Running the Change Assistant Setup Script with Command-Line Parameters

You can use the following command-line parameters with the Change Assistant setup script.

Command-line Parameter	Description
`-p <installation_path>`	Supply the full path for the Change Assistant installation location. If the location includes spaces, surround it with double quotes, such as “C:\PS\Change Assistant”.
`-t <action_type>`	Use one of the following value for <action_type>. NEW or new Create a new Change Assistant instance. UPGRADE or upgrade Upgrade an existing instance that was installed from the current PeopleSoft PeopleTools release. UNINSTALL or uninstall Remove an existing Change Assistant instance.
`-bkp <backup or no backup>`	Use one of these values: BACKUP or backup Create a zip file containing files with configuration information. The backup file, changeassistantcfgbak.zip, is saved in the installation location. NOBACKUP or nobackup Do not create a backup file with the configuration information.
`-lp <log_file_location>`	Specify the full path where you want the log file to be saved.

To use the Change Assistant setup script with command-line options:

Open a command prompt and change directory to PS_HOME\setup\PsCA.
Enter the following command to specify the installation location for a new installation.

For <installation_path>, supply the full path to the location where you want to install Change Assistant.
```
setup.bat -p <installation_path> -t new
```
For example:
```
setup.bat -p "C:\PS\Change Assistant" -t new
```
If you want to specify the installation location and a location for the log file, enter the following command.

For <installation_path>, supply the full path to the location where you want to install Change Assistant. For <log_file_location>, supply the full path to the location for the installation log file.
```
setup.bat -p <installation_path> -lp <log_file_location> -t new
```
If you want to upgrade an existing installation, enter the following command:
```
setup.bat -t upgrade
```
If you want to remove an existing installation, and save a backup, enter the following command:
```
setup.bat -t uninstall -bkp backup
```