Configuration Manager Objects Overview

The Configuration Manager objects are instances of Configuration Manager-specific Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) classes that are managed by the SMS Provider. The Configuration Manager object class categories are described in the following table.

Configuration Manager Object Class Category	Description
Software distribution	Objects associated with the software distribution feature of Configuration Manager, such as advertisement, collection, package, and program objects.
Scheduling	Organizes scheduled Configuration Manager events, such as inventory updates.
Site	Contains information about Configuration Manager sites.
Security	Describes the permissions granted to users and user groups to operate on specific Configuration Manager-secured objects, such as program and package objects.
Query	Describes Configuration Manager site database queries.
Resource	Populated when Configuration Manager discovers potential client computers, users, user groups, and other types of objects within the boundaries of the site.
Inventory	Provides the structure for inventory operations on Configuration Manager client systems, users, and user groups.
Software metering	Describes the metered Configuration Manager resources, such as program files.
Status and summarizer	Indicates the status of Configuration Manager sites, components, and software distribution operations.
Collected files	Contains information about files collected from clients.

DebugView

To show SMS Provider object property values in the Configuration Manager console results pane, start the console with the following command line:

<InstallationDirectory>\Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.exe /SMS:DebugView=1

For more information, see Configuration Manager console command-line options.

See Also

Configuration Manager Association Classes
Configuration Manager Bit Field Properties
Configuration Manager console command-line options 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