Applies To: System Center Configuration Manager 2007, System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2, System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3, System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP1, System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2
The SMS_SoftwareUpdatesPackage Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) class is an SMS Provider server class, in Configuration Manager, that represents the package that is the unit of distribution of program binaries with which the software update is associated.
The following syntax is simplified from Managed Object Format (MOF) code and includes all inherited properties.
Class SMS_SoftwareUpdatesPackage : SMS_PackageBaseclass
{
      UInt32 ActionInProgress;
      String AlternateContentProviders;
      String Description;
      UInt8 ExtendedData[];
      UInt32 ExtendedDataSize;
      UInt32 ForcedDisconnectDelay;
      Boolean ForcedDisconnectEnabled;
      UInt32 ForcedDisconnectNumRetries;
      UInt8 Icon[];
      UInt32 IconSize;
      Boolean IgnoreAddressSchedule;
      UInt8 ISVData[];
      UInt32 ISVDataSize;
      String Language;
      DateTime LastRefreshTime;
      String Manufacturer;
      String MIFFilename;
      String MIFName;
      String MIFPublisher;
      String MIFVersion;
      String Name;
      String PackageID;
      UInt32 PackageType;
      UInt32 PkgFlags;
      UInt32 PkgSourceFlag;
      String PkgSourcePath;
      String PreferredAddressType;
      UInt32 Priority;
      Boolean RefreshPkgSourceFlag;
      SMS_ScheduleToken RefreshSchedule[];
      String ShareName;
      UInt32 ShareType;
      DateTime SourceDate;
      String SourceSite;
      UInt32 SourceVersion;
      String StoredPkgPath;
      UInt32 StoredPkgVersion;
      String Version;
};
Methods
The following table shows the methods in SMS_SoftwareUpdatesPackage.
| Method | Description | 
|---|---|
| AddChangeNotification Method in Class SMS_SoftwareUpdatesPackage | Adds a software updates package change notification. | 
| AddDistributionPoints Method in Class SMS_SoftwareUpdatesPackage | Adds the distribution points for the software updates package. | 
| Downloads content and replicates it to distribution points. | |
| Restores the contents for the package in the package source location. | |
| Refreshes the package source at all distribution points, when the package properties have not changed. | |
| Removes the specified content from the software updates package. | |
| Sets the code of the source site for the software updates package. | |
| Sets the source site to the current site, unlocking the software updates package. | |
| ValidateNewPackageSource Method in Class SMS_SoftwareUpdatesPackage | Validates the new package source location by verifying the software updates package content. | 
Properties
- ActionInProgress 
 Data type: UInt32- Access type: Read-only - Qualifiers: [read, ResID(733), ResDLL("SMS_RSTT.dll"), ResIDValueLookup("ActionInProgress")] 
- AlternateContentProviders 
 Data type: String- Access type: Read/Write - Qualifiers: [ResID(739), ResDLL("SMS_RSTT.dll"), large, lazy] - Not used for this class. 
- Description 
 Data type: String- Access type: Read/Write - Qualifiers: [ResID(706), ResDLL("SMS_RSTT.dll")] 
- ExtendedData 
 Data type: UInt8 Array- Access type: Read/Write - Qualifiers: [ResID(735), ResDLL("SMS_RSTT.dll"), large, lazy] 
- ExtendedDataSize 
 Data type: UInt32- Access type: Read/Write - Qualifiers: [lazy, ResID(736), ResDLL("SMS_RSTT.dll")] 
- ForcedDisconnectDelay 
 Data type: UInt32- Access type: Read/Write - Qualifiers: [ResID(719), ResDLL("SMS_RSTT.dll")] 
- ForcedDisconnectEnabled 
 Data type: Boolean- Access type: Read/Write - Qualifiers: [ResID(717), ResDLL("SMS_RSTT.dll")] 
- ForcedDisconnectNumRetries 
 Data type: UInt32- Access type: Read/Write - Qualifiers: [ResID(718), ResDLL("SMS_RSTT.dll")] 
- Icon 
 Data type: UInt8 Array- Access type: Read/Write - Qualifiers: [ResID(724), ResDLL("SMS_RSTT.dll"),large] 
- IconSize 
 Data type: UInt32- Access type: Read/Write - Qualifiers: [lazy, ResID(723), ResDLL("SMS_RSTT.dll")] 
- IgnoreAddressSchedule 
 Data type: Boolean- Access type: Read/Write - Qualifiers: [ResID(722), ResDLL("SMS_RSTT.dll")] 
- ISVData 
 Data type: UInt8 Array- Access type: Read/Write - Qualifiers: [ResID(737), ResDLL("SMS_RSTT.dll"), large, lazy] 
- ISVDataSize 
 Data type: UInt32- Access type: Read/Write - Qualifiers: [lazy, ResID(738), ResDLL("SMS_RSTT.dll")] 
- Language 
 Data type: String- Access type: Read/Write - Qualifiers: [ResID(704), ResDLL("SMS_RSTT.dll")] 
- LastRefreshTime 
 Data type: DateTime- Access type: Read-only - Qualifiers: [read, ResID(726), ResDLL("SMS_RSTT.dll")] 
- Manufacturer 
 Data type: String- Access type: Read/Write - Qualifiers: [ResID(705), ResDLL("SMS_RSTT.dll")] 
- MIFFilename 
 Data type: String- Access type: Read/Write - Qualifiers: [ResID(729), ResDLL("SMS_RSTT.dll")] 
- MIFName 
 Data type: String- Access type: Read/Write - Qualifiers: [ResID(731), ResDLL("SMS_RSTT.dll")] 
- MIFPublisher 
 Data type: String- Access type: Read/Write - Qualifiers: [ResID(730), ResDLL("SMS_RSTT.dll")] 
- MIFVersion 
 Data type: String- Access type: Read/Write - Qualifiers: [ResID(732), ResDLL("SMS_RSTT.dll")] 
- Name 
 Data type: String- Access type: Read/Write - Qualifiers: [ResID(702), ResDLL("SMS_RSTT.dll")] 
- PackageID 
 Data type: String- Access type: [key, ResID(701), ResDLL("SMS_RSTT.dll")] 
- PackageType 
 Data type: UInt32- Access type: Read/Write - Qualifiers: [ResID(734), ResDLL("SMS_RSTT.dll")] 
- PkgFlags 
 Data type: UInt32- Access type: Read/Write - Qualifiers: [bits, ResID(728), ResDLL("SMS_RSTT.dll")] 
- PkgSourceFlag 
 Data type: UInt32- Access type: Read/Write - Qualifiers: [ResID(707), ResDLL("SMS_RSTT.dll"), ResIDValueLookup("PkgSourceFlag")] 
- PkgSourcePath 
 Data type: String- Access type: Read/Write - Qualifiers: [ResID(708), ResDLL("SMS_RSTT.dll")] 
- PreferredAddressType 
 Data type: String- Access type: Read/Write - Qualifiers: [ResID(721), ResDLL("SMS_RSTT.dll")] 
- Priority 
 Data type: UInt32- Access type: Read/Write - Qualifiers: [ResID(720), ResDLL("SMS_RSTT.dll"), ResIDValueLookup("Priority")] 
- RefreshPkgSourceFlag 
 Data type: Boolean- Access type: Read/Write - Qualifiers: [lazy, ResID(709), ResDLL("SMS_RSTT.dll")] 
- RefreshSchedule 
 Data type: SMS_ScheduleToken Array- Access type: [max(15), lazy, ResID(725), ResDLL("SMS_RSTT.dll")] 
- ShareName 
 Data type: String- Access type: Read/Write - Qualifiers: [ResID(715), ResDLL("SMS_RSTT.dll")] 
- ShareType 
 Data type: UInt32- Access type: Read/Write - Qualifiers: [ResID(714), ResDLL("SMS_RSTT.dll"), ResIDValueLookup("ShareType")] 
- SourceDate 
 Data type: DateTime- Access type: Read-only - Qualifiers: [read, ResID(713), ResDLL("SMS_RSTT.dll")] 
- SourceSite 
 Data type: String- Access type: Read-only - Qualifiers: [read, ResID(716), ResDLL("SMS_RSTT.dll")] 
- SourceVersion 
 Data type: UInt32- Access type: Read-only - Qualifiers: [read, ResID(712), ResDLL("SMS_RSTT.dll")] 
- StoredPkgPath 
 Data type: String- Access type: Read/Write - Qualifiers: [ResID(710), ResDLL("SMS_RSTT.dll")] 
- StoredPkgVersion 
 Data type: UInt32- Access type: Read/Write - Qualifiers: [ResID(711), ResDLL("SMS_RSTT.dll")] 
- Version 
 Data type: String- Access type: Read/Write - Qualifiers: [ResID(703), ResDLL("SMS_RSTT.dll")] 
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.
Your application can create a software updates package as described in How to Create a Deployment Package. See also How to Change the Deployment Package Source for instructions on changing the source for the software updates package.
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
Reference
SMS_PackageBaseclass Server WMI Class
Concepts
Software Updates Server WMI Classes
About Software Updates Deployments
How to Create a Deployment Package
How to Change the Deployment Package Source