Class CIM_Product
extends CIM_ManagedElement

CIM_Product is a concrete class that aggregates PhysicalElements, software (SoftwareIdentity and SoftwareFeatures), Services and/or other Products, and is acquired as a unit. Acquisition implies an agreement between supplier and consumer which may have implications to Product licensing, support and warranty. Non-commercial (e.g., in-house developed Products) should also be identified as an instance of CIM_Product. Note that software is handled a bit differently in the list of aggregated entities, above. This is because software can be viewed as a tangible asset (similar to PhysicalElements) AND/ OR as a set of features that make up a Product and are deployed. These are two different concepts, usually managed by different units in a business' organization. When software 'features' are described, the CIM_SoftwareFeature class from the Application Model is instantiated (where Features are Weak to/scoped by a Product). When a specific piece of software is acquired and perhaps warrantied as part of a Product, this is addressed by the class, SoftwareIdentity.

Class Hierarchy

CIM_ManagedElement
   |
   +--CIM_Product

Direct Known Subclasses

None.

Class Qualifiers

NameData TypeValueScopeFlavors
DescriptionstringCIM_Product is a concrete class that aggregates PhysicalElements, software (SoftwareIdentity and SoftwareFeatures), Services and/or other Products, and is acquired as a unit. Acquisition implies an agreement between supplier and consumer which may have implications to Product licensing, support and warranty. Non-commercial (e.g., in-house developed Products) should also be identified as an instance of CIM_Product. Note that software is handled a bit differently in the list of aggregated entities, above. This is because software can be viewed as a tangible asset (similar to PhysicalElements) AND/ OR as a set of features that make up a Product and are deployed. These are two different concepts, usually managed by different units in a business' organization. When software 'features' are described, the CIM_SoftwareFeature class from the Application Model is instantiated (where Features are Weak to/scoped by a Product). When a specific piece of software is acquired and perhaps warrantied as part of a Product, this is addressed by the class, SoftwareIdentity.None TRANSLATABLE= true
Versionstring2.7.0TOSUBCLASS= falseTRANSLATABLE= true

Local Class Properties

NameData TypeQualifiers
NameData TypeValueScopeFlavors
Captionstring
DescriptionstringThe Caption property is a short textual description (one- line string) of the object.None TRANSLATABLE= true
MaxLenuint3264None None
Descriptionstring
DescriptionstringThe Description property provides a textual description of the object.None TRANSLATABLE= true
ElementNamestring
DescriptionstringA user-friendly name for the object. This property allows each instance to define a user-friendly name IN ADDITION TO its key properties/identity data, and description information. Note that ManagedSystemElement's Name property is also defined as a user-friendly name. But, it is often subclassed to be a Key. It is not reasonable that the same property can convey both identity and a user friendly name, without inconsistencies. Where Name exists and is not a Key (such as for instances of LogicalDevice), the same information MAY be present in both the Name and ElementName properties.None TRANSLATABLE= true
IdentifyingNumberstring
DescriptionstringProduct identification such as a serial number on software, a die number on a hardware chip, or (for non-commercial Products) a project number.None TRANSLATABLE= true
KeybooleantrueNone OVERRIDABLE= false
MappingStringsstringMIF.DMTF|ComponentID|001.4None None
MaxLenuint3264None None
Namestring
DescriptionstringCommonly used Product name.None TRANSLATABLE= true
KeybooleantrueNone OVERRIDABLE= false
MappingStringsstringMIF.DMTF|ComponentID|001.2None None
MaxLenuint32256None None
ModelCorrespondencestringPRS_Product.ProductNameNone None
SKUNumberstring
DescriptionstringProduct SKU (stock keeping unit) information.None TRANSLATABLE= true
MaxLenuint3264None None
Vendorstring
DescriptionstringThe name of the Product's supplier, or entity selling the Product (the manufacturer, reseller, OEM, etc.). Corresponds to the Vendor property in the Product object in the DMTF Solution Exchange Standard.None TRANSLATABLE= true
KeybooleantrueNone OVERRIDABLE= false
MappingStringsstringMIF.DMTF|ComponentID|001.1None None
MaxLenuint32256None None
ModelCorrespondencestringPRS_Product.VendorNone None
Versionstring
DescriptionstringProduct version information.None TRANSLATABLE= true
KeybooleantrueNone OVERRIDABLE= false
MappingStringsstringMIF.DMTF|ComponentID|001.3None None
MaxLenuint3264None None
ModelCorrespondencestringPRS_Product.VersionNone None
WarrantyDurationuint32
DescriptionstringIf this Product is under warranty, the duration of the warranty in days.None TRANSLATABLE= true
MappingStringsstringMIF.DMTF|FRU|002.10None None
ModelCorrespondencestringCIM_Product.WarrantyStartDateNone None
UnitsstringDaysNone TRANSLATABLE= true
WarrantyStartDatedatetime
DescriptionstringIf this Product is under warranty, the start date of the warranty.None TRANSLATABLE= true
MappingStringsstringMIF.DMTF|FRU|002.9None None
ModelCorrespondencestringCIM_Product.WarrantyDurationNone None