How to Delete a Configuration Manager Object by Using WMI

To delete a Configuration Manager object, in Configuration Manager, call the SWbemObject object Delete_ method.

To delete a Configuration Manager object

1. Set up a connection to the SMS Provider. For more information, see How to Connect to an SMS Provider in Configuration Manager by Using WMI.

2. Using the SWbemServices object you obtain from step one, call the Get method and specify the class and key information for the object you want to delete. Get returns a SWbemObject that represents the object.

3. Using the SWbemObject, call Delete to delete the object.

Example

The following VBScript code example deletes the package (SMS_Package) identified by its package identifier packageID.

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

Sub DeletePackage (connection, packageID)

    On Error Resume Next
    Dim package

    Set package = connection.Get("SMS_Package.PackageID='" & packageID & "'")
    If Err.Number<>0 Then
        Wscript.Echo "Couldn't get package " + packageID
        Exit Sub
    End If

    package.Delete_

    WScript.Echo "Package deleted"

    If Err.Number<>0 Then
        Wscript.Echo "Couldn't delete " + packageID
        Exit Sub
    End If

End Sub

This example method has the following parameters:

See Also

Windows Management Instrumentation Objects overview How to Call a Configuration Manager Object Class Method by Using WMI How to Connect to an SMS Provider in Configuration Manager by Using WMI How to Create a Configuration Manager Object by Using WMI How to Modify a Configuration Manager Object by Using WMI How to Perform an Asynchronous Configuration Manager Query by Using WMI How to Perform a Synchronous Configuration Manager Query by Using WMI How to Read a Configuration Manager Object by Using WMI How to Read Lazy Properties by Using WMI