The SMS_Template Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) class is an SMS Provider server class, in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, that represents a deployment template available on the site that you can use instead of the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager console deployment wizard to deploy a software update.

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

Class SMS_Template : SMS_BaseClass
{
	String Data;
	String Description;
	DateTime LastModifiedDate;
	String Name;
	String SchemaGUID;
	String TemplateUniqueID;
	UInt32 Type;
};

Methods

The SMS_Template class does not define any methods.

Properties

Data

Data type: StringAccess type: Read/WriteQualifiers: [lazy, large]Extended data for the template, in XML format.
Description

Data type: StringAccess type: Read/WriteQualifiers: NoneA comment describing the template.
LastModifiedDate

Data type: DateTimeAccess type: Read-onlyQualifiers: read, not_nullThe last modified date of the template.
Name

Data type: StringAccess type: Read/WriteQualifiers: [not_null]User-friendly display name for the template.
SchemaGUID

Data type: StringAccess type: Read/WriteQualifiers: [optional]GUID that references the template schema.
TemplateUniqueID

Data type: StringAccess type: Read/WriteQualifiers: [key, not_null]GUID to represent the template. The default value is "".
Type

Data type: UInt32Access type: Read/WriteQualifiers: [Not_null]The type of the template. Currently the only possible value is:

0

SUM_DEPLOYMENT

Remarks

Class qualifiers for this class include:

  • Secured

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

Use of this class is optional. You can use an SMS_Template object instead of the console if required. In this case, the properties are populated for you, and you need to change only the ones that reflect information that has changed since the last software update deployment.

Note
SMS_Template objects are not replicated to child sites.

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