Typical Programming Tasks

Once a client application connects to the CIM Object Manager, it uses the API to request operations. The program's feature set determines which operations it needs to request. The typical tasks that most programs perform are:

• Working with instances – creating, deleting, and updating

• Enumerating objects

• Calling methods

• Retrieving class definitions

• Handling errors

In addition, applications may occasionally perform the following tasks:

• Creating namespaces

• Deleting namespaces

• Creating a class

• Deleting a class

• Working with qualifiers