Metadata Manager Command Reference

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mmcmd Commands

The following table describes the mmcmd commands:

Command Name	Description
assignConnection	Configures connection assignments for a resource based on the properties in the specified resource configuration file.
assignParameterFile	Assigns parameter files to PowerCenter workflows for a PowerCenter resource based on the properties in the specified resource configuration file.
backupConfiguration	Backs up the resource configurations, source files associated with resources, linking rules associated with resources, and custom models for a Metadata Manager instance.
cancel	Cancels a resource load.
connect	Connects the mmcmd program to the Metadata Manager Service in the interactive mode.
createLinkRuleSet	Creates a linking rule set for a pair of resources, a rule set definition for a pair of models, or a rule set parameter definition for a pair of resources in the Metadata Manager repository.
createLoadTemplate	Creates a load template file.
createResource	Creates a resource based on the properties in the specified resource configuration file.
deleteLinkRuleSet	Removes a linking rule set for a pair of resources or a rule set definition for a pair of models from the Metadata Manager repository.
deleteLoadTemplate	Deletes a load template.
deleteResource	Deletes the resource and all metadata for the resource from the Metadata Manager repository.
encrypt	Encrypts the text you specify. You can specify the encrypted text when you use the -ep option in a command or in a resource configuration file.
exit	In interactive mode, disconnects mmcmd from the Metadata Manager Service and closes the mmcmd program
export	Exports a custom resource from the Metadata Manager repository to an XML file. You can import it into another Metadata Manager repository.
exportLinkRuleSetDefs	Exports all linking rule set definitions for a model to XML files.
exportLinkRuleSets	Exports all linking rule sets for a resource to XML files.
exportLoadLog	Exports the load details for a resource to a Microsoft Excel file.
exportModel	Exports a model from the Metadata Manager repository. You can import it into another Metadata Manager repository.
exportObject	Exports a metadata catalog object from the Metadata Manager repository. You can export metadata objects to the Adobe PDF, HTML, or Microsoft Excel file types.
generateDefaultLoadTemplate	Generates a default load template to load all top level classes for the specified model.
getLinkReport	Exports the link report. The link summary report contains the resource, connection, assigned database, and assigned schema details.
geLoadTemplate	Exports a load template file.
getResource	Writes properties for the specified resource to a resource configuration file.
getResourceFiles	Retrieves all the source files associated with a resource, including rule sets. Metadata Manager retrieves parameter files for PowerCenter resources and retrieves model files for data modeling resources.
getServiceLog	Exports the service log file from Metadata Manager for a specified date.
help	Returns help for an mmcmd command.
import	Imports the metadata for a custom resource from an XML file into the Metadata Manager repository.
importLinkRuleSets	Imports all linking rule sets from XML files in the specified path into the Metadata Manager repository.
importModel	Imports a model from a file into the Metadata Manager repository.
link	Creates the links between resources to run data lineage analysis across metadata sources. Before you create links for a resource, you must configure connection assignments or linking rules for the resource.
listLoadTemplates	Lists all the load template files for a custom resource.
listModels	Lists all models in Metadata Manager.
listResources	Lists all resources in the Metadata Manager repository.
load	Starts a resource load. Metadata Manager adds the resource load to the load queue.
migrateBGLinks	Restores the related catalog objects for a business glossary after you upgrade from version 9.5.x.
purgeMetadata	Deletes metadata for a resource from the Metadata Manager repository. You cannot recover the purged metadata. Back up the Metadata Manager repository database before you purge metadata.
restoreConfiguration	Restores the resource configurations, source files associated with resources, linking rules associated with resources, and custom models from a back-up file.
resume	Resume a failed resource load. If a resource load fails when PowerCenter runs the workflows that load the metadata into the warehouse, you can resume the resource load.
search	Searches for objects in the Metadata Manager repository using a keyword search.
status	View the status of a running or completed resource load.
testSourceConnection	Tests connection to the source system of a resource.
updateLinkRuleSet	Updates a linking rule set for a pair of resources or a rule set definition for a pair of models in the Metadata Manager repository.
updateLoadTemplate	Updates a load template file.
updateResource	Updates a resource based on the properties in the specified resource configuration file.
version	Displays the current version of Metadata Manager.

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