RemoveContent Method in Class SMS_SoftwareUpdatesPackage

Article
06/29/2016

Applies To: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1, System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager

The RemoveContent Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) class method, in Configuration Manager, removes old or unnecessary content from the software updates package.

The following syntax is simplified from Managed Object Format (MOF) code and defines the method.

Syntax

SInt32 RemoveContent(
     UInt32 ContentIDs[],
     Boolean bRefreshDPs
);

Parameters

ContentIDs
Data type: UInt32 Array

Qualifiers: [in]

IDs of content to remove from the software updates package.
bRefreshDPs
Data type: Boolean

Qualifiers: [in, optional]

true, by default, to replicate package content to the distribution points.

Return Values

The method returns an exception on failure.

For information about handling returned errors, see About Configuration Manager Errors.

Remarks

To determine the content to remove using this method, your application should use SMS_CIToContent Server WMI Class.

Requirements

Runtime Requirements

For more information, see Configuration Manager Server Runtime Requirements.

Development Requirements

For more information, see Configuration Manager Server Development Requirements.