The ApplyIncrementalChangeToMSE method performs the actual application of a subset of the properties in the Setting to the ...

The ApplyIncrementalChangeToMSE method performs the actual application of a subset of the properties in the Setting to the referenced ManagedSystemElement. It takes four input parameters: MSE (the ManagedSystem Element to which the Setting is being applied), TimeToApply (which, being a datetime, can be either a specific time or a time interval), MustBeCompletedBy (which indicates the required completion time for the method), and a PropertiesToApply array (which contains a list of the property names whose values will be applied). If a property is not in this list, it will be ignored by the Apply. If the array is null, empty, or contains the string "ALL" as a property name, then all Settings properties will be applied. If it is set to "NONE", then no Settings properties will be applied. 
Note that the semantics of this method are that individual Settings are either wholly applied or not applied at all to their target ManagedSystemElement. The return value should be 0 if the Setting is successfully applied to the referenced ManagedSystemElement, 1 if the method is not supported, 2 if the Setting was not applied within the specified times, and any other number if an error occurred. In a subclass, the set of possible return codes could be specified using a ValueMap qualifier on the method. The strings to which the ValueMap contents are "translated" can also be specified in the subclass as a Values array qualifier. 
Note: If an error occurs when applying the Setting to a ManagedSystemElement, the Element must be configured as it was when the "Apply" attempt began. That is, the Element should not be left in an indeterminate state.