How to Import a MOF File to Extend Inventory

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

You import a MOF file to extend inventory, in System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager, by using the ImportInventoryReport method.

To import MOF file to extend hardware inventory

  1. Connect to the site server namespace (root\sms\site_<site code>).

  2. Get the SMS_InventoryReport class.

  3. Invoke the ImportInventoryReport method, passing in the InventoryReportID, ImportType, MofBuffer parameters.

Example

The following example imports a MOF file to extend inventory using the ImportInventoryReport method.

public class ImportInventory{            public const string HardwareInventoryReportID = "{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001}";    static void Main(string[] args)    {        if (args != null && args.Length >= 2)        {            string fileName = args[0];            string siteCode = args[1];            ImportInventoryReport(siteCode, fileName);        }        else        {            Console.WriteLine("Usage: InventoryImportExample <MofFileName> <site code>");        }        Console.WriteLine("Press any key to exit");        Console.ReadLine();    }    public static void ImportInventoryReport(string siteCode, string fileName,         string inventoryReportID = HardwareInventoryReportID,         InventoryImportType importOption = InventoryImportType.BothClassAndReport)    {        if (File.Exists(fileName)==false)        {            throw new FileNotFoundException("MOF file not found", fileName);        }        string mofToImport = File.ReadAllText(fileName);        // Get the SMS_InventoryReport class.        try        {            string scope = string.Format(@"root\sms\site_{0}",siteCode);            ManagementClass cls = new ManagementClass(scope, "SMS_InventoryReport", null);            ManagementBaseObject inParams = cls.GetMethodParameters("ImportInventoryReport");            inParams["InventoryReportID"] = inventoryReportID;            inParams["ImportType"] = (uint)importOption;            inParams["MofBuffer"] = mofToImport;            ManagementBaseObject retVal = cls.InvokeMethod("ImportInventoryReport", inParams, null);            // Get current site code.            uint resultCode = (uint)retVal["StatusCode"];            if (resultCode == 0)            {                Console.WriteLine("ImportInventoryReport for file {0} succeed ", fileName);            }            else            {                Console.WriteLine("ImportInventoryReport for file {0} failed with error code:{1} ", fileName,resultCode);            }        }        catch (ManagementException e)        {            Console.WriteLine("Failed to execute method ImportInventoryReport for file {0}: {1}", fileName, e.ToString());        }    }    public enum InventoryImportType    {        ClassOnly = 1,         ReportOnly = 2,         BothClassAndReport = 3    }}

An example MOF file.================================[ SMS_Report (TRUE),  SMS_Group_Name ("User Account"),  SMS_Class_ID ("MICROSOFT|USER_ACCOUNT|1.0"),  Namespace ("root\\\\cimv2") ]class Win32_UserAccount : SMS_Class_Template{    [ SMS_Report (TRUE), key ]    String     Domain;    [ SMS_Report (TRUE), key ]    String     Name;    [ SMS_Report (TRUE) ]    UInt32     AccountType;    [ SMS_Report (TRUE) ]    String     Caption;    [ SMS_Report (TRUE) ]    String     Description;    [ SMS_Report (TRUE) ]    Boolean     Disabled;    [ SMS_Report (TRUE) ]    String     FullName;    [ SMS_Report (TRUE) ]    DateTime     InstallDate;    [ SMS_Report (TRUE) ]    Boolean     LocalAccount;    [ SMS_Report (TRUE) ]    Boolean     Lockout;    [ SMS_Report (TRUE) ]    Boolean     PasswordChangeable;    [ SMS_Report (TRUE) ]    Boolean     PasswordExpires;    [ SMS_Report (TRUE) ]    Boolean     PasswordRequired;    [ SMS_Report (TRUE) ]    String     SID;    [ SMS_Report (TRUE) ]    UInt8     SIDType;    [ SMS_Report (TRUE) ]    String     Status;};

The example method has the following parameters:

Parameter

Type

Description

siteCode

  • Managed: String

The site code.

fileName

  • Managed: String

The name of the MOF file to import.

inventoryReportID

  • Managed: String

Inventory report identifier.

importOption

  • Managed: String

Import type. Possible values are:

  • 1 – Class Only

  • 2 – Report Only

  • 3 – Both Class and Report

mofToImport

  • Managed: String

The MOF content that contains the inventory class or report to import. This is the same format as the Configuration Manager 2007 sms_def.mof file, or the file format that you export from inventory client settings.

Compiling the Code

This C# example requires:

Assembly

System.Management

Robust Programming

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

.NET Framework Security

For more information about securing Configuration Manager applications, see Securing Configuration Manager Applications.

See Also

System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager SDK
Configuration Manager Inventory
About Configuration Manager Inventory