2 - lcm command line interface (1)

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Lab: Lifecycle Management ConsoleCommand Line Tool

Scenario

The Lifecycle Management Console (LCM) for BusinessObjects Business Intelligence BI

4.0 is a eb!base" a##lication to #romote BI $##lication content from source to

"estination systems.

O#erations a"ministrators nee" to "e#loy many inter"e#en"ent com#onents across

se%eral a##lications. This metho" offers the a"%antages of ha%ing a #rocess that can be

re#eate" an" teste" an" that "oes not re&uire 'nole"ge of Lifecycle Management

Console for Business Objects BI 4.0.

Objectives

In this lab you ill

Create a #ro#erties file to e*#ort content from your source system

+*#ort the selecte" content using LCM comman" line tool.

Create a #ro#erties file to im#ort content into your "estination system

Im#ort the "esire" content using LCM comman" line tool.

Create properties file and export using LCM command line

,. In your source system launch BI Launch#a" or CMC an" go to Folders>are!ouse

"dventure>Crystal #eports for $nterprise. -ou are going to e*#ort all the objects in

Crystal e#orts for +nter#rise fol"er. Clic' on the /ro#erties of the Crystal #eports for

$nterprise fol"er an" ta'e note of the CI1 as you ill nee" this for the LCM #ro#erties file.2. In your source BI 4.0 system (bi403400) create a ne Te*t file. The file name shoul" be

mye*#ort.#ro#erties ote The name of the file can be anything but the e*tension must be

5#ro#erties67. sing ote#a"88 e"it mye*#ort.#ro#erties to a"" all the #ro#erties re&uire" to e*#ort all the

objects in the Crystal e#orts for +nter#rise fol"er. -our file shoul" loo' something li'e this

9 :$/ $; 20,0 :$/ BusinessObjects < /age ,



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/ro#erty in mye*#ort.#ro#erties >hat is this?

LCM@CM: The CM: that has LCM installe". This is

nee"e" to create the job. In this case can

be the same as your source CM:.

LCM@userame The account to use to connect to the LCM

CM:

LCM@#assor" The associate" #assor" for the LCM CM:

account.

LCM@authentication The authentication use" for the LCM CM:

account.

$ction :#ecify the o#eration to #erform. In this

e*am#le you ant to e*#ort objects

e*#ortLocation >here to #lace LCMBI$ file that

contains the objects e*#orte".

e*#ortAuery, This is the CM: &uery that ill be e*ecute"

to gather the re&uire" objects. In this

e*am#le the &uery is going to retrie%e all the

objects that ha%e as #arent the Crystal

e#orts for +nter#rise fol"er. Ma'e sure you

ha%e the correct CI1.

e*#ortAueriesTotal -ou can ha%e many &ueries this #arameter

is to s#ecify ho many &ueries shoul" be

e*ecute".

:ource@CM: CM: that contains the objects that you ant

to e*#ort.

:ource@userame ser name to connect to the source CM:

:ource@#assor" $ssociate" #assor" for the username

9 :$/ $; 20,0 :$/ BusinessObjects < /age 2



s#ecifie"

:ource@authentication $uthentication to use to logon to the source

CM:

4. Once you ha%e entere" all the #arameters ith corres#on"ing %alues sa%e

mye*#ort.#ro#erties.. ;o to a comman" line an" change "irectories to cD/rogram Eiles(*F3)D:$/

BusinessObjectsD:$/ BusinessObjects +nter#rise GI 4.0Dscri#tsDin34@*34Dscri#ts3. Ty#e the folloing in the comman" line to e*ecute the LCM comman" line ith the

#ro#erties file you just create"[email protected] HOT+ Ma'e sure to s#ecify the correct #ath to the #ro#erties file (mye*#ort.#ro#erties

. The &uery ill be e*ecute" an" all objects ill be #ac'age" in the lcmbiar file as s#ecifie" in

mye*#ort.#ro#erties. >hen this #rocess is com#lete you shoul" see 5+GIT :CC+::6

message.

Create properties file and export using LCM command line

,. o you ill create the #ro#erties file to im#ort the LCMBI$ file create" #re%iously. -ou

can #erform the folloing ste#s in your source system if your to systems ha%e netor'

connecti%ity or in the "estination system.2. In your source BI 4.0 system create a ne Te*t file. The file name shoul" be

myim#ort.#ro#erties.7. sing ote#a" e"it myim#ort.#ro#erties to a"" the #ro#erties re&uire" to im#ort the

LCMBI$ file create" #re%iously into your "estination system. -our file shoul" loo'

something li'e this




/ro#erty in myim#ort.#ro#erties >hat is this?

LCM@CM: The CM: that has LCM installe". This is

nee"e" to create the job. In this case can

be the same as your source CM:.

LCM@userame The account to use to connect to the LCM

CM:

LCM@#assor" The associate" #assor" for the LCM CM:

account.

LCM@authentication The authentication use" for the LCM CM:

account.

action :#ecify the o#eration to #erform. In this

e*am#le you ant to im#ort objects

im#ortLocation /ath an" name of the LCMBI$ file to

im#ort.

1estination@CM: CM: here you ant to im#ort the objects

:ource@userame ser name to connect to the "estination

CM:

:ource@#assor" $ssociate" #assor" for the username

s#ecifie"

:ource@authentication $uthentication to use to logon to the

"estination CM:

4. ;o to a comman" line an" change "irectories to cD/rogram Eiles(*F3)D:$/

BusinessObjectsD:$/ BusinessObjects +nter#rise GI 4.0Dscri#tsDin34@*34Dscri#ts. Ty#e the folloing in the comman" line to e*ecute the LCM comman" line ith the

#ro#erties file you just create"[email protected] Jlcm#ro#erty c<tem#<myim#ort.#ro#ertiesOT+ Ma'e sure to s#ecify the correct #ath to the #ro#erties file myim#ort.#ro#erties.

3. The job #romotion ill be e*ecute" an" you ill see the "etails of the job #romotion. >hen

the im#ort #rocess is com#lete you shoul" see 5+GIT :CC+::6 message.




. On the "estination system Launch CMC or BI Launch#a" confirm that the Crystal e#orts

+nter#rise fol"er an" re#orts are no in the "estination system.

End of lab

9 :$/ $; 20,0 :$/ BusinessObjects < /age

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