The SMS_SoftwareUpdate Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) class is an SMS Provider server class, in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, that exposes software update information available on a site and serves as the core class for software updates.

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

Class SMS_SoftwareUpdate : SMS_ConfigurationItemBaseClass 
{ 
	String ApplicabilityCondition; 
	String ArticleID; 
	String BulletinID; 
	String CategoryInstance_UniqueIDs[]; 
	UInt32 CI_ID; 
	String CI_UniqueID; 
	UInt32 CIType_ID; 
	UInt32 CIVersion; 
	String CreatedBy; 
	UInt32 CustomSeverity; 
	String CustomSeverityName; 
	DateTime DateCreated; 
	DateTime DateLastModified; 
	DateTime DatePosted; 
	DateTime DateRevised; 
	DateTime EffectiveDate; 
	UInt32 EULAAccepted; 
	Boolean EULAExists; 
	DateTime EULASignoffDate; 
	String EULASignoffUser; 
	UInt32 ExecutionContext; 
	Boolean IsBundle; 
	Boolean IsContentProvisioned; 
	Boolean IsDeployable; 
	Boolean IsDeployed; 
	Boolean IsDigest; 
	Boolean IsEnabled; 
	Boolean IsExpired; 
	Boolean IsHidden; 
	Boolean IsLatest;
	Boolean IsMetadataOnlyUpdate; 
	Boolean IsOfflineServiceable; 
	Boolean IsQuarantined; 
	Boolean IsSuperseded; 
	Boolean IsUserDefined; 
	String LastModifiedBy; 
	DateTime LastStatusTime; 
	String LocalizedCategoryInstanceNames[]; 
	String LocalizedDescription; 
	String LocalizedDisplayName; 
	SMS_CI_LocalizedEulas LocalizedEulas[]; 
	SMS_CI_LocalizedProperties LocalizedInformation[]; 
	String LocalizedInformativeURL; 
	UInt32 LocalizedPropertyLocaleID; 
	UInt32 MaxExecutionTime; 
	UInt32 ModelID;
	String ModelName; 
	UInt32 NumMissing; 
	UInt32 NumNotApplicable; 
	UInt32 NumPresent; 
	UInt32 NumTotal; 
	UInt32 NumUnknown; 
	UInt32 PercentCompliant; 
	UInt32 PermittedUses; 
	String PlatformCategoryInstance_UniqueIDs[]; 
	UInt32 PlatformType; 
	Boolean RequiresExclusiveHandling; 
	UInt32 RevisionNumber; 
	SMS_SDMPackageLocalizedData SDMPackageLocalizedData[]; 
	UInt32 SDMPackageVersion; 
	String SDMPackageXML; 
	String SecuredScopeNames[]; 
	String SedoObjectVersion; 
	UInt32 Severity; 
	String SeverityName; 
	SInt64 Size; 
	String SourceSite; 
	String UpdateLocales[]; 
};

Methods

The following table shows the methods in SMS_SoftwareUpdate.

Method Description

AcceptEULA Method in Class SMS_SoftwareUpdate

Accepts or declines the Microsoft Software License Terms of a software update.

GetEULA Method in Class SMS_SoftwareUpdate

Gets the localized Microsoft Software License Terms content of a software update.

SetEnforcement Method in Class SMS_SoftwareUpdate

Sets policy enforcement of a software update.

SyncNow Method in Class SMS_SoftwareUpdate

Performs a manual synchronization of the Software Update Point.

Properties

ApplicabilityCondition

Data type: StringAccess type: Read/WriteQualifiers: [SizeLimit("512"), not_null]See SMS_ConfigurationItemLatestBaseClass Server WMI Class.
ArticleID

Data type: StringAccess type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [read, SizeLimit("64"), not_null]Knowledge base article ID for the software update. The maximum length for this value is 64 characters.
BulletinID

Data type: StringAccess type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [read, SizeLimit("64"), not_null]Bulletin ID for security updates released by Microsoft. The maximum length for this value is 64 characters. The default value is "None".
CategoryInstance_UniqueIDs

Data type: String ArrayAccess type: Read/WriteQualifiers: NoneSee SMS_ConfigurationItemLatestBaseClass Server WMI Class.
CI_ID

Data type: UInt32Access type: Read/WriteQualifiers: [key]See SMS_ConfigurationItemLatestBaseClass Server WMI Class.
CI_UniqueID

Data type: StringAccess type: Read/WriteQualifiers:[unique, not_null]See SMS_ConfigurationItemLatestBaseClass Server WMI Class.
CIType_ID

Data type: UInt32Access type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [not_null, read]See SMS_ConfigurationItemLatestBaseClass Server WMI Class.For this class, the type ID is SoftwareUpdate (1) or SoftwareUpdateBundle (8).
CIVersion

Data type: UInt32Access type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [read, not_null]See SMS_ConfigurationItemLatestBaseClass Server WMI Class.
CreatedBy

Data type: StringAccess type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [SizeLimit("512"), read, not_null]See SMS_ConfigurationItemLatestBaseClass Server WMI Class.
CustomSeverity

Data type: UInt32Access type: Read/WriteQualifiers: NoneCustom severity rating for the software update. The default value is 0.
CustomSeverityName

Data type: StringAccess type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [read]Text for the custom severity rating.
DateCreated

Data type: DateTimeAccess type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [not_null, read]See SMS_ConfigurationItemLatestBaseClass Server WMI Class.
DateLastModified

Data type: DateTimeAccess type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [read]See SMS_ConfigurationItemLatestBaseClass Server WMI Class.
DatePosted

Data type: DateTimeAccess type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [read]Date and time when the software update was published.
DateRevised

Data type: DateTimeAccess type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [read]Date and time when the software update was revised.
EffectiveDate

Data type: DateTimeAccess type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [read]See SMS_ConfigurationItemLatestBaseClass Server WMI Class.
EULAAccepted

Data type: UInt32Access type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [read]See SMS_ConfigurationItemLatestBaseClass Server WMI Class.
EULAExists

Data type: BooleanAccess type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [read]See SMS_ConfigurationItemLatestBaseClass Server WMI Class.
EULASignoffDate

Data type: DateTimeAccess type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [read]See SMS_ConfigurationItemLatestBaseClass Server WMI Class.
EULASignoffUser

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

Data type: UInt32Access type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [read]See SMS_ConfigurationItemLatestBaseClass Server WMI Class.
IsBundle

Data type: BooleanAccess type: Read/WriteQualifiers: [not_null]See SMS_ConfigurationItemLatestBaseClass Server WMI Class.
IsContentProvisioned

Data type: BooleanAccess type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [read]true if the software update content is provisioned. The default value is false.
IsDeployable

Data type: BooleanAccess type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [read]true if the software update is ready to be included in a deployment. The default value is false.
IsDeployed

Data type: BooleanAccess type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [read]true if the software update has been deployed. The default value is false.
IsDigest

Data type: BooleanAccess type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [read, lazy]See SMS_ConfigurationItemLatestBaseClass Server WMI Class.
IsEnabled

Data type: BooleanAccess type: Read/WriteQualifiers: [not_null]See SMS_ConfigurationItemLatestBaseClass Server WMI Class.
IsExpired

Data type: BooleanAccess type: Read/WriteQualifiers: [not_null]See SMS_ConfigurationItemLatestBaseClass Server WMI Class.
IsHidden

Data type: BooleanAccess type: Read/WriteQualifiers: [not_null]See SMS_ConfigurationItemLatestBaseClass Server WMI Class.
IsLatest

Data type: BooleanAccess type: Read-only Qualifiers: [read]See SMS_ConfigurationItemLatestBaseClass Server WMI Class.
IsMetadataOnlyUpdate

Data type: BooleanAccess type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [read]true if the software update metabase is only Update CI. The default value is false.
IsOfflineServiceable

Data type: BooleanAccess type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [read]Whether or not the update can be applied to offline images.
IsQuarantined

Data type: BooleanAccess type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [read]See SMS_ConfigurationItemLatestBaseClass Server WMI Class.
IsSuperseded

Data type: BooleanAccess type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [read, not_null]See SMS_ConfigurationItemLatestBaseClass Server WMI Class.
IsUserDefined

Data type: BooleanAccess type: Read/WriteQualifiers: [not_null]See SMS_ConfigurationItemLatestBaseClass Server WMI Class.
LastModifiedBy

Data type: StringAccess type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [SizeLimit("512"), read, not_null]See SMS_ConfigurationItemLatestBaseClass Server WMI Class.
LastStatusTime

Data type: DateTimeAccess type: Read-onlyQualifiers: readLast status update time.
LocalizedCategoryInstanceNames

Data type: String ArrayAccess type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [read]See SMS_ConfigurationItemLatestBaseClass Server WMI Class.
LocalizedDescription

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

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

Data type: SMS_CI_LocalizedEulas ArrayAccess type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [read, lazy] An array of localized Microsoft Software License Terms for the software update.
LocalizedInformation

Data type: SMS_CI_LocalizedProperties ArrayAccess type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [read, lazy]A list of language-specific localized information about the software update:
  • String DisplayName

  • String Description

  • String InformativeURL

  • UInt32 LocaleID

LocalizedInformativeURL

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

Data type: UInt32Access type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [read]See SMS_ConfigurationItemBaseClass Server WMI Class.
MaxExecutionTime

Data type: UInt32Access type: Read/WriteQualifiers: NoneMaximum time required for the software update to run. The default value is 30.
ModelID

Data type: UInt32Access type: Read/Write Qualifiers: [not_null]See SMS_ConfigurationItemLatestBaseClass Server WMI Class.
ModelName

Data type: StringAccess type: Read/WriteQualifiers: [unique, not_null]See SMS_ConfigurationItemLatestBaseClass Server WMI Class.
NumMissing

Data type: UInt32Access type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [read]Number of computers in the targeted collections on which the software update is missing.
NumNotApplicable

Data type: UInt32Access type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [read]Number of computers in the targeted collections on which the software update is not applicable.
NumPresent

Data type: UInt32Access type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [read]Number of computers in the targeted collections on which the software update is already installed.
NumTotal

Data type: UInt32Access type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [read]Total number of computers in the targeted collections for the software update.
NumUnknown

Data type: UInt32Access type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [read]Number of computers in the targeted collections on which the state for the software update is known.
PercentCompliant

Data type: UInt32Access type: Read Qualifiers: [read]Percentage of client machines that are compliant for this configuration item.
PermittedUses

Data type: UInt32Access type: Read/WriteQualifiers: [not_null]See SMS_ConfigurationItemLatestBaseClass Server WMI Class.
PlatformCategoryInstance_UniqueIDs

Data type: String arrayAccess type: Read/WriteQualifiers: noneSee SMS_ConfigurationItemLatestBaseClass Server WMI Class.
PlatformType

Data type: UInt32Access type: Read/WriteQualifiers: noneSee SMS_ConfigurationItemLatestBaseClass Server WMI Class.
RequiresExclusiveHandling

Data type: BooleanAccess type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [read]true if the software update must be installed separately. The default value is false.
RevisionNumber

Data type: UInt32Access type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [read, not_null]Revision number for the update.
SDMPackageLocalizedData

Data type: SMS_SDMPackageLocalizedData ArrayAccess type: Read/WriteQualifiers: [lazy]See SMS_ConfigurationItemLatestBaseClass Server WMI Class.
SDMPackageVersion

Data type: UInt32Access type: Read/WriteQualifiers: [not_null]See SMS_ConfigurationItemLatestBaseClass Server WMI Class.
SDMPackageXML

Data type: StringAccess type: Read/WriteQualifiers: [lazy]See SMS_ConfigurationItemLatestBaseClass Server WMI Class.
SecuredScopeNames

Data type: String ArrayAccess type: Read-onlyQualifiers: noneSee SMS_ConfigurationItemLatestBaseClass Server WMI Class.
SedoObjectVersion

Data type: StringAccess type: Read-onlyQualifiers: noneSee SMS_ConfigurationItemLatestBaseClass Server WMI Class.
Severity

Data type: UInt32Access type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [read]Severity rating for the software update. The default value is 0.
SeverityName

Data type: StringAccess type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [read]Text for the severity rating.
Size

Data type: SInt64Access type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [read]Size of the software update.
SourceSite

Data type: StringAccess type: Read/WriteQualifiers: [SizeLimit("3")]See SMS_ConfigurationItemLatestBaseClass Server WMI Class.For this class, the possible source sites are defined by the UpdateSource_ID property of SMS_CIUpdateSources Server WMI Class.
UpdateLocales

Data type: String ArrayAccess type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [read]Locales applicable to the software update.

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.

An SMS_SoftwareUpdate object is a type of configuration item, defined by SMS_ConfigurationItemBaseClass Server WMI Class. Use SMS_SoftwareUpdate to determine the compliance of software updates using the Software Updates feature in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager.

Software update content must be downloaded manually. To identify which contents need to be downloaded, your application queries SMS_CIToContent Server WMI Class and obtains the list of ContentID properties matching the specific language criteria. With this list, the application can obtain the associated download URL and the related properties for the content files from SMS_CIContentFiles Server WMI Class.

When the update content has been determined, the application optionally prepares the update for deployment using an SMS_AuthorizationList Server WMI Class object to create an authorized list of updates. Your application also has the option of implementing SMS_Template Server WMI Class to create a custom deployment template.

Note
When it is building an authorization list to include the software update, the application must set the IsBundle property of SMS_SoftwareUpdate to true to indicate that the update is part of a bundle. For more information, see SMS_AuthorizationList Server WMI Class.

When the application is ready to deploy the software update, it uses an SMS_UpdatesAssignment Server WMI Class object to create a deployment.

You cannot import, create, or configure software updates in the Desired Configuration Management node. These functions are made available to configuration baselines through the Software Updates feature when software updates are downloaded. Therefore, software update configuration items can be selected to be included in configuration baselines even though they are not displayed under the Configuration Items node.

See How to Enumerate Updates Matching a Specific Criteria for a discussion of queries that you can use to enumerate the information about multiple software updates.

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