You add updates to a software updates deployment package, in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, by obtaining an instance of the SMS_SoftwareUpdatesPackage class and by using the AddUpdateContent method.

To create a software updates deployment package

  1. Set up a connection to the SMS Provider.

  2. Obtain an existing package object by using the SMS_SoftwareUpdatesPackage class.

  3. Add update content to the existing package using the AddUpdateContent method.

Example

The following example method shows how to add updates to a software updates deployment package by using the SMS_SoftwareUpdatesPackage class and the AddUpdateContent method.

Note
The updates must be available in the content source path (as part of the dictionary object addUpdateContentParameters in C#). If the updates exist in a package source, that package source cannot be used for more than one deployment package.
Important
No VBScript example was included, as the AddUpdateContent method does not return from the method call on failure. This is a known issue and is being investigated.

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

Example of the method call in C#:

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// PREWORK FOR AddUpdatesToSUMDeploymentPackage

// Define the array of Content Ids to load into addUpdateContentParameters.
int[] newArrayContentIds = new int[] { 82 };

// Define the array of source paths (these must be UNC) to load into addUpdateContentParameters.
string[] newArrayContentSourcePath = new string[] { "\\\\ServerOne\\source1" };

// Load the update content parameters into an object to pass to the method.
Dictionary<string, object> addUpdateContentParameters = new Dictionary<string, object>();
addUpdateContentParameters.Add("ContentIds", newArrayContentIds);
addUpdateContentParameters.Add("ContentSourcePath", newArrayContentSourcePath);
addUpdateContentParameters.Add("bRefreshDPs", false);

AddUpdatestoSUMDeploymentPackage(WMIConnection,
								 "ABC00001",
								 addUpdateContentParameters);
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public void AddUpdatestoSUMDeploymentPackage(WqlConnectionManager connection,
											string existingSUMPackageID,
											Dictionary<string, object> addUpdateContentParameters)
{
	try
	{
		// Get the specific SUM Deployment Package to change.
		IResultObject existingSUMDeploymentPackage = connection.GetInstance(@"SMS_SoftwareUpdatesPackage.PackageID='" + existingSUMPackageID + "'");

		// Add updates to the existing SUM Deployment Package using the AddUpdateContent method.
		// Note: The method will throw an exception, if the method is not able to add the content.
		existingSUMDeploymentPackage.ExecuteMethod("AddUpdateContent", addUpdateContentParameters);

		// Output a success message that the content was added.
		Console.WriteLine("Added content to the SUM deployment package. "); 		
}
	catch (SmsException ex)
	{
		Console.WriteLine("Failed to add content to the SUM deployment package."); 		
		Console.WriteLine("Error: " + ex.Message); 
		throw;
}
}

The example method has the following parameters:

Parameter

Type

Description

connection

  • Managed: WqlConnectionManager

A valid connection to the SMS Provider.

existingSUMPackageID

  • Managed: String

The package ID for an existing software updates deployment package.

addUpdateContentParameters

  • Managed: dictionary object

The set of parameters (ContentIDs, ContentSourcePath, bRefreshDPs) that is passed into the method and used with the AddUpdateContent method call.

Compiling the Code

This C# example requires:

Namespaces

System

System.Collections.Generic

System.Text

Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.ManagementProvider

Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.ManagementProvider.WqlQueryEngine

Assembly

adminui.wqlqueryengine

microsoft.configurationmanagement.managementprovider

Robust Programming

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

Security

For more information about securing Configuration Manager applications, see Securing Configuration Manager Applications.

See Also