RootComplexSettingType Complex Type

Applies To: System Center Configuration Manager 2007, System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2, System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3, System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP1, System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2

The RootComplexSettingType complex type, in Configuration Manager, is the root settings node for an item.

<xs:complexType name="RootComplexSettingType">
  <xs:choice
    minOccurs="0"
    maxOccurs="unbounded"
  >
    <xs:element
      ref="ComplexSetting"
     />
    <xs:element
      ref="SimpleSetting"
     />
    <xs:element
      ref="ParentSimpleSettingReference"
     />
  </xs:choice>
</xs:complexType>

Child Elements

Element Type Description

ComplexSetting Element

A complex setting is a container that is used to group related simple settings and other complex settings. See ComplexSettingType.

SimpleSetting Element

A simple setting whose value at run time can be populated from any of the discovery sources. The sources are registry, Internet Information Services (IIS) metabase, SQL query, WQL query, script, xpath query, ActiveDirectory query and other (placeholder for externally defined discovery providers). Rules can be authored against simple settings in order to determine compliance

ParentSimpleSettingReference Element

Reference to a simple setting that is defined in this configuration item’s derivation hierarchy (parent or above).

See Also

Concepts

Authoring Desired Configuration Management Configuration Baselines and Configuration Items