List, find, import and export Tools Options

Available Sub Commands

export

Export options from a metadata repository into a file

Export Arguments

Argument

Description

-h [ --help ]

Display this message

-f [ --file-name ] arg

The name of a file that options will be written into

--force

Overwrite the destination file if it already exists

Metadata Repository Login Arguments

Argument

Description

--meta-dsn arg

ODBC DSN of the metadata repository

--meta-dsn-arch arg (=32)

The architecture of the ODBC DSN. Valid values are 32 and 64. Defaults to 32 if not specified.

--meta-user-name arg

Username for the ODBC DSN

--meta-password arg

Password for the ODBC DSN

--meta-database arg

Database used by the ODBC DSN

--td-wallet

The supplied password will be treated as a TDWallet string

--dimension-space arg

A named area of the RDBMS to store DSS tables (Oracle, SQL Server and DB2).

--index-space arg

A named area of the RDBMS to store the metadata (DB2 only).

--meta-space arg

A named area of the RDBMS to store the metadata.

--meta-index-space arg

A named area of the RDBMS to store the metadata indexes and constraints (Oracle, SQL Server and PostgreSQL).

--meta-con-string arg

ODBC connection string for the metadata repository when using Advanced Connect. This arg will override the values stored in the RED Profile if provided. Accepts RED tokens $DSN$, $USER$ and $PASSWORD$.

--red-profile arg

Path to the RED Profile file to be used with Advanced Connect, usually necessary for data warehouse actions when Advanced Connect is in use.

find

Find an option with specific characters in its name, description or value

Find Arguments

Argument

Description

-h [ --help ]

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--find-text arg

The sequence of characters to find, or a regular expression

--search-names

The name of each option will be searched

--search-descriptions

The description of each option will be searched

--search-values

The value of each option will be searched

--search-forbidden

An option will be searched even if it is forbidden by the current state of the system

--regex

The value specified by --find-text is a regular expression. Supported regex grammar is ECMAScript.

--case-sensitive

Match the case of the option's text when performing a search

--whole-item

Match the entire name, or the entire description, or the entire value when performing a search

Metadata Repository Login Arguments

Argument

Description

--meta-dsn arg

ODBC DSN of the metadata repository

--meta-dsn-arch arg (=32)

The architecture of the ODBC DSN. Valid values are 32 and 64. Defaults to 32 if not specified.

--meta-user-name arg

Username for the ODBC DSN

--meta-password arg

Password for the ODBC DSN

--meta-database arg

Database used by the ODBC DSN

--td-wallet

The supplied password will be treated as a TDWallet string

--dimension-space arg

A named area of the RDBMS to store DSS tables (Oracle, SQL Server and DB2).

--index-space arg

A named area of the RDBMS to store the metadata (DB2 only).

--meta-space arg

A named area of the RDBMS to store the metadata.

--meta-index-space arg

A named area of the RDBMS to store the metadata indexes and constraints (Oracle, SQL Server and PostgreSQL).

--meta-con-string arg

ODBC connection string for the metadata repository when using Advanced Connect. This arg will override the values stored in the RED Profile if provided. Accepts RED tokens $DSN$, $USER$ and $PASSWORD$.

--red-profile arg

Path to the RED Profile file to be used with Advanced Connect, usually necessary for data warehouse actions when Advanced Connect is in use.

import

Import options from a file into a metadata repository

Import Arguments

Argument

Description

-h [ --help ]

Display this message

-f [ --file-name ] arg

The name of an existing file that contains the options

Metadata Repository Login Arguments

Argument

Description

--meta-dsn arg

ODBC DSN of the metadata repository

--meta-dsn-arch arg (=32)

The architecture of the ODBC DSN. Valid values are 32 and 64. Defaults to 32 if not specified.

--meta-user-name arg

Username for the ODBC DSN

--meta-password arg

Password for the ODBC DSN

--meta-database arg

Database used by the ODBC DSN

--td-wallet

The supplied password will be treated as a TDWallet string

--dimension-space arg

A named area of the RDBMS to store DSS tables (Oracle, SQL Server and DB2).

--index-space arg

A named area of the RDBMS to store the metadata (DB2 only).

--meta-space arg

A named area of the RDBMS to store the metadata.

--meta-index-space arg

A named area of the RDBMS to store the metadata indexes and constraints (Oracle, SQL Server and PostgreSQL).

--meta-con-string arg

ODBC connection string for the metadata repository when using Advanced Connect. This arg will override the values stored in the RED Profile if provided. Accepts RED tokens $DSN$, $USER$ and $PASSWORD$.

--red-profile arg

Path to the RED Profile file to be used with Advanced Connect, usually necessary for data warehouse actions when Advanced Connect is in use.

list-all

List all options

List All Arguments

Argument

Description

-h [ --help ]

Display this message

Metadata Repository Login Arguments

Argument

Description

--meta-dsn arg

ODBC DSN of the metadata repository

--meta-dsn-arch arg (=32)

The architecture of the ODBC DSN. Valid values are 32 and 64. Defaults to 32 if not specified.

--meta-user-name arg

Username for the ODBC DSN

--meta-password arg

Password for the ODBC DSN

--meta-database arg

Database used by the ODBC DSN

--td-wallet

The supplied password will be treated as a TDWallet string

--dimension-space arg

A named area of the RDBMS to store DSS tables (Oracle, SQL Server and DB2).

--index-space arg

A named area of the RDBMS to store the metadata (DB2 only).

--meta-space arg

A named area of the RDBMS to store the metadata.

--meta-index-space arg

A named area of the RDBMS to store the metadata indexes and constraints (Oracle, SQL Server and PostgreSQL).

--meta-con-string arg

ODBC connection string for the metadata repository when using Advanced Connect. This arg will override the values stored in the RED Profile if provided. Accepts RED tokens $DSN$, $USER$ and $PASSWORD$.

--red-profile arg

Path to the RED Profile file to be used with Advanced Connect, usually necessary for data warehouse actions when Advanced Connect is in use.

Options Arguments

Argument

Description

-h [ --help]Displays This message

Common Arguments

The following arguments are used on most of the commands available in RedCli:
ArgumentDescription

 -c [ --config-file ] <arg>

A configuration file that contains program options (format is INI file)
-o [ --output-mode ] <arg>Either human, json or xml.
-l [ --log-level ] <arg>Log level, 0-5 inclusive. 0=only fatal errors, 5=all logging messages.

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