How to Create a Program

Article
10/04/2022

The following example shows how to create a program, in Configuration Manager, by using the SMS_Program class and class properties.

Important

Any advertised program will fail to run when the maintenance windows that are defined on the client computer are set for a period that is less than that program's Maximum allowed run time setting. For more information, see Program Run Scenario Using Maintenance Windows in the Configuration Manager documentation.

To create a program

Set up a connection to the SMS Provider.
Create the new program object by using the SMS_Program class.

Populate the new program properties.

Tip

When you create a program for a Task Sequence or a Virtual Application Package, the SMS_Program properties must be set to specific values. The following tables outline what those settings should be configured to.

Task Sequence

Property Name	Property Value
ProgramName	*

Virtual Application Package

Property Name	Property Value
CommandLine	PkgGUID={E742FFD6-D539-42CC-9827-73535FC81E06}:VersionGUID={19366289-8C55-44E2-A5EC-7B385EFB4C30} Note: The GUID values are taken from the virtual application's XML manifest file.
ProgramName	[Virtual application]

Save the new program and properties.

Example

The following example method creates a new program and populates its properties for use in software distribution.

For information about calling the sample code, see Calling Configuration Manager Code Snippets.


Sub CreateProgram(connection, existingPackageID, newProgramName, newProgramComment, newProgramCommandLine, newMaxRunTime)  

    ' Create the new program object.    Dim newProgram  
    Set newProgram = connection.Get("SMS_Program").SpawnInstance_  

    ' Populate the program properties.  
    newProgram.PackageID = existingPackageID  
    newProgram.ProgramName = newProgramName  
    newProgram.Comment = newProgramComment  
    newProgram.CommandLine = newProgramCommandLine  
    newProgram.Duration = newMaxRunTime  

    ' Save the new program and properties.  
    newProgram.Put_  

    ' Output new program name.  
    wscript.echo "Created program: " & newProgramName  

End Sub

public void CreateProgram(WqlConnectionManager connection,   
                          string existingPackageID,   
                          string newProgramName,   
                          string newProgramComment,   
                          string newProgramCommandLine,  
                          int newMaxRunTime)  
{  
    try  
    {  
        // Create an instance of SMS_Program.  
        IResultObject newProgram = connection.CreateInstance("SMS_Program");  

        // Populate basic program values.  
        newProgram["PackageID"].StringValue = existingPackageID;  
        newProgram["ProgramName"].StringValue = newProgramName;  
        newProgram["Comment"].StringValue = newProgramComment;  
        newProgram["CommandLine"].StringValue = newProgramCommandLine;  
        newProgram["Duration"].IntegerValue = newMaxRunTime;  

        // Save the new program instance and values.  
        newProgram.Put();  

        Console.WriteLine("Created program: " + newProgramName);  
    }  
    catch (SmsException ex)  
    {  
        Console.WriteLine("Failed to create program. Error: " + ex.Message);  
        throw;  
    }  
}

The example method has the following parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
`connection` `swebemServices`	- Managed: `WqlConnectionManager` - VBScript: SWbemServices	A valid connection to the SMS Provider.
`existingPackageID`	- Managed: `String` - VBScript: `String`	The name of the package associated with the program.
`newProgramName`	- Managed: `String` - VBScript: `String`	The name for the new program.
`newProgramComment`	- Managed: `String` - VBScript: `String`	Comment that describes the program in the Configuration Manager console.
`newProgramCommandLine`	- Managed: `String` - VBScript: `String`	The command line that runs when the program is launched.
`newMaxRunTime`	- Managed: `Integer` - VBScript: `Integer`	The approximate duration, in minutes, of program execution on the client computer. This parameter can have a max value of 720 minutes or 12 hours.

Compiling the Code

The C# example requires:

Namespaces

System

Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.ManagementProvider

Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.ManagementProvider.WqlQueryEngine

Assembly

adminui.wqlqueryengine

microsoft.configurationmanagement.managementprovider

mscorlib

Robust Programming

For more information about error handling, see About Configuration Manager Errors.