IBM® Rational® Synergy supports the command-line interface (CLI) under all supported Windows and UNIX platforms. You can run any Rational Synergy command from a Windows or UNIX command prompt.
The following topics give detailed information that supports the CLI, such as command and argument syntax, global formatting options, naming restrictions, case and file name limitations, built-in keywords, regular expressions, and more.
Alphabetical command list
This section lists the Rational Synergy
CLI commands, in alphabetical order.
Rational Synergy messages
The Rational Synergy Messages document lists many of the warning and error messages provided by Rational Synergy. Each message has a unique ID, severity level, project, and synopsis. Some messages also provide a description and recommendation.
Global formatting options
You can use CLI commands to define how information
is presented, and how to format, sort, and group it.
Built-in keywords
You can use the keywords that are built into the product
to control the format of the output from query, list, and show operations
on the command line and query operations in the GUI.
Naming and formatting
Naming restrictions apply to Rational Synergy object, release, database,
and DCM names. Formatting options allow you to control the appearance
of your output.
Regular expressions
You can use several ordinary and special characters in
a regular expression.
Administrative purposes and templates
The CM administrator (the ccm_admin role) can administer IBM Rational Synergy, and can define the roles that are permitted to administer for project purposes and process rules.
Default settings
Rational Synergy
is shipped with a set of pre-defined values or default settings. Default
settings are defined as the settings that a majority of users would
choose. However, you can modify these settings to better meet your
needs. The information presented in this section defines the settings,
describes how to change them, and explains any interaction between
the settings.
Environment variables
You can define the following variables to affect
the way Rational Synergy
runs.
Date formats
You can set and manipulate the date and time formats displayed in Rational Synergy command-line interface (CLI) command output. You can also set and manipulate date/time input formats to CLI commands and query expressions.