IBM FileNet P8, Version 5.2.1            

Command-line options for Bulk Import Tool

Use the Bulk Import Tool command-line interface to import large volumes of documents into a Content Platform Engine object store.

The following command-line options are available for Bulk Import Tool:

Usage: BulkImport -h [homedir] -q -CE <num>
-v
Displays the Bulk Import Tool version in the console and the journals file, and then exits the program.
-h or -help
Displays the Bulk Import Tool Help information in the console and journals file and then exits the program.
-h <homedir>
-h specifies the location of the “home directory”, which contains the CEBI.cfg configuration file. -h is a required setting.
-q
Sets the quiet mode, which suppresses any output to the console and journals file.
-CE <num>
Sets the maximum number of import threads. The default is three, if another number is not specified.
-S
Turns on spy mode. Outputs detailed information in the console and in the journals file. Spy mode reports more detail than debug mode. Spy mode can create system overhead and is not recommended unless you are troubleshooting an issue.
-D
Turns on debug mode. Outputs detailed information in the console and in the journals file. Debug mode can create system overhead and is not recommended unless you are troubleshooting an issue.
-T
Turns on test mode. When test mode is on, batches are validated, no import occurs.
-G
Turns on class mode. Bulk Import Tool retrieves class data from the object store that is specified in the CEBI.cfg file and outputs that information into the DocClassAttributes.txt and DocClassAttributes.xml files. These files are created in the home directory that is specified by -h <homedir>, and then the program exits.
-f
Creates a FolderAttributes.txt file that contains a list of folders from the object store.
-r
If you are in clustered environment, use the -r flag to ignore any .lck files that are in process by another instance of Bulk import that shares the working directory. If there is a batch that fails to complete, run Bulk import without using the -r flag. Bulk import initially looks for .lck files in the working directory and reprocesses the .lck files.
-P [password]
Creates password files. After the files are created, the program exits. Use this option to create encrypted password files for the object store password. The password that is stored in clear text in the cebi.cfg file can be commented out, which causes Bulk Import Tool to look for the encrypted password in the password files. The password files, named . passwd0 and .passwd1, are both needed to get the encrypted password. The password files are placed in the home folder or the location that you specified with the -h <homedir> option.
Important: Keep both of these password files protected by using the appropriate file system protections.

You are prompted for a password if you use the -P parameter without a password argument, or you can provide a password with the -P parameter.

You can enable or disable logging without restarting Bulk Import Tool.


Last updated: October 2015
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