Provisioning XML Document (Compact 7)

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03/14/2014

3/12/2014

This XML document is a provisioning XML file, also known as an Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) Client Provisioning (OMA-CP) XML file, which is a document that is exchanged by a provisioning source and a Windows Embedded Compact powered device.

Syntax

<wap-provisioningdoc>
   <characteristic type="Root-level configuration service provider1">
      <characteristic type="First-level Characteristic">
         <parm name="ParmName" value="ParmValue"/>
      </characteristic>
   </characteristic>
   <characteristic type="Root-level configuration service provider2">
      <characteristic type="First-level Characteristic">
         <parm name="ParmName" value="ParmValue"/>
      </characteristic>
   </characteristic>
</wap-provisioningdoc>

Elements

Element name	Description	Attributes
characteristic	Groups settings for a configuration service provider. You can create characteristic elements within a characteristic element.	type The configuration service provider. translation Omit this attribute to indicate that translation is not required. Set to "filesystem" to remove all double backslashes from file paths. Set to "install" to include all the translations done for "filesystem." The "install" value is used by application installation management to translate Windows Embedded Compact strings and the %InstallDir% variable. Note: Strings that start and end with "%" represent variables for paths, for example %_WINCEROOT%", and are not supported by the translation attribute.
characteristic-error	When an error occurs in a characteristic element, Windows Embedded Compact changes the element to a characteristic-error element.	type The type of characteristic that caused the error. desc A description of the error.
characteristic-query	Use this element to query the setting values specified by the characteristic in the type attribute.	type The type of characteristic to query. recursive Set to TRUE or omit this attribute to recursively query the complete tree under the characteristic. Set to FALSE to query only settings nested one level in from the starting point. Metabase, Wi-Fi, and Registry configuration service providers support the recursive attribute.
characteristic-query-error	When an error occurs in a characteristic-query element, Windows Embedded Compact changes the element to a characteristic-query-error element.	type The type of characteristic-query element that caused the error. desc A description of the error.
nocharacteristic	In a request document, the settings to be removed from the device. In a response document, the elements that are removed.	type The type of characteristic element to remove.
nocharacteristic-error	When an error occurs in a nocharacteristic element, Windows Embedded Compact changes the element to a nocharacteristic-error element.	type The name of the nocharacteristic element that caused the error. desc A description of the error.
noparm	In a request document, a setting to be removed. In a response document, indicates that the parm identified by the name attribute does not exist.	name The name of the setting to remove.
noparm-error	When an error occurs in a noparm element, Windows Embedded Compact changes the element to a noparm-error element.	name The name of the noparm element that caused the error. desc A description of the error.
parm	Metadata that describes a device setting. Many of the attributes in this element are only returned in a response document. This XML element is used to specify a setting under the parent characteristic element. You can use this element to set configuration data on the device. Configuration service providers interpret parm elements, and also characteristic elements, as instructions to update device settings.	datatype One of the following data types for the parameter: integer, string, float, Boolean, binary, and multiplestring. label The label for the UI control that corresponds to the parm element. maxlength The maxlength attribute is only returned in the response document. It cannot be used in a request document. The maximum number of characters for the parm element. maxvalue The maxvalue attribute is only returned in the response document. It cannot be used in a request document. The maximum value for numeric data in the parm element. minvalue The minvalue attribute is only returned in the response document. It cannot be used in a request document. The minimum value for numeric data in the parm element. options Set to the options you want to provide to a user as a list delimited by Unicode character U+F000. Options are displayed in the order in which you enter them in this list. multiple Set to 1 to indicate that the user can select multiple options. Set to 0 to indicate that the user cannot select multiple options. If options is not specified or the control specified does not allow for multiple selections, this option is ignored. If there are multiple values in the value attribute, Windows Embedded Compact sets this attribute to 1 in a response document. name The name of the parameter. If you do not set a label attribute, then the name attribute is displayed in the user interface. nooverwrite Set to 0 or omit to overwrite the parameter value. Set to 1 to prevent this parameter from being overwritten if it already exists. rw-access One of the following read and write permissions for a setting 1 The setting is read-only. 2 The setting is write-only. 3 The default, the setting is read/write. semantic-type The meaning of the value of the parameter, for example, e-mail, alphanumeric-password, numeric-password, currency, URL, file, text, phone-number, label, or invisible. translation Indicates whether strings in the value attribute must be translated to other formats or strings. Omit to indicate no translation is required. Set to "filesystem" to remove double backslashes from file paths. Set to "install" to translate Windows Embedded Compact strings and the %InstallDir% variable. value The value to set for the parameter. In a request document, to set multiple values, use the character 0xF000 to separate each string and end the list by using two 0xF000, for example: `<parm name="parm1" value="oneTwo&xF000;"/>` In a response document, if the multiple attribute is 1, then this value may have multiple values delimited by the Unicode character `U+F000`.
parm-error	When an error occurs in a parm element, Windows Embedded Compact changes the element to a parm-error element.	name The name of the parm element that caused the error. value The original value of the parm element. desc A description of the error.
parm-query	Specifies a request for the current value of a setting.	name The name of the requested setting.
parm-query-error	When an error occurs in a parm-query element, Windows Embedded Compact changes the element to a parm-query-error element.	name The name of the parm-query element that caused the error. desc A description of the error.
wap-provisioningdoc	Top-level document element.	None required.

Remarks

A request document is a provisioning XML file that you send to a device to request to change its settings. A response document is an XML file that the device returns to you to report the results of the provisioning change.

One provisioning XML file can include information for multiple configuration service providers.

Using the parm-query and characteristic-query elements in XML in the OMA-CP provisioning scenario is not supported.

For information about the XML elements and custom attribute values supported by a specific configuration service provider, see Configuration Service Provider Reference.

To process a Provisioning XML Document, use IConfigManager.

Example

The following code example sends a query to the device and requests the value of the .Scheme setting.

<wap-provisioningdoc>
 <characteristic type="SndScheme">
  <characteristic type="HKLM\Snd\Event">
   <parm-query name=".Scheme"/>
  </characteristic>
 </characteristic>
</wap-provisioningdoc>

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