Forcing a job using the cli utility

The following procedure describe how to force a job using the cli utility. You must have proper security authorization when using the cli utility.

To force a job:

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. Type one of the following commands:
   • UNIX: em cli [-U <user_name> [-P <password>] | -PF <password file>] -H <Server Name> [‑t timeout in seconds] [‑DDMM] -JOB_FORCE <CTM_name> <folder_name> <job_name> [<Odate>] [<library>]
   • Windows: cli [-U <user_name> [-P <password>] | -PF <password file>] -H <Server Name> [‑t timeout in seconds] [‑DDMM] -JOB_FORCE <CTM_name> <folder_name> <job_name> [<Odate>] [<library>]

For more information on the forcing a job parameters, see cli parameters and Forcing job parameters.