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.
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Class Qualifiers

Name	Data Type	Value	Scope	Flavors
Description	string	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.	None	TRANSLATABLE= true
UMLPackagePath	string	CIM::Core::ProductFRU	None	None
Version	string	2.8.1000	TOSUBCLASS= false	TRANSLATABLE= true

Local Class Properties

Name	Data Type	Qualifiers
Name	Data Type	Name	Data Type	Value	Scope	Flavors
Caption	string
		Description	string	The Caption property is a short textual description (one- line string) of the object.	None	TRANSLATABLE= true
		MaxLen	uint32	64	None	None
Description	string
Description	string	Description	string	The Description property provides a textual description of the object.	None	TRANSLATABLE= true
ElementName	string
ElementName	string	Description	string	A 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 the Name property of ManagedSystemElement 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 can be present in both the Name and ElementName properties.	None	TRANSLATABLE= true
Family	string
		Description	string	Family that the product belongs to. A family refers to a set of products that are similar but not identical from a hardware or software point of view. Typically, a family is composed of different products, which have different configurations and pricing points. Products in the same family often have similar branding and cosmetic features.	None	TRANSLATABLE= true
		Experimental	boolean	true	TOSUBCLASS= false	None
		MaxLen	uint32	64	None	None
Generation	uint64
		Description	string	Generation is an optional, monotonically increasing property that may be used to identify a particular generation of the resource represented by this class. If Generation is supported by the implementation, its value shall not be null. Except as otherwise specified, a value (including null) of Generation specified at creation time shall be replaced by null if Generation is not supported by the implementation or shall be a, (possibly different), non-null value if the implementation does support Generation. After creation and if supported, Generation shall be updated, at least once per access, whenever the represented resource is modified, regardless of the source of the modification. Note: the Generation value only needs to be updated once between references, even if the resource is updated many times. The key point is to assure that it will be different if there have been updates, not to count each update. Note: unless otherwise specified, the value of Generation within one instance is not required to be coordinated with the value of Generation in any other instance. Note:the semantics of the instance, (as defined by its creation class), define the underlying resource. That underlying resource may be a collection or aggregation of resources. And, in that case, the semantics of the instance further define when updates to constituent resources also require updates to the Generation of the collective resource. Default behavior of composite aggregations should be to update the Generation of the composite whenever the Generation of a component is updated. Subclasses may define additional requirements for updates on some or all of related instances. For a particular instance, the value of Generation may wrap through zero, but the elapsed time between wraps shall be greater than 10's of years. This class does not require Generation to be unique across instances of other classes nor across instances of the same class that have different keys. Generation shall be different across power cycles, resets, or reboots if any of those actions results in an update. Generation may be different across power cycles, resets, or reboots if those actions do not result in an update. If the Generation property of an instance is non-null, and if any attempt to update the instance includes the Generation property, then if it doesn't match the current value, the update shall fail. The usage of this property is intended to be further specified by applicable management profiles. Typically, a client will read the value of this property and then supply that value as input to an operation that modifies the instance in some means. This may be via an explicit parameter in an extrinsic method or via an embedded value in an extrinsic method or intrinsic operation. For example: a profile may require that an intrinsic instance modification supply the Generation property and that it must match for the modification to succeed.	None	TRANSLATABLE= true
		Experimental	boolean	true	TOSUBCLASS= false	None
IdentifyingNumber	string
		Description	string	Product 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
		Key	boolean	true	None	OVERRIDABLE= false
		MappingStrings	string	MIF.DMTF\|ComponentID\|001.4	None	None
		MaxLen	uint32	64	None	None
InstanceID	string
InstanceID	string	Description	string	InstanceID is an optional property that may be used to opaquely and uniquely identify an instance of this class within the scope of the instantiating Namespace. Various subclasses of this class may override this property to make it required, or a key. Such subclasses may also modify the preferred algorithms for ensuring uniqueness that are defined below. To ensure uniqueness within the NameSpace, the value of InstanceID should be constructed using the following "preferred" algorithm: <OrgID>:<LocalID> Where <OrgID> and <LocalID> are separated by a colon (:), and where <OrgID> must include a copyrighted, trademarked, or otherwise unique name that is owned by the business entity that is creating or defining the InstanceID or that is a registered ID assigned to the business entity by a recognized global authority. (This requirement is similar to the <Schema Name>_<Class Name> structure of Schema class names.) In addition, to ensure uniqueness, <OrgID> must not contain a colon (:). When using this algorithm, the first colon to appear in InstanceID must appear between <OrgID> and <LocalID>. <LocalID> is chosen by the business entity and should not be reused to identify different underlying (real-world) elements. If not null and the above "preferred" algorithm is not used, the defining entity must assure that the resulting InstanceID is not reused across any InstanceIDs produced by this or other providers for the NameSpace of this instance. If not set to null for DMTF-defined instances, the "preferred" algorithm must be used with the <OrgID> set to CIM.	None	TRANSLATABLE= true
Name	string
		Description	string	Commonly used Product name.	None	TRANSLATABLE= true
		Key	boolean	true	None	OVERRIDABLE= false
		MappingStrings	string	MIF.DMTF\|ComponentID\|001.2	None	None
		MaxLen	uint32	256	None	None
		ModelCorrespondence	string	PRS_Product.ProductName	None	None
SKUNumber	string
		Description	string	Product SKU (stock keeping unit) information.	None	TRANSLATABLE= true
		MaxLen	uint32	64	None	None
Vendor	string
		Description	string	The 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
		Key	boolean	true	None	OVERRIDABLE= false
		MappingStrings	string	MIF.DMTF\|ComponentID\|001.1	None	None
		MaxLen	uint32	256	None	None
		ModelCorrespondence	string	PRS_Product.Vendor	None	None
Version	string
		Description	string	Product version information.	None	TRANSLATABLE= true
		Key	boolean	true	None	OVERRIDABLE= false
		MappingStrings	string	MIF.DMTF\|ComponentID\|001.3	None	None
		MaxLen	uint32	64	None	None
		ModelCorrespondence	string	PRS_Product.Version	None	None
WarrantyDuration	uint32
		Description	string	If this Product is under warranty, the duration of the warranty in days.	None	TRANSLATABLE= true
		MappingStrings	string	MIF.DMTF\|FRU\|002.10	None	None
		ModelCorrespondence	string	CIM_Product.WarrantyStartDate	None	None
		PUnit	string	day	None	None
		Units	string	Days	None	TRANSLATABLE= true
WarrantyStartDate	datetime
		Description	string	If this Product is under warranty, the start date of the warranty.	None	TRANSLATABLE= true
		MappingStrings	string	MIF.DMTF\|FRU\|002.9	None	None
		ModelCorrespondence	string	CIM_Product.WarrantyDuration	None	None