Working with Management Pack XML Files

 

Updated: May 13, 2016

Applies To: System Center 2012 SP1 - Service Manager, System Center 2012 R2 Service Manager, System Center 2012 - Service Manager

For elaborate customizations of management packs, the Service Manager console and the System Center 2012 – Service Manager Authoring Tool might not be sufficient, and you might need to author or modify management pack files directly. Working directly with management pack files requires in-depth knowledge in several areas, such as the System Center Common Schema and the structure of management packs.

This section provides background information and guidelines that can help you author and modify management packs to customize Service Manager.

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