The SMS_Query Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) class is an SMS Provider server class, in Configuration Manager, that serves as a container for predefined queries.

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

Class SMS_Query : SMS_BaseClass
{
   String Comments;
   String Expression;
   String LimitToCollectionID;
	 String Name;
   String QueryID;
	 String TargetClassName;
};

Methods

The following table lists the methods in SMS_Query.

Method Description

CreateCCRs Method in Class SMS_Query

Generates client configuration requests (CCRs) for the query.

Properties

Comments


Data type: String Access type: Read/WriteQualifiers: [ResID(1103), ResDLL("SMS_RSTT.dll")]Comments to document the query. The default value is "".
Expression


Data type: String Access type: Read/WriteQualifiers: [ResID(1104),ResDLL("SMS_RSTT.dll")]WMI Query Language (WQL) text for the query. The default value is "".
LimitToCollectionID


Data type: String Access type: Read/WriteQualifiers: [ResID(1106), ResDLL("SMS_RSTT.dll")]ID of a collection. This ID is used to limit the query results to resources that are members of the collection.
Name


Data type: String Access type: Read/WriteQualifiers: [ResID(1102), ResDLL("SMS_RSTT.dll")]Name of the query as shown in the Configuration Manager console. The default value is "".
QueryID


Data type: String Access type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [read, key, ResID(1101), ResDLL("SMS_RSTT.dll")]Unique auto-generated ID for the query.
TargetClassName


Data type: String Access type: Read/WriteQualifiers: [ResID(1105), ResDLL("SMS_RSTT.dll")]Name of the target class, found in the FROM clause of the query. The default value is "".This name is arbitrary for queries that perform a JOIN operation. The Configuration Manager console uses this property for display purposes to give the user an idea of the data that the query retrieves.

Remarks

Class qualifiers for this class include:

  • Secured

  • DisplayName("Query")

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

You can use SMS_Query to persist valid queries that can be used later in an application or that can be run from the Configuration Manager console.

Instances of this class with the TargetClassName property set to an SMS_StatusMessage Server WMI Class object appear in the System Status node in the Configuration Manager console. All other instances appear in the Queries node.

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

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