ctmexdef

The ctmexdef utility exports job processing definitions from the Control-M/Server database to a flat (ASCII) file. This file can then be used as input for either the ctmcreate utility or the ctmdefine utility.

The ctmexdef utility can be used to:

• Modify existing job processing definitions in batch mode (together with the ctmdefine utility). The job processing definitions in the file exported by ctmexdef can be edited offline and then returned to the Control‑M/Server database by using ctmdefine. For more information, see ctmdefine.
• Creating specific purpose jobs to be inserted in the Active Jobs database based on previously defined jobs. Together with the ctmcreate utility, the ctmexdef utility can copy and modify job processing definitions in batch mode that can then be sent directly to the Active Jobs database by using ctmcreate. See ctmcreate for a complete description of the utility.

To run the ctmexdef utility, see Exporting jobs using the ctmexdef utility.

When working on UNIX, the utf8 file stores the script. No translation is performed by the utility when being read into memory. In Windows, that store the script is native. Translation to utf8 needs to be performed by either the ctmcreate or ctmdefine when being read into memory.

The output of ctmexdef on Windows cannot be used as input on UNIX installations and the other way around.

For more information on ctmexdef syntax rules, see ctmexdef syntax rules.