Copying existing jobs using the duplicatedefjob utility

The following procedure describes how to copy an existing job definition in the same data center and SMART Folder using the duplicatedefjob utility.

To copy existing jobs using the duplicatedefjob utility:

1. Do one of the following:
   • UNIX: Log on to a Control-M/EM account.
   • Windows: Open a command prompt window where Control-M/EM is installed. You do not need to be in the Control-M/EM database directory.

     NOTE: For Windows client installations, open a command prompt window and navigate to the <EM Instance Name>\bin directory.

2. Enter either of the following commands:
   • emdef duplicatedefjob [-USERNAME <user> [-PASSWORD <password>] | -PASSWORD_FILE <password file>] -HOST <GUI Server Name> -ARG_FILE <XML file name> [/a]
   • emdef duplicatedefjob [-u <user> [-p <password>] | -pf <password file>] -s <GUI Server Name> -arg <XML file name> [/a]

   NOTE: For Windows, you do not need to use the emdef prefix.

   For details about the duplicatedefjob parameters and switches, see emdef general parameters and emdef switches.

   For more information about the XML file name, see duplicatedefjob XML file rules.