Configuration Manager AssemblyType Action
The AssemblyType
action defines the type and assembly for a method that is called by the Configuration Manager console.
Note
The XML and C# code in this topic is available in the Dialog Prototype sample in the Configuration Manager SDK.
The following attributes and elements are specific to an action that calls a method in an assembly:
The
Class
attribute of theActionDescription
element is set toAssemblyType
.The
ActionAssembly
element has a number of child elements that are used to define the method and assembly.The
Assembly
element identifies the assembly that contains the method. If the assembly is in a folder other than %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Endpoint Manager\AdminConsole\bin folder then theAssembly
element should include the assembly filename and the full path to the file.The
Type
element contains the namespace and class for the method.The
Method
element contains the name of the method to be called.
Method
The method signature is:
public static void Method(object, ScopeNode, ActionDescription, IResultObject, PropertyDataUpdated, Status)
Where the parameters are as follows:
object
The object calling the method.
ScopeNode
The Configuration Manager console node that was active when the action was called.
ActionDescription
The ActionDescription
class instance that initiated the action.
IResultObject
The selected object, or null
if there is no selected object.
PropertyDataUpdated
The delegate to open to provide update information for the Configuration Manager console view.
Status
Allows control of the Configuration Manager console busy status indicator.
Example Implementation
The following is an example implementation of the method.
public static void Method(object sender, ScopeNode scopeNode, ActionDescription action, IResultObject resultObject, PropertyDataUpdated dataUpdatedDelegate, Status status)
{
if (resultObject != null)
{
MessageBox.Show(string.Format("The {0} package was selected", resultObject["Name"].StringValue));
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show("No package was selected");
}
}
AssemblyType Action XML
The following XML example demonstrates how to call a method, Method
, in a class, SampleClass
. The method is in the assembly AdminUI.PrototypeDialog.dll
.
<ActionDescription Class="AssemblyType" DisplayName="Test Action (method)" MnemonicDisplayName="Mnemonic" Description="Description">
<ShowOn>
<string>DefaultHomeTab</string>
<string>ContextMenu</string>
</ShowOn>
<ActionAssembly>
<Assembly>AdminUI.PrototypeDialog.dll</Assembly>
<Type>Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.AdminConsole.PrototypeDialog.ExampleClass</Type>
<Method>Method</Method>
<!--Method signature: public static void Method(object sender, ScopeNode scopeNode, ActionDescription action, IResultObject resultObject, PropertyDataUpdated dataUpdatedDelegate, Status status)-->
</ActionAssembly>
</ActionDescription>
See Also
How to Create a Configuration Manager Action
Configuration Manager Actions
Configuration Manager Action XML
How to Find a Configuration Manager Node GUID