The SMS_UpdateCategoryInstance Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) class is an SMS Provider server class, in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, that represents a software-update-specific SMS_CategoryInstance Server WMI Class object available on the site.

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

Class SMS_UpdateCategoryInstance : SMS_CategoryInstanceBase
{
	Boolean AllowSubscription;
	String CategoryInstance_UniqueID;
	UInt32 CategoryInstanceID;
	String CategoryTypeName;
	Boolean IsSubscribed;
	String LocalizedCategoryInstanceName;
	SMS_Category_LocalizedProperties LocalizedInformation[];
	UInt32 LocalizedPropertyLocaleID;
	UInt32 ParentCategoryInstanceID;
	String SourceSite;
};

Methods

The SMS_UpdateCategoryInstance class does not define any methods.

Warning
The ResendObjectToAllSites Method in Class SMS_UpdateCategoryInstance has been deprecated in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager.

Properties

AllowSubscription

Data type: BooleanAccess type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [read]true if the category instance is enabled for subscription to the category metadata from the software update source. The default value is false. For more information, see SMS_SoftwareUpdateSource Server WMI Class.
Note
Not all categories can be marked for subscription.
CategoryInstance_UniqueID

Data type: StringAccess type: Read/WriteQualifiers: [unique, SizeLimit("512")See SMS_CategoryInstanceBase Server WMI Class.
CategoryInstanceID

Data type: UInt32Access type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [key, read]See SMS_CategoryInstanceBase Server WMI Class.
CategoryTypeName

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

Data type: BooleanAccess type: Read/WriteQualifiers: [read]true if the category instance allows subscription. The default value is false. Set this property to true only if the AllowSubscription property is set to true.
LocalizedCategoryInstanceName

Data type: StringAccess type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [read]See SMS_CategoryInstanceBase Server WMI Class.
LocalizedInformation

Data type: SMS_Category_LocalizedProperties Array Access type: Read/WriteQualifiers: [lazy]See SMS_CategoryInstanceBase Server WMI Class.
LocalizedPropertyLocaleID

Data type: UInt32Access type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [read]See SMS_CategoryInstanceBase Server WMI Class.
ParentCategoryInstanceID

Data type: UInt32Access type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [read]See SMS_CategoryInstanceBase Server WMI Class.
SourceSite

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

Remarks

Class qualifiers for this class include:

  • Secured

  • Read (read-only)

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

Your application uses the SMS_UpdateCategoryInstance class after creating or modifying a software update deployment using SMS_UpdatesAssignment Server WMI Class. The application can use SMS_CIAllCategories Server WMI Class to query for all categories associated with the software updates configuration item or for all configuration items associated with a category.

To use this class, the application obtains an SMS_SoftwareUpdateSource object and sets the properties as required for the particular software update and the source.

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