SMS_UpdateCategoryInstance Server WMI Class

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_UpdateCategoryInstance Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) class is an SMS Provider server class, in Configuration Manager, that represents a software update-specific SMS_CategoryInstance Server WMI Class object available on the site.

The following syntax is simplified from Managed Object Format (MOF) code and includes all inherited properties.

Class SMS_UpdateCategoryInstance : SMS_CategoryInstanceBase
{
      Boolean AllowSubscription;
      String CategoryInstance_UniqueID;
      UInt32 CategoryInstanceID;
      String CategoryTypeName;
      Boolean IsSubscribed;
      String LocalizedCategoryInstanceName;
      SMS_Category_LocalizedProperties LocalizedInformation[];
      UInt32 LocalizedPropertyLocaleID;
      UInt32 ParentCategoryInstanceID;
      String SourceSite;
};

Methods

The following table shows the methods in SMS_UpdateCategoryInstance.

Method	Description
ResendObjectToAllSites Method in Class SMS_UpdateCategoryInstance	Replicates object information to all sites for a particular software update-related category instance.

Properties

• AllowSubscription
  Data type: Boolean

  Access type: Read-only

  Qualifiers: [read]

  true if the category instance is enabled for subscription to the category metadata from the software update source. The default value is false. For more information, see SMS_SoftwareUpdateSource Server WMI Class.

  Note

  Not all categories can be marked for subscription.

• 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.

• IsSubscribed
  Data type: Boolean

  Access type: Read/Write

  Qualifiers: [read]

  true if the category instance allows subscription. The default value is false. Set this property to true only if the AllowSubscription property is set to true.

• 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.

Remarks

Class qualifiers for this class include:

• Secured

• Read (read-only)

For more information about both the class qualifiers and the property qualifiers included in the Properties section, see Configuration Manager Class and Property Qualifiers.

Your application uses the SMS_UpdateCategoryInstance class after creating or modifying a software update deployment using SMS_UpdatesAssignment Server WMI Class. The application can use SMS_CIAllCategories Server WMI Class to query for all categories associated with the software updates configuration item or for all configuration items associated with a category.

To use this class, the application obtains an SMS_SoftwareUpdateSource object and sets the properties as required for the particular software update and the source. When ready for metadata synchronization among the parent site and the child sites, the application can call ResendObjectToAllSites Method in Class SMS_UpdateCategoryInstance.

Requirements

Runtime Requirements

For more information, see Configuration Manager Server Runtime Requirements.

Development Requirements

For more information, see Configuration Manager Server Development Requirements.

See Also

Concepts

Software Updates Server WMI Classes
SMS_CategoryInstanceBase Server WMI Class
SMS_CIAllCategories Server WMI Class
Configuration Manager Software Updates