Class CIM_Action
extends CIM_ManagedElement

A CIM_Action is an operation that is part of a process to either create a SoftwareElement in its next state or to eliminate the SoftwareElement in its current state. A CIM_ComputerSystem object represents the environment in which CIM_SoftwareElements are already deployed/installed or into which the elements will be deployed/installed. For the case in which an element is already installed, the CIM_InstalledSoftwareElement association identifies the CIM_ComputerSystem object that represents the "environment". When a SoftwareElement is being deployed for installation on a ComputerSystem, that system is the target of the Action and is identified using the TargetSystem reference of the InvokeOnSystem method.

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Name	Data Type	Value
Abstract	boolean	true
Description	string	A CIM_Action is an operation that is part of a process to either create a SoftwareElement in its next state or to eliminate the SoftwareElement in its current state. A CIM_ComputerSystem object represents the environment in which CIM_SoftwareElements are already deployed/installed or into which the elements will be deployed/installed. For the case in which an element is already installed, the CIM_InstalledSoftwareElement association identifies the CIM_ComputerSystem object that represents the "environment". When a SoftwareElement is being deployed for installation on a ComputerSystem, that system is the target of the Action and is identified using the TargetSystem reference of the InvokeOnSystem method.
UMLPackagePath	string	CIM::Application::CheckAction
Version	string	2.23.0

Class Properties

Local Class Properties

Name	Data Type	Default Value	Qualifiers
Name	Data Type	Default Value	Name	Data Type	Value
ActionID	string
			Description	string	The ActionID property is a unique identifier assigned to a particular Action for a SoftwareElement.
			Key	boolean	true
			MaxLen	uint32	256
Direction	uint16
			Description	string	The Direction property is used to indicate whether this Action is part of a sequence to transition the SoftwareElement to its next state ("Install") or to remove the element ("Uninstall").
			ValueMap	string	0, 1
			Values	string	Install, Uninstall
Name	string
			Description	string	The name used to identify the SoftwareElement that is being acted upon.
			Key	boolean	true
			MaxLen	uint32	256
			Propagated	string	CIM_SoftwareElement.Name
SoftwareElementID	string
			Description	string	This is an identifier for the SoftwareElement being acted upon.
			Key	boolean	true
			MaxLen	uint32	256
			Propagated	string	CIM_SoftwareElement.SoftwareElementID
SoftwareElementState	uint16
			Description	string	The SoftwareElementState of the SoftwareElement being acted upon.
			Key	boolean	true
			Propagated	string	CIM_SoftwareElement.SoftwareElementState
			ValueMap	string	0, 1, 2, 3
			Values	string	Deployable, Installable, Executable, Running
TargetOperatingSystem	uint16
			Description	string	The Target Operating System of the SoftwareElement being acted upon.
			Key	boolean	true
			Propagated	string	CIM_SoftwareElement.TargetOperatingSystem
			ValueMap	string	0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110
			Values	string	Unknown, Other, MACOS, ATTUNIX, DGUX, DECNT, Tru64 UNIX, OpenVMS, HPUX, AIX, MVS, OS400, OS/2, JavaVM, MSDOS, WIN3x, WIN95, WIN98, WINNT, WINCE, NCR3000, NetWare, OSF, DC/OS, Reliant UNIX, SCO UnixWare, SCO OpenServer, Sequent, IRIX, Solaris, SunOS, U6000, ASERIES, HP NonStop OS, HP NonStop OSS, BS2000, LINUX, Lynx, XENIX, VM, Interactive UNIX, BSDUNIX, FreeBSD, NetBSD, GNU Hurd, OS9, MACH Kernel, Inferno, QNX, EPOC, IxWorks, VxWorks, MiNT, BeOS, HP MPE, NextStep, PalmPilot, Rhapsody, Windows 2000, Dedicated, OS/390, VSE, TPF, Windows (R) Me, Caldera Open UNIX, OpenBSD, Not Applicable, Windows XP, z/OS, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 64-Bit, Windows XP 64-Bit, Windows XP Embedded, Windows Vista, Windows Vista 64-Bit, Windows Embedded for Point of Service, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 64-Bit, FreeBSD 64-Bit, RedHat Enterprise Linux, RedHat Enterprise Linux 64-Bit, Solaris 64-Bit, SUSE, SUSE 64-Bit, SLES, SLES 64-Bit, Novell OES, Novell Linux Desktop, Sun Java Desktop System, Mandriva, Mandriva 64-Bit, TurboLinux, TurboLinux 64-Bit, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 64-Bit, Debian, Debian 64-Bit, Linux 2.4.x, Linux 2.4.x 64-Bit, Linux 2.6.x, Linux 2.6.x 64-Bit, Linux 64-Bit, Other 64-Bit, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, VMware ESXi, Microsoft Windows 7, CentOS 32-bit, CentOS 64-bit, Oracle Enterprise Linux 32-bit, Oracle Enterprise Linux 64-bit, eComStation 32-bitx
Version	string
			Description	string	The version of the SoftwareElement being acted upon.
			Key	boolean	true
			MaxLen	uint32	64
			Propagated	string	CIM_SoftwareElement.Version

Inherited Properties

Name	Data Type	Class Origin
Caption	string	CIM_ManagedElement
Description	string	CIM_ManagedElement
ElementName	string	CIM_ManagedElement
InstanceID	string	CIM_ManagedElement

Class Methods

Local Class Methods

Invoke (uint32)

Method Qualifiers (Invoke)

Name	Data Type	Value
Description	string	The Invoke method takes this Action. The details of how the Action is implemented are described by specific subclasses of CIM_Action. When the SoftwareElement being transitioned or eliminated is already installed, the CIM_InstalledSoftwareElement association identifies the CIM_ComputerSystem in whose context the Invoke is executed. If this association is not in place, then the InvokeOnSystem method should be used - since it identifies the TargetSystem as a parameter of the method. The results of the Invoke method are based on the return value. A zero is returned if the Action is satisfied. A one is returned if the method is not supported. Any other value indicates the Action is not satisfied.

Method Parameters (Invoke)

Name	Type	Qualifiers
Name	Type	Name	Data Type	Value

InvokeOnSystem (uint32)

Method Qualifiers (InvokeOnSystem)

Name	Data Type	Value
Description	string	The InvokeOnSystem method takes this Action. The details of how the Action is implemented are described by specific subclasses of CIM_Action. The method's TargetSystem input parameter specifies the ComputerSystem in whose context the method is invoked. The results of the InvokeOnSystem method are based on the return value. A zero is returned if the Action is satisfied. A one is returned if the method is not supported. Any other value indicates the Action is not satisfied.

Method Parameters (InvokeOnSystem)

Name	Type	Qualifiers
Name	Type	Name	Data Type	Value
TargetSystem	REF CIM_ComputerSystem
		Description	string	Reference to target system in whose context the method is to be invoked.
		IN	boolean	true

Class CIM_Actionextends CIM_ManagedElement

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