importPolicies

Use the importPolicies command to import previously exported policies.

The imported policies are taken from the file to which they were exported (-inputFile parameter), or from stdin if no such file is specified.

Not all files can be imported. Data that you cannot migrate between sphere environments includes the following:

• Logging policy data collected by your transaction management database.

  You cannot migrate information that has been collected and written to either file or database storage through the application of logging policies on your managed services.

• Instance data for exceptional conditions that have occurred in your transactions.

  You cannot migrate information that has been collected by the transaction management component of Business Transaction Management.

By default, this command replaces all existing policies that are older than the imported policies.

Command Syntax

btmcli importPolicies [-i inputFile]
                      [-replace ALL | all | NEWER | newer | NONE | none]
                      [-v] -s sphereUrl -l username:password

Name	Long Name	Description
-i	-inputFile	The name of the file containing the data to be imported.
-replace	-replacementLevel	Determines the outcome when an imported policy matches an existing policy in the system: ALL: replace all existing policies NEWER: replace existing policies that are older than the imported policies. (Default) NONE: do not replace any existing policies.
-v	-verbose	Display more detailed information about command execution.
-s	-sphereUrl	The URL of the sphere. http://hostname:port/btmcentral/sphere/ This flag is not required if you have set the AP_SPHERE_URL environment variable for your sphere.
-l	-userLogin	The username and password associated with the sphere, in the format: username:password. This set of credentials must belong to a user in the btmadmin role. See Security Options in Accessing CLI Commands for information on furnishing login credentials. You can encrypt passwords using the encryptPassword command.

Examples

The following example shows the importPolicies command used to import data from the file MyPolicies.

btmcli importPolicies -inputFile MyPolicies -replace ALL
                  -s http://localhost:8080/btmcentral/sphere/
                  -l admin:abracadabra