// Copyright (c) 2008 DMTF. All rights reserved. [Deprecated { "CIM_SettingData", "CIM_Setting", "CIM_ConcreteComponent" }, Version ( "2.19.0" ), UMLPackagePath ( "CIM::Core::Settings" ), Description ( "Note: The use of CIM_Profile is deprecated in favor of " "aggregating instances of Setting or SettingData into " "\"higher-level\" Settings or SettingData objects using the " "ConcreteComponent association. This use simplifies the use of " "Settings or SettingData. With Profiles subclassing from " "Collection, separate associations were needed between an " "element and either its Profiles or Settings or SettingData. " "This class introduced unnecessary complexity and redundancy " "into the model. \n" "Deprecated description: Profile specifies a general collection " "of Settings or SettingData objects that are logically grouped " "together. Note: The CIM_Profile class uses simplified naming " "or identity algorithms and collection algorithms, as compared " "to CIM_Configuration. The settings are \"collected\" into the " "Profile using the MemberOfCollection association. Note that a " "Profile obtains its setting data and other necessary " "information from collected Setting and SettingData instances " "and by the definition of additional properties in subclasses. " "One example of a Profile is to define the collection of " "settings for a particular person. Another is to define the " "collection of settings that are appropriate when initializing " "a system. \n" "Profile is tied to a ManagedElement using the ElementProfile " "association. The ManagedElement provides the context for the " "Profile, and the settings collected by Profile should be " "settings of the associated ManagedElement. Note that a " "ManagedElement cannot exist when the Profile is instantiated. " "This situation is important to remember when the Profile is " "used in the creation of the real-world entity that is " "represented by (and then instantiated in) the ManagedElement." )] class CIM_Profile : CIM_Collection { [Deprecated { "CIM_SettingData.InstanceID", "CIM_Setting.SettingID" }, Key, Override ( "InstanceID" ), Description ( "Note: The use of this element is deprecated. Deprecated " "description: Within the scope of the instantiating " "Namespace, InstanceID opaquely and uniquely identifies " "an instance of this class. To ensure uniqueness within " "the NameSpace, the value of InstanceID should be " "constructed using the following \"preferred\" algorithm: \n" ": \n" "Where and are separated by a colon " "(:), and where 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 _ " "structure of Schema class names.) In addition, to ensure " "uniqueness, must not contain a colon (:). When " "using this algorithm, the first colon to appear in " "InstanceID must appear between and . \n" " is chosen by the business entity and should " "not be reused to identify different underlying " "(real-world) elements. If the above \"preferred\" " "algorithm is not used, the defining entity must assure " "that the resulting InstanceID is not reused across any " "InstanceIDs that are produced by this or other providers " "for the NameSpace of this instance. \n" "For DMTF-defined instances, the preferred algorithm must " "be used with the set to CIM." )] string InstanceID; };