SMS_G_System_UnknownFile Server WMI Class

The SMS_G_System_UnknownFile Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) class is an SMS Provider server class, in Configuration Manager, that represents an unknown software file, that is, a file that doesn't contain product resource information or isn't related to a software product that contains product resource information.

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

Syntax

Class SMS_G_System_UnknownFile : SMS_G_System
{
     DateTime CreationDate;
     UInt32 FileCount;
     SInt64 FileID;
     String FileDescription;
     DateTime FileModifiedDate;
     String FileName;
     String FilePath;
     SInt64 FileSize;
     String FileVersion;
     DateTime ModifiedDate;
     UInt32 ProductId;
     UInt32 ResourceID;
};

Methods

The SMS_G_System_UnknownFile class doesn't define any methods.

Properties

CreationDate Data type: DateTime

Access type: Read/Write

Qualifiers: None

Date and time when the file was created.

FileCount Data type: UInt32

Access type: Read/Write

Qualifiers: None

Number of instances of this file found on the client.

FileDescription Data type: String

Access type: Read/Write

Qualifiers: None

Description from the description resource string. This value is blank for unknown files.

FileID Data type: SInt64

Access type: Read/Write

Qualifiers: [key]

Configuration Manager-supplied ID that uniquely identifies the file.

FileModifiedDate Data type: DateTime

Access type: Read/Write

Qualifiers: None

Date and time the file was last modified.

FileName Data type: String

Access type: Read/Write

Qualifiers: [DefaultOrder("ASC")]

Name of the file.

FilePath Data type: String

Access type: Read/Write

Qualifiers: None

Path to the file where it was found on the client computer.

FileSize Data type: SInt64

Access type: Read/Write

Qualifiers: None

Size of the file, in bytes.

FileVersion Data type: String

Access type: Read/Write

Qualifiers: None

Version from the version resource string. This value is blank for unknown files.

ModifiedDate Data type: DateTime

Access type: Read/Write

Qualifiers: None

Date and time the file was last modified.

ProductId Data type: UInt32

Access type: Read/Write

Qualifiers: None

Not used.

ResourceID Data type: UInt32

Access type: Read/Write

Qualifiers: [key]

See SMS_G_System Server WMI Class.

Remarks

There are no special class qualifiers for this class. For more information about both the class qualifiers and the property qualifiers included in the Properties section, see Configuration Manager Class and Property Qualifiers.

Although this class contains the same unknown file information that is found in SMS_G_System_SoftwareFile Server WMI Class, there's no advantage to querying against this class for unknown product files. It's recommended to use SMS_G_System_SoftwareFile for all queries involving inventoried files.

The Software Inventory Agent collects files identified in the site control file. To identify the files to collect, the agent:

1. Queries the site control SMS_SCI_ClientComp Server WMI Class objects for items having the value "Software Inventory Agent" for the ClientComponentName property.

2. Loops through the embedded property list. When the value for PropertyName is "Inventoriable Types", the agent updates the comma-delimited list of file names (including extensions) in the Value2 property. When the value for PropertyName is "Inventory Schedule", the agent updates the interval string in the Value2 property. For information about creating an interval string, see the example for the WriteToString Method in Class SMS_ScheduleMethods method. When the value for PropertyName is "Report Options", the agent updates the reporting options value in the Value property, specifying at least one reporting option for the software inventory to be collected. The following table lists the reporting options.

   Reporting option	Description
   Product version information. Bit 0.	Inventories products that contain company and product resource information.
   Files associated with known products. Bit 1.	Inventories files associated with products that contain company and product resource information. For example, Wwintl32.dll is inventoried because it's associated with Microsoft Word. Set this bit only if the product version information reporting option is selected.
   Files not associated with known products. Bit 2.	Inventories files that don't include company and product resource information (unknown files).

3. For newly added inventory types, adds entries to the following Path, Subdirectories, and Exclude embedded property lists.

4. Updates the site control file. For more information, see About the site control file.

Note

Collecting inventory information for some files, for example, DLL files, can generate a large volume of network traffic and substantially increase the size of the Configuration Manager database. For this reason, test any changes you make in a test environment before implementing them in a production environment.

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

SMS_G_System Server WMI Class SMS_G_System_SoftwareFile Server WMI Class About the site control file