CIM_Action class
A CIM_Action class is an operation that is part of a process to either create a software element in its next state or to eliminate the software element in the current state.
Important
The DMTF (Distributed Management Task Force) CIM (Common Information Model) classes are the parent classes upon which WMI classes are built. WMI currently supports only the CIM 2.x version schemas.
The following syntax is simplified from Managed Object Format (MOF) code and includes all inherited properties. Properties are listed in alphabetic order, not MOF order.
Syntax
[UUID("{2F156260-DB21-11d2-85FC-0000F8102E5F}"), Abstract, AMENDMENT]
class CIM_Action
{
string ActionID;
string Caption;
string Description;
uint16 Direction;
string Name;
string SoftwareElementID;
uint16 SoftwareElementState;
uint16 TargetOperatingSystem;
string Version;
};
Members
The CIM_Action class has these types of members:
Methods
The CIM_Action class has these methods.
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| Invoke | Takes a particular action. Not implemented by WMI. |
Properties
The CIM_Action class has these properties.
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ActionID
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Unique identifier assigned to a particular action for a software element.
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Caption
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Data type: string
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Access type: Read-only
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Qualifiers: maxlen (64)
Short textual description of the object.
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Description
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Data type: string
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Access type: Read-only
Description of the object.
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Direction
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Data type: uint16
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Access type: Read-only
Indicates whether a particular CIM_Action object is part of a sequence of actions to transition the current software element to its next state, such as "Install", or to remove the current software element, such as "Uninstall".
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Install (0)
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Uninstall (1)
Name
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Data type: string
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Access type: Read-only
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Qualifiers: Propagated ("CIM_SoftwareElement.Name"), CIM_key, maxlen (256)
Identifies the software element.
SoftwareElementID
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Data type: string
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Access type: Read-only
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Qualifiers: Propagated ("CIM_SoftwareElement.SoftwareElementID"), CIM_key, maxlen (256)
Identifier for the software element.
SoftwareElementState
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Data type: uint16
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Access type: Read-only
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Qualifiers: Propagated ("CIM_SoftwareElement.SoftwareElementState"), CIM_key
State of a software element.
Deployable (0)
Describes the details necessary for successful distribution and the details (conditions and actions) required to create a software element in the installable state (that is, the next state).
Installable (1)
Describes the details necessary for successful installation and the details (conditions and actions) required to create a software element in the executable state (that is, the next state).
Executable (2)
Describes the details necessary for successful execution and the details (conditions and actions) required to create a software element in the running state (that is, the next state).
Running (3)
Describes the details necessary to monitor and operate on a start element.
TargetOperatingSystem
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Data type: uint16
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Access type: Read-only
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Qualifiers: Propagated ("CIM_SoftwareElement.TargetOperatingSystem"), CIM_key, Mappingstrings ("MIF.DMTF|Software Component Information|002.5")
Target operating system of the owning software element.
Unknown (0)
Other (1)
MACOS (2)
Mac OS
ATTUNIX (3)
DGUX (4)
DECNT (5)
Digital Unix (6)
OpenVMS (7)
Open VMS
HPUX (8)
HP-UX
AIX (9)
MVS (10)
OS400 (11)
OS/2 (12)
JavaVM (13)
Microsoft Virtual Machine (VM) for Java
MSDOS (14)
WIN3x (15)
Windows 3.x
WIN95 (16)
Windows 95
WIN98 (17)
Windows 98
WINNT (18)
Windows NT
WINCE (19)
Windows CE
NCR3000 (20)
NCR 3000
NetWare (21)
OSF (22)
DC/OS (23)
Reliant UNIX (24)
SCO UnixWare (25)
SCO OpenServer (26)
Sequent (27)
IRIX (28)
Solaris (29)
SunOS (30)
U6000 (31)
ASERIES (32)
A Series
TandemNSK (33)
Tandem NSK
TandemNT (34)
Tandem NT
BS2000 (35)
BS2000/OSD
LINUX (36)
Lynx (37)
XENIX (38)
VM/ESA (39)
Interactive UNIX (40)
BSDUNIX (41)
BSD UNIX
FreeBSD (42)
NetBSD (43)
GNU Hurd (44)
OS9 (45)
Mac OS 9
MACH Kernel (46)
Inferno (47)
QNX (48)
EPOC (49)
IxWorks (50)
VxWorks (51)
MiNT (52)
BeOS (53)
Be OS
HP MPE (54)
NextStep (55)
PalmPilot (56)
Palm OS
Rhapsody (57)
Windows 2000 (58)
Dedicated (59)
VSE (60)
TPF (61)
Version
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Data type: string
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Access type: Read-only
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Qualifiers: Propagated ("CIM_SoftwareElement.Version"), CIM_key, Maxlen (64), Mappingstrings ("MIF.DMTF|ComponentID|001.3")
Version of the operation.
The version of the operation should be in one of the following forms:
- <major>.<minor>.<revision>
- <major>.<minor><letter><revision>
Remarks
WMI does not implement this class. See Win32 Classes for classes derived from CIM_Action.
This documentation is derived from the CIM class descriptions published by the DMTF. Microsoft may have made changes to correct minor errors, conform to Microsoft SDK documentation standards, or provide more information.
Requirements
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Minimum supported client |
Windows Vista |
| Minimum supported server |
Windows Server 2008 |
| Namespace |
Root\CIMV2 |
| MOF |
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| DLL |
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