Resource

This is the abstract base class for all resources. Every resource has a ResourceID. It is used as a key to join the resource object to a large family of objects.

Table B.50 Resource (SMS_Resource)

PropertyData typeExampleNotes
ResourceIDuint320Key. Indicates an identifier for the resource that is unique to this site. System Resource Type inventory items with the same ResourceID were all discovered on the same SMS client.

A ResourceID is an integer generated for the sake of SQL. It is not unique outside the site and should be used only for short-term querying purposes.