Using SMS Site Properties Manager

You can use the SMS Site Properties Manager tool to copy site configuration settings to any site, whether it is a synthetic site in your test environment or a working site in your production environment. The site settings you can copy include configuration settings, such as the site communications settings, discovery method and client installation settings, and status settings. You can also copy collection and query definitions. SMS Site Properties Manager is useful for every stage of SMS administration:

• When you create your pilot project, you can use SMS Site Properties Manager to quickly configure a hierarchy of sites.
• When you deploy SMS in a production environment, you can use SMS Site Properties Manager to distribute site settings to the various sites in your site hierarchy.
• When you use SMS to administer your sites, you can use SMS Site Properties Manager to temporarily change site configuration settings and then automatically return to your usual settings at a specified time.

You can also use SMS Site Properties Manager for some routine tasks in your production environment. For example, in SMS Site Properties Manager, you can drag a program to a collection to create an advertisement.