The SMS_Package Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) class is an SMS Provider server class, in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, that contains information about Configuration Manager packages.

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

Class SMS_Package : SMS_PackageBaseclass
{
	UInt32 ActionInProgress;
	String AlternateContentProviders;
	SInt32 DefaultImageFlags;
	String Description;
	UInt8 ExtendedData[];
	UInt32 ExtendedDataSize;
	UInt32 ForcedDisconnectDelay;
	Boolean ForcedDisconnectEnabled;
	UInt32 ForcedDisconnectNumRetries;
	UInt8 Icon[];
	UInt32 IconSize;
	Boolean IgnoreAddressSchedule;
	Boolean IsPredefinedPackage;
	UInt8 ISVData[];
	UInt32 ISVDataSize;
	String Language;
	DateTime LastRefreshTime;
	String LocalizedCategoryInstanceNames[];
	String Manufacturer;
	String MIFFilename;
	String MIFName;
	String MIFPublisher;
	String MIFVersion;
	String Name;
	UInt32 NumOfPrograms;
	String PackageID;
	UInt32 PackageType;
	UInt32 PkgFlags;
	UInt32 PkgSourceFlag;
	String PkgSourcePath;
	String PreferredAddressType;
	UInt32 Priority;
	Boolean RefreshPkgSourceFlag;
	SMS_ScheduleToken RefreshSchedule[];
	String SecuredScopeNames[];
	String SedoObjectVersion;
	String ShareName;
	UInt32 ShareType;
	DateTime SourceDate;
	String SourceSite;
	UInt32 SourceVersion;
	String StoredPkgPath;
	UInt32 StoredPkgVersion;
	DateTime TransformAnalysisDate;
	UInt32 TransformReadiness;
	String Version;
};

Methods

The following table lists the methods in the SMS_Package class.

Method Description

AddChangeNotification Method in Class SMS_Package

Adds a package change notification.

AddDistributionPoints Method in Class SMS_Package

Adds the distribution points for the package.

CheckDuplicateShareName Method in Class SMS_Package

Determines if any other package is using the same custom share name.

CheckDuplicateSourceName Method in Class SMS_Package

Determines whether the specified source name is used by another package.

CheckPackageShareForTaskSequenceDeployment Method in Class SMS_Package

Checks whether the package share type meets the requirements of a task sequence deployment.

RefreshPkgSource Method in Class SMS_Package

Refreshes the package source at all distribution points, when the package properties have not changed.

SetSourceSite Method in Class SMS_Package

Sets the code of the source site for the package.

Unlock Method in Class SMS_Package

Sets the source site to the current site, unlocking the package.

Properties

ActionInProgress

Data type: UInt32Access type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [read]See SMS_PackageBaseclass Server WMI Class.
AlternateContentProviders

Data type: StringAccess type: Read/WriteQualifiers: [large, lazy]See SMS_PackageBaseclass Server WMI Class.
DefaultImageFlags

Data type: SInt32Access type: Read/WriteQualifiers: NoneA flag that indicates the package type.  Possible values are:

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This information applies only to System Center Configuration Manager SP1.
Description

Data type: StringAccess type: Read/WriteQualifiers: NoneSee SMS_PackageBaseclass Server WMI Class.
ExtendedData

Data type: UInt8 ArrayAccess type: Read/WriteQualifiers: [large, lazy]See SMS_PackageBaseclass Server WMI Class.
ExtendedDataSize

Data type: UInt32Access type: Read/WriteQualifiers: [lazy]See SMS_PackageBaseclass Server WMI Class.
ForcedDisconnectDelay

Data type: UInt32Access type: Read/WriteQualifiers: NoneSee SMS_PackageBaseclass Server WMI Class.
ForcedDisconnectEnabled

Data type: BooleanAccess type: Read/WriteQualifiers: NoneSee SMS_PackageBaseclass Server WMI Class.
ForcedDisconnectNumRetries

Data type: UInt32Access type: Read/WriteQualifiers: NoneSee SMS_PackageBaseclass Server WMI Class.
Icon

Data type: UInt8 ArrayAccess type: Read/WriteQualifiers: [large]See SMS_PackageBaseclass Server WMI Class.
IconSize

Data type: UInt32Access type: Read/WriteQualifiers: [lazy]See SMS_PackageBaseclass Server WMI Class.
IgnoreAddressSchedule

Data type: BooleanAccess type: Read/WriteQualifiers: NoneSee SMS_PackageBaseclass Server WMI Class.
IsPredefinedPackage

Data type: BooleanAccess type: Read-only Qualifiers: [read]A flag that indicates whether this package is a predefined package.
ISVData

Data type: UInt8 ArrayAccess type: Read/WriteQualifiers: [large, lazy]See SMS_PackageBaseclass Server WMI Class.
ISVDataSize

Data type: UInt32Access type: Read/WriteQualifiers: [lazy]See SMS_PackageBaseclass Server WMI Class.
Language

Data type: StringAccess type: Read/WriteQualifiers: NoneSee SMS_PackageBaseclass Server WMI Class.
LastRefreshTime

Data type: DateTimeAccess type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [read]See SMS_PackageBaseclass Server WMI Class.
LocalizedCategoryInstanceNames

Data type: String ArrayAccess type: Read-only Qualifiers: [read]See SMS_PackageBaseclass Server WMI Class.
Manufacturer

Data type: StringAccess type: Read/WriteQualifiers: NoneSee SMS_PackageBaseclass Server WMI Class.
MIFFilename

Data type: StringAccess type: Read/WriteQualifiers: NoneSee SMS_PackageBaseclass Server WMI Class.
MIFName

Data type: StringAccess type: Read/WriteQualifiers: NoneSee SMS_PackageBaseclass Server WMI Class.
MIFPublisher

Data type: StringAccess type: Read/WriteQualifiers: NoneSee SMS_PackageBaseclass Server WMI Class.
MIFVersion

Data type: StringAccess type: Read/WriteQualifiers: NoneSee SMS_PackageBaseclass Server WMI Class.
Name

Data type: StringAccess type: Read/WriteQualifiers: NoneSee SMS_PackageBaseclass Server WMI Class.
NumOfPrograms

Data type: UInt32Access type: Read/Write Qualifiers: NoneSee SMS_PackageBaseclass Server WMI Class.
PackageID

Data type: StringAccess type: [key]See SMS_PackageBaseclass Server WMI Class.
PackageType

Data type: UInt32Access type: Read/WriteQualifiers: NoneSee SMS_PackageBaseclass Server WMI Class.
PkgFlags

Data type: UInt32Access type: Read/WriteQualifiers: [bits]See SMS_PackageBaseclass Server WMI Class.
PkgSourceFlag

Data type: UInt32Access type: Read/WriteQualifiers: NoneSee SMS_PackageBaseclass Server WMI Class.
PkgSourcePath

Data type: StringAccess type: Read/WriteQualifiers: NoneSee SMS_PackageBaseclass Server WMI Class.
PreferredAddressType

Data type: StringAccess type: Read/WriteQualifiers: NoneSee SMS_PackageBaseclass Server WMI Class.
Priority

Data type: UInt32Access type: Read/WriteQualifiers: NoneSee SMS_PackageBaseclass Server WMI Class.
RefreshPkgSourceFlag

Data type: BooleanAccess type: Read/WriteQualifiers: [lazy]See SMS_PackageBaseclass Server WMI Class.
RefreshSchedule

Data type: SMS_ScheduleToken ArrayAccess type: Read/Write]Qualifiers: [max(15), lazy]See SMS_PackageBaseclass Server WMI Class.
SecuredScopeNames

Data type: String ArrayAccess type: Read-only Qualifiers: [read]See SMS_PackageBaseclass Server WMI Class.
SedoObjectVersion

Data type: StringAccess type: Read-only Qualifiers: [read]See SMS_PackageBaseclass Server WMI Class.…
ShareName

Data type: StringAccess type: Read/WriteQualifiers: NoneSee SMS_PackageBaseclass Server WMI Class.
ShareType

Data type: UInt32Access type: Read/WriteQualifiers: NoneSee SMS_PackageBaseclass Server WMI Class.
SourceDate

Data type: DateTimeAccess type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [read]See SMS_PackageBaseclass Server WMI Class.
SourceSite

Data type: StringAccess type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [read]See SMS_PackageBaseclass Server WMI Class.
SourceVersion

Data type: UInt32Access type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [read]See SMS_PackageBaseclass Server WMI Class.
StoredPkgPath

Data type: StringAccess type: Read/WriteQualifiers: NoneSee SMS_PackageBaseclass Server WMI Class.
StoredPkgVersion

Data type: UInt32Access type: Read/WriteQualifiers: NoneSee SMS_PackageBaseclass Server WMI Class.
TransformAnalysisDate

Data type: DateTimeAccess type: Read/Write Qualifiers: NoneTransformAnalysisDate.  
TransformReadiness

Data type: UInt32Access type: Read/Write Qualifiers: NoneTransformReadiness.  . The default value is 0.
Version

Data type: StringAccess type: Read/WriteQualifiers: NoneSee SMS_PackageBaseclass Server WMI Class.

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.

Configuration Manager uses packages to distribute software to clients. Every package must contain at least one program (SMS_Program Server WMI Class), identifying what actions should occur on the client when the package is received. You can also identify whether the program provides an install status Management Information Format (MIF) file to report status or just uses an exit code.

When your application deletes an SMS_Package object, it is not fully deleted until deletion of its related items, for example, programs, source files, distribution points, and advertisements. Instead, Configuration Manager sets the ActionInProgress property to DELETE to mark the package for deletion. In SMS 2.0, to ensure that a query does not retrieve packages that have been marked for deletion, add this case to the WHERE clause. In SMS 2003, the WHERE clause is not required, because packages that are marked for deletion are not retrieved by a query. Use a status MIF file to generate detailed status reporting. To generate a status MIF file, your application must call the InstallStatusMIF function. For more information, see Status MIF Functions.

The values that your application provides when creating a package are entirely dependent on the programs that the package contains. For example, if the package contains a simple program that does not use source files and does not generate a status MIF file, the application can create a package that merely contains a value for the Name property.

Changing the ShareName or the PkgSourcePath property causes the Distribution Manager to delete and recreate the package on all distribution points of the current site. In addition, when PkgSourcePath is updated, the package is recompressed, if PkgSourceFlag has the STORAGE_COMPRESS bit set, and sent to all child sites that have a distribution point defined for the package. Because this can be an expensive process, your application should be efficient when updating these fields.

Note
Your application can also use the GetPDFData Method in Class SMS_PDF_Package to generate an SMS_Package object.

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