The RED Client command line interface enables you to execute commands to:

  • Generate documentation in batch.
  • Create and deploy applications in batch.
  • Perform start up tasks for a new metadata repository.

The following is a sample Windows Command Prompt that displays the help for RED Client (med.exe) arguments.

RED Client Command Line Arguments

The following describe the command line arguments that can be used in RED Client (med.exe) arguments.

Description

Argument long name

Argument short name

Display the RED arguments.

 Note: No other arguments required.

--help

-h or /h

Batch documentation create.

Note: Must have other arguments, refer to Batch Documentation Creation.

--create-docs

-BD or /BD

Batch deployment application create.

 Note: Must have other arguments, refer to Batch Deployment Application Creation.

--create-deploy-app

-BA or /BA

First start with a new repository.

Note: Must have other arguments, refer to New Metadata Repository Start up Task Creation.

--new-meta-repo

-NEW or /NEW

Group name Note: All objects included, if group name is not specified.

--group-name <name>

-G or /G

Multiple use: Output directory or Database schema.

--output-dir <path name> or <db_schema>

-D or /D

Number of processes/ hops in the source diagrams.

--num-source-hops <number>

-S or /S

Disable impact analysis

--no-impact-analysis

I or /I-

ODBC DSN

--meta-dsn <name>

-O or /O

ODBC user name

--meta-user-name <name>

-L or /L

ODBC DSN architecture

--meta-dsn-arch <32|64>

-A or /A

ODBC username

--meta-user-name <name>

-U or /U

ODBC password

--meta-password <password>

-P or /P

Connection name

--meta-dsn <name>

-C or /C

Metadata database Note: Only used in Teradata

--meta-database <name>

-M or /M

Session user name

--red-user-name <name>

-N or /N

Application ID number

--app-number <name>

-I or /I

Application version number

--app-version <number>

-V or /V

Application ID file name

--app-file-name <path name>

-AF or /AF

Remove connections

--remove-connections

-RC or /RC

Remove parameters

--remove-parameters

-RP or /RP

Remove scheduler jobs

--remove-jobs

-RJ or /RJ

Group name

--group-name <name>

-AG or /AG

Project name

--project-name <name>

-AP or /AP

All objects

--deploy-all

-ALL or /ALL

 
The succeeding sections outline how the arguments are used.
 

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