The following example shows how to configure an advertisement to override service windows using the SMS_Advertisement class and the AdvertFlags class property in System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager.

To configure an advertisement to override maintenance windows

  1. Set up a connection to the SMS Provider.

  2. Load an existing advertisement object using the SMS_Advertisement class.

  3. Modify the AdvertFlags property using the hexadecimal value for OVERRIDE_MAINTENANCE_WINDOW.

  4. Save the modified advertisement and properties.

Example

The following example method configures an existing advertisement to override maintenance windows.

Important
The hexadecimal values that define the AdvertFlags property are listed in the SMS_Advertisement class reference material.

For information about calling the sample code, see Calling Configuration Manager Code Snippets.

Visual Basic Script  Copy Code 
Sub ModifyAdvertisementToOverrideMaintenanceWindows(connection, existingAdvertisementID)

	' Define a constant with the hexadecimal value for the OVERRIDE_MAINTENANCE_WINDOW. 
	Const OVERRIDE_MAINTENANCE_WINDOWS = &H00100000
	Dim advertisementToModify

	' Get the specific advertisement instance to modify. 
	Set advertisementToModify = connection.Get("SMS_Advertisement.AdvertisementID='" & existingAdvertisementID & "'")

	' List the existing property values.
	Wscript.Echo " "
	Wscript.Echo "Values before change: "
	Wscript.Echo "--------------------- "
	Wscript.Echo "Advertisement Name:			" & advertisementToModify.AdvertisementName
	Wscript.Echo "Advertisement Flags (integer): " & advertisementToModify.AdvertFlags

	' Set the new property value.
	advertisementToModify.AdvertFlags = advertisementToModify.AdvertFlags OR OVERRIDE_MAINTENANCE_WINDOWS

	' Save the advertisement.
	advertisementToModify.Put_ 

	' Output the new property values.
	Wscript.Echo " "
	Wscript.Echo "Values after change:  "
	Wscript.Echo "--------------------- "
	Wscript.Echo "Advertisement Name:			 " & advertisementToModify.AdvertisementName
	Wscript.Echo "Advertisement Flags (integer):  " & advertisementToModify.AdvertFlags

End Sub
C#  Copy Code 
public void ModifySWDAdvertisementToOverrideMaintenanceWindows(WqlConnectionManager connection, 
															 string existingAdvertisementID)
{
	// Define a constant with the hexadecimal value for OVERRIDE_MAINTENANCE_WINDOW. 
	const Int32 OVERRIDE_MAINTENANCE_WINDOWS = 0x00100000;

	try
	{
		// Get the specific advertisement instance to modify. 
		IResultObject advertisementToModify = connection.GetInstance(@"SMS_Advertisement.AdvertisementID='" + existingAdvertisementID + "'");

		// List the existing property values.
		Console.WriteLine();
		Console.WriteLine("Values before change:");
		Console.WriteLine("_____________________");
		Console.WriteLine("Advertisement Name:			" + advertisementToModify["AdvertisementName"].StringValue);
		Console.WriteLine("Advertisement Flags (integer): " + advertisementToModify["AdvertFlags"].IntegerValue);

		// Modify the AdvertFlags value to include the OVERRIDE_MAINTENANCE_WINDOWS value.
		advertisementToModify["AdvertFlags"].IntegerValue = advertisementToModify["AdvertFlags"].IntegerValue | OVERRIDE_MAINTENANCE_WINDOWS;

		// Save the advertisement with the new value.
		advertisementToModify.Put();

		// Reload the advertisement to verify the change.
		advertisementToModify.Get();
					
		// List the existing (modified) property values.
		Console.WriteLine();
		Console.WriteLine("Values after change:");
		Console.WriteLine("_____________________");
		Console.WriteLine("Advertisement Name:			" + advertisementToModify["AdvertisementName"].StringValue);
		Console.WriteLine("Advertisement Flags (integer): " + advertisementToModify["AdvertFlags"].IntegerValue);
}
	catch (SmsException ex)
	{
		Console.WriteLine("Failed to modify advertisement. Error: " + ex.Message);
		throw;
}
}

The example method has the following parameters:

Parameter Type Description

connection

swbemServices

  • Managed: WqlConnectionManager

  • VBScript: SWbemServices

A valid connection to the SMS Provider.

existingAdvertisementID

  • Managed: String

  • VBScript: String

The ID of the advertisement to modify.

Compiling the Code

The C# example requires:

Namespaces

System

Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.ManagementProvider

Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.ManagementProvider.WqlQueryEngine

mscorlib

Assembly

adminui.wqlqueryengine

microsoft.configurationmanagement.managementprovider

Robust Programming

For more information about error handling, see About Configuration Manager Errors.

See Also