SMS_SoftwareConversionRules Server WMI Class

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05/03/2011

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_SoftwareConversionRules Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) class is an SMS Provider server class, in Configuration Manager, that describes the rules to convert the company or product name resource string into a standard name for software inventory. For example, different Microsoft products might contain variations of the Microsoft company name, for example, "Microsoft Corporation" or "Microsoft".

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

Class SMS_SoftwareConversionRules : SMS_BaseClass
{
   String ConvertType;
   String NewName;
     String OriginalName;
   UInt32 RuleId; 
};

Methods

The SMS_SoftwareConversionRules class does not define any methods.

Properties

ConvertType
Data type: String

Access type: Read/Write

Type of resource string to convert. Possible values are:
- Manufacturer (default)
- Product

NewName
Data type: String

Access type: Read/Write

Qualifiers: [Not_Null]

Name reported to software inventory. The default value is "".

OriginalName
Data type: String

Access type: Read/Write

Qualifiers: [Not_Null]

Original company or product name. The default value is "".

The original name can contain SQL wildcard characters (&, _, [], and [^]), but the OriginalName and ConvertTypecombination must be unique.

RuleId
Data type: UInt32

Access type: Read-only

Qualifiers: [key, read, Not_Null]

Unique ID of the rule. The default value is 0.

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.

Requirements

Runtime Requirements

For more information, see Configuration Manager Server Runtime Requirements.

Development Requirements

For more information, see Configuration Manager Server Development Requirements.

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