The management classes XML for the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager console are located %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Configuration Manager\AdminConsole\XmlStorage\ConsoleRoot\ManagementClassDescriptions.xml file. Your extension management class XML files, however, must be placed in the AdminConsole\XmlStorage\Extensions\ManagementClasses\ folder.

The following XML defines an extension management class called “MyClass”. The “MyClass” node is a subclass of the SMS_SiteControlItem management class, which is defined in the ConsoleRoot\ManagementClassDescriptions.xml.

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<ManagementClassDescription Name="MyClass" SuperclassName="SMS_SiteControlItem" SecurityObjectAlias="SMS_Site">
 <Properties> 
  <ManagementClassPropertyDescription Name="RoleName"/> 
  <ManagementClassPropertyDescription Name="SiteCode" /> 
 </Properties>
</ManagementClassDescription>

You can also expose your own custom management class that is defined within an assembly. For example, the XML below defines a management class called _SDK. The _SDK class is defined in a custom assembly. Note that the management class must be defined using .NET from within the referenced assembly.

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<ManagementClassDescription Name="_SDK"> 
 <Properties> 
  <ManagementClassPropertyDescription Name="MyProperty1"/>  
  <ManagementClassPropertyDescription Name="MyProperty2"/> 	 
  <ManagementClassPropertyDescription Name="MyProperty3"/>  
 </Properties> 
 <ResourceAssembly>  
  <Assembly>UIExtensionsDemo.dll</Assembly>  
  <Type>UIExtensionsDemo.ConnectionManager._SDK.resources</Type> 
 </ResourceAssembly> 
 <ImagesDescription> 
  <ResourceAssembly> 
   <Assembly>UIExtensionsDemo.dll</Assembly>  
   <Type>UIExtensionsDemo.Resources.resources</Type> 
  </ResourceAssembly>  
  <ImageResourceName>ViewIcon</ImageResourceName>  
 </ImagesDescription>
</ManagementClassDescription>

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