Configuration Manager Association Classes

In Configuration Manager, an association allows you to logically relate the instances of two classes. Typically, an association consists of two key properties (which are paths, or pointers, that uniquely identify the location of the other class instances), but an association can also contain additional properties. The provider uses the key properties to retrieve the requested data.

Although association classes provide a convenient means to collect related information, they are inherently slow. If performance is an issue, you should consider collecting the related information yourself.

Note

Association classes are read-only except for the SMS_CollectToSubCollect_a class. Association class names are suffixed with _a.

The following table shows the association classes.

Association class	Description
SMS_AdvertToSourceSite_a	Relates an advertisement with the site that created the advertisement.
SMS_BaseAssociation	An abstract class that is the base class for all Configuration Manager association classes. It has no properties.
SMS_CollectionMember_a	Relates a collection with its member resources.
SMS_CollectionToPkgAdvert_a	Relates an advertisement with its target collection.
SMS_CollectToSubCollect_a	Relates a collection with its parent collection.
SMS_ObjectToClassPermissions_a	Relates a secured object with various users that have class permissions on the object.
SMS_ObjectToInstancePermissions_a	Relates a secured object with users that have permissions for an instance of a secured object.
SMS_PackageToAdvert_a	Relates an advertisement to the package it advertises.
SMS_PackageToSourceSite_a	Relates a package to the site that created the package.
SMS_PDFPkgToPDFProgram_a	Relates a package definition file package to package definition file programs that are part of the package.
SMS_PkgToPkgAccess_a	Relates a package with the user accounts that are used to access a package on its distribution points.
SMS_PkgToPkgProgram_a	Relates a package with the programs that form the package.
SMS_PkgToPkgServer_a	Relates a package with its distribution points.
SMS_SCFToSCI_a	Relates a site control file with the site control items that make up the current site control file.
SMS_SCFToSite_a	Relates a site control file with the site to which it belongs.
SMS_SiteToROOTColl_a	Relates a site with the root of the collections that belong to it.
SMS_SiteToSiteID_a	Relates a site with its identifying information.
SMS_SiteToSubSite_a	Defines the hierarchy of sites by relating a site with its subsites.

See Also

Configuration Manager Bit Field Properties
Configuration Manager Date and Time Formats
Configuration Manager Embedded Objects
Configuration Manager Extended WMI Query Language
Objects overview Configuration Manager Lazy Properties
About errors Configuration Manager Object Security
Configuration Manager Special Queries