ObjectManager command line parameters

You can use various commands and parameters with the ObjectManager tool.
<command>
Required.
Value can be one of the following:
  • dump or d - dumps or exports data.
  • load or l - loads or imports data from a single loader file.
  • validate or v - certifies or compares data.
<batch-mode>
Places ObjectManager in batch processing mode. Loads multiple loader files in a single session.

Value is batch or b.

For more information, see Batch loader file syntax and sample.

<user> and <password>
Required.

Some actions may require a Super Administrator account.

Both parameters are used for authentication. You can use your user ID and your password.

When you are running ObjectManager on IBM Cloud Pak® for Data, use one of the following combinations instead of your user ID and password:

  • jwt and a IBM Cloud Pak for Data JSON Web Token (JWT)
  • Your IBM Cloud Pak for Data user name and your IBM Cloud Pak for Data API key

An API Key can be generated in IBM Cloud Pak for Data. For more information, see Generating API keys for authentication.

To see examples of using these parameters in IBM OpenPages for IBM Cloud Pak for Data, see Load command example.

<loader-file-path>
Optional.

The file path to a single XML loader file.

By default, this is the current directory if no file path is specified.

The ObjectManager.log file is written to this directory.

<batch-loader-dir>
Optional.

The directory path to the XML loader files that are listed in the <batch-loader-list-file>. Can be a top-level directory if loader files are in multiple sub-folders under that directory.

<loader-file-prefix>
Optional.

The user-defined portion of the loader file name.

By default, the ObjectManager tool attempts to load from or write to the file op-config.xml, if no prefix is specified.

<batch-loader-list-file>
Required.

The fully qualified file path and name of a text document containing a list of loader files for batch processing.