util utility function parameters

The following table describes the util utility function parameters:

Parameter

Description

-silent

Suppresses application messages.

-replace

Overwrites existing data in the specified folder.

NOTE: Use -replace with extreme caution. Any database element that is replaced is overwritten with data that you supply in the input file. If -replace is not specified and the database attempts to write data that already exists, the utility terminates and a rollback is performed on data written during the write operation.

-cdbg

Debug level. Range from 1 to 5 (highest level).

Use this option only when instructed to do so by BMC Customer Support. Using this option can slow performance and use extra disk space.

-type

Name of the Control-M/EM database component that is configured by one or more of the following:

all

All application data. Default.

def

Job processing definition data.

cal

Calendar data, including Rule-Based Calendar entities.

sys

System data of the application.

dc

Data center definition data.

user

Control-M/EM database user data and authorizations.

alert

Alert data for the Control-M/EM database.

gc

Global conditions – prerequisite conditions that are passed between Control-M installations by Control-M/EM database.

maint

Maintenance folders

collect

Collection definitions

view

ViewPoint definitions

filter

Filter definitions

report

Report definitions

hier

Hierarchy definitions

audit

Audit data

history

History data

bim_forecast

BMC Batch Impact Manager folders and forecast folders

statistics

Exceptions data

wcm

Workload Change Manager site standard.

More than one -type can be used.

- type net

Type of Control-M/EM database net.

-name

Name of the Control-M/EM database net that is identified by the following parameter:

name – Name of the net. You can use wildcards when specifying a name:

  • * – represents a string of any length
  • ? – represents one character

    SSIMU – simulation net SIMU

    A??????23\* – all active nets of netgroup 23

-file

Specifies the details of the source or destination file.

file

Name of the source or destination file.

-file -

  • Exports to standard output. Default: user monitor
  • Imports from standard input. Default: user keyboard

-dir

Exports or imports from a specified directory.

dir – Directory of the source or destination file if different from Control-M/EM database home directory.

file-list – List of text (ASCII) files to be exported or imported, in the format: filename... filename

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util