourceBeRequired="false" UpdateType="Software"></sdp:Properties>  
    <sdp:LocalizedProperties>  
        <sdp:Language>en</sdp:Language>  
        <sdp:Title>Bundle Package </sdp:Title>  
        <sdp:Description>A test bundle package with multiple bundled children</sdp:Description>  
    </sdp:LocalizedProperties>  
    <sdp:ApplicationSpecificData />  
    <sdp:Prerequisites>  
        <!-- Prereq on Dell Detectoid -->  
        <sdp:AtLeastOne>   
            <sdp:PackageID>2063FA61-37E8-40b1-A882-9E6EEF341EDD </sdp:PackageID>  
        </sdp:AtLeastOne>  
    </sdp:Prerequisites>  
    <sdp:BundledPackages>  
        <!-- Driver -->  
        <sdp:PackageID> edab1187-0880-45df-b48f-4c0b33a2c4d9</sdp:PackageID>  
        <!-- Command line application -->  
        <sdp:PackageID>17D63289-8917-4a92-BA76-FDFE6E3E176C</sdp:PackageID>  
    </sdp:BundledPackages>  
</sdp:SoftwareDistributionPackage>