title Description Property (SqlService) ms.custom seo-lt-2019 ms.date 03/03/2017 ms.prod sql ms.prod_service database-engine ms.reviewer ms.technology wmi ms.topic reference apiname Description Property (SqlService Class) apilocation sqlmgmproviderxpsp2up.mof apitype MOFDef helpviewer_keywords Description property ms.assetid 0baf050e-7dde-496e-a8b6-da43e6448a09 author CarlRabeler ms.author carlrab Description Property (SqlService Class) [!INCLUDEtsql-appliesto-ss2008-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md] Gets a description of the referenced service. Syntax object.Description [= value] Parts object A SqlService Class object that represents the service. Property Value/Return Value A string value that contains a textual description of the referenced service. Remarks See Also Starting and Stopping Services