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# SQL Server Management Objects (SMO) Programming Guide
  [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] Management Objects (SMO) is a collection of objects that are designed for programming all aspects of managing [!INCLUDE[msCoName](../../includes/msconame-md.md)] [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)]. [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] Replication Management Objects (RMO) is a collection of objects that encapsulates [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] replication management.  
  
|Topic|Description|  
|-----------|-----------------|  
|[Creating SMO Programs](../../relational-databases/server-management-objects-smo/create-program/creating-smo-programs.md)<br /><br /> [Programming Specific Tasks](../../relational-databases/server-management-objects-smo/tasks/programming-specific-tasks.md)|Provides information about programming the SMO objects in the Microsoft.SqlServer.management, Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.NotificationServices, Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo, Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Agent, Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Broker, Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Mail, Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.RegisteredServers, Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Wmi, and Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Trace namespaces.<br /><br /> This includes instructions to write programs that define databases and manage [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)]. You can use SMO to create databases, perform backups, create jobs, configure [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)], assign permissions, and to perform many other administrative tasks.|  
|[Replication Developer Documentation](../../relational-databases/replication/concepts/replication-developer-documentation.md)|Provides information about programming the RMO objects in the Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication namespace.|  
  
## See Also  
 [Replication Developer Documentation](../../relational-databases/replication/concepts/replication-developer-documentation.md)