New-CMSoftwareMeteringRule
New-CMSoftwareMeteringRule
Creates a Configuration Manager software metering rule.
Syntax
Parameter Set: New
New-CMSoftwareMeteringRule -Path <String> -SiteCode <String> [-Comment <String> ] [-FileVersion <String> ] [-LanguageId <Int32> ] [-OriginalFileName <String> ] [-ProductName <String> ] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]
Detailed Description
The New-CMSoftwareMeteringRule cmdlet creates a Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1 Configuration Manager software metering rule. A software metering rule specifies a piece of software, along with version information. You can obtain necessary file information from Windows Explorer.
Software metering monitors and collects software usage data from System Center 2012 Configuration Manager clients, such as when clients began using a particular software program and how long users have worked with that software. You can create software metering rules that specify which software to monitor.
For more information about software metering in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, see Introduction to Software Metering in Configuration Manager (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=268432) on TechNet.
Parameters
-Comment<String>
Specifies a comment for a software metering rule.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
True (ByPropertyName) |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-FileVersion<String>
Specifies a version of the software that a rule meters.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
True (ByPropertyName) |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-LanguageId<Int32>
Specifies a LocaleID of the software that a rule meters. For more information and a list of locale identifiers, see the Locale IDs Assigned by Microsoft topic at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=262651.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
True (ByPropertyName) |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-OriginalFileName<String>
Specifies an original file name of the software that a rule meters. This parameter can differ from the Path parameter if a user changed the name.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
True (ByPropertyName) |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-Path<String>
Specifies a file path of the software that a rule meters.
Aliases |
FileName |
Required? |
true |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
True (ByPropertyName) |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-ProductName<String>
Specifies a name for a product that a rule meters.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
True (ByPropertyName) |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-SiteCode<String>
Specifies a site code for a Configuration Manager site.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
true |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
True (ByPropertyName) |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-Confirm
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
false |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-WhatIf
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
false |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216).
Inputs
The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.
Outputs
The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.
Examples
Example 1: Create a software metering rule
This command creates a software metering rule for the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager site named CM1. The command specifies the file name, version, original file name, and product name for the software product.
PS C:\> New-CMSoftwareMeteringRule -Path "Notepad.exe" -SiteCode "CM1" -FileVersion "6.1.7600.16385" -OriginalFileName "NOTEPAD.EXE" -ProductName "Microsoft Windows Operating System"