About Configuration Manager Control Panel Configuration

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

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 provides scriptable COM automation objects for managing Control Panel properties and commands in Configuration Manager 2007.

You can perform such tasks as:

• Run Configuration Manager client actions. For more information, see How to Run a Configuration Manager Client Action.

• View Configuration Manager client component information. For more information, see How to View the Configuration Manager Client Components

CPAppletMgr

You access the Control Panel configuration objects in Configuration Manager through the CPAppletMgr object.

Note

The software distribution Control Panel properties are available, separately through UIResourceMgr. For more information, see Software Distribution Control Panel Automation.

CPAppletMgr provides access to the following objects.

• IClientAction Client COM Automation Interface
  Exposes client actions on a client. Actions are tasks that the client performs, such as a Hardware Inventory Cycle or a Machine Policy Request and Evaluation Cycle.

• IClientActions Client COM Automation Interface
  Contains a collection of ClientAction objects.

• IClientComponent Client COM Automation Interface
  Provides information about the client Configuration Manager components

• IClientComponents Client COM Automation Interface
  Contains a collection of ClientComponent objects.

• IClientProperties Client COM Automation Interface
  Contains a collection of ClientProperty objects.

• IClientProperty Client COM Automation Interface
  Contains a single System property value for the client. These system properties contain data such as the site code, unique Configuration Manager Identifier, and IP address of the client.

See Also

Concepts

Client Control Panel COM Automation
CPApplet Client COM Automation Classes
Software Distribution Client Control Panel Automation