PolicyCategory Class
Represents a category that classifies policies in SQL Server Policy-Based Management. Policy Categories are used to group policies together to which target objects can subscribe.
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Dmf (in Microsoft.SqlServer.Dmf.dll)
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Sdk.Sfc.SfcInstance
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Dmf.PolicyCategory
[StrongNameIdentityPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, PublicKey = "0024000004800000940000000602000000240000525341310004000001000100272736ad6e5f9586bac2d531eabc3acc666c2f8ec879fa94f8f7b0327d2ff2ed523448f83c3d5c5dd2dfc7bc99c5286b2c125117bf5cbe242b9d41750732b2bdffe649c6efb8e5526d526fdd130095ecdb7bf210809c6cdad8824faa9ac0310ac3cba2aa0523567b2dfa7fe250b30facbd62d4ec99b94ac47c7d3b28f1f6e4c8")] public sealed class PolicyCategory : SfcInstance, ISfcCreatable, ICreatable, ISfcDroppable, IDroppable, ISfcAlterable, IAlterable, ISfcRenamable, IRenamable
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | PolicyCategory() | Initializes a new instance of the PolicyCategory class. |
| PolicyCategory(PolicyStore, String) | Initializes a new instance of the PolicyCategory class. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | AbstractIdentityKey | Do not reference this member directly in your code. It supports the SQL Server infrastructure.(Inherited from SfcInstance.) |
  | DefaultCategory | Gets the category to which the policy is assigned by default. |
| ID | Gets the ID value that uniquely identifies the policy category. |
| IdentityKey | Gets the key that uniquely identifies the policy category. |
| MandateDatabaseSubscriptions | Gets or sets the Boolean value that determines whether the database subscriptions are permitted. |
| Metadata | Returns metadata about the instance and its domain.(Inherited from SfcInstance.) |
| Name | Gets the name of the policy category. |
| Parent | Gets or sets the parent instance via the keychain. |
| Properties | Returns a collection instance properties.(Inherited from SfcInstance.) |
| State | Returns the state of the SfcInstance object.(Inherited from SfcInstance.) |
| Urn | Returns the uniform resource name of the SfcInstance object.(Inherited from SfcInstance.) |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Alter() | Updates any PolicyCategory object property changes on the instance of SQL Server. |
| Create() | Creates a category for the PolicyCategory class. |
 | CreateIdentityKey() | Do not reference this member directly in your code. It supports the SQL Server infrastructure.(Inherited from SfcInstance.) |
| Discover(ISfcDependencyDiscoveryObjectSink) | Do not reference this member directly in your code. It supports the SQL Server infrastructure.(Inherited from SfcInstance.) |
| Drop() | Removes the policy category from the instance of SQL Server. |
| Equals(Object) | (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetChildCollection(String) | Do not reference this member directly in your code. It supports the SQL Server infrastructure.(Inherited from SfcInstance.) |
| GetDomain() | Do not reference this member directly in your code. It supports the SQL Server infrastructure.(Inherited from SfcInstance.) |
| GetHashCode() | (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetObjectFactory() | Gets the object factory for the object. |
| GetPropertySet() | Returns the set of properties for the SfcInstance object.(Inherited from SfcInstance.) |
| GetType() | (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetTypeMetadataImpl() | Indicates the domains that override by returning the right TypeMetadata class directly. Do not reference this member directly in your code. It supports the SQL Server infrastructure.(Inherited from SfcInstance.) |
| InitializeUIPropertyState() | Do not reference this member directly in your code. It supports the SQL Server infrastructure.(Inherited from SfcInstance.) |
| OnPropertyMetadataChanges(SfcPropertyMetadataChangedEventArgs) | Invoked whenever the effective value of any SfcInstance metadata is updated. (Inherited from SfcInstance.) |
| OnPropertyValueChanges(PropertyChangedEventArgs) | Invoked whenever the effective value of any SfcInstance property is updated. (Inherited from SfcInstance.) |
| Refresh() | Refreshes the object's properties by reading them from the server.(Inherited from SfcInstance.) |
| Rename(String) | Renames the policy. |
| ResetKey() | Do not reference this member directly in your code. It supports the SQL Server infrastructure.(Inherited from SfcInstance.) |
| Serialize(XmlWriter) | Serializes the instance to XML.(Inherited from SfcInstance.) |
| ToString() | Returns a string representation of the instance Urn.(Inherited from SfcInstance.) |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | PropertyChanged | Occurs when a property value changes.(Inherited from SfcInstance.) |
| PropertyMetadataChanged | Occurs when the metadata for a property has changed.(Inherited from SfcInstance.) |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
  | ISfcAlterable.ScriptAlter() | Alters the script that is used to create the policy. Do not reference this member directly in your code. It supports the SQL Server infrastructure.. |
| ISfcCreatable.ScriptCreate() | Creates a script that is used to create the policy. Do not reference this member directly in your code. It supports the SQL Server infrastructure.. |
| ISfcDroppable.ScriptDrop() | Drops the script that is used to create the policy. Do not reference this member directly in your code. It supports the SQL Server infrastructure. |
| ISfcRenamable.Rename(SfcKey) | Renames the policy with the specified key. |
| ISfcRenamable.ScriptRename(SfcKey) | Renames the script that is used to create the policy with the specified key. |
Using the PolicyCategory object you can:
Create a policy category to which target objects can subscribe.
Specify the policy category to use in a subscription
C#
PolicyCategorySubscription policyCatSub = new PolicyCategorySubscription(ps); policyCatSub.PolicyCategory = category; policyCatSub.TargetType = targetType; policyCatSub.Target = targetObject; policyCatSub.Create();
Any public static ( Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.