Commerce Server Staging Flags
This topic lists the flags or switches that you can use with Commerce Server Staging (CSS) commands. For information about the commands that these flags apply to, see Staging Commands.
Project Flags
The following flags are valid for all staging projects.
Option |
Description |
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/Comment <comment> |
Contains comments for the staging project. This is comparable to entering text in the Note box on the Project tab in the Project Properties dialog box. |
/Display |
Displays the results of the deployment as it runs. This flag is used with the Deploy command. |
Web Content Project Flags
The following optional flags are only valid for Web content projects. If no flags are specified, /Incremental is assigned as the default option.
Option |
Description |
|---|---|
/[No]Automatic |
Specifies whether to stage content automatically or according to a schedule. |
/[No]Delete |
Specifies whether to preserve deleted content on the endpoint servers. |
/[No]DirsOnly |
Specifies to replicate the directory structure only. This flag cannot be used with the /Incremental option. |
/[No]Force |
Specifies whether to force deployment of all content. |
/[No]Incremental |
Specifies whether to stage all content or only that content that has changed. |
/Exclude <dir> |
Specifies a single directory to be excluded from staging. |
/ExcludeAll |
Specifies that all subdirectories be excluded from staging. |
/Filter <filter1> [...] |
Specifies the filters to use to include or exclude specific assets, such as files or directories, in a Web content staging project. Options available for specifying filters are as follows:
+<filter>Includes the file or directory filter.
-<filter>Excludes the file or directory filter.
\Applies the filter to directories.
...\Applies the filter to all subdirectories.
<filter>A file or directory filter that can use wildcard characters.
For example, to include text1.txt, exclude all files that end in .exe that are in the project root directory, exclude the directory dir1, and include all *.jpg files in the whole directory tree, specify: |
/MapURL <urlname> |
Specifies the URL to which the destination maps. |
/[No]Route |
Instructs CSS to compare the destination names that are provided against the route names that are defined on the server. CSS will treat the destination strings that resemble existing routes that are defined on the server as route names. The default assignment is /Route. .gif "Note") Note:
Routes can only be used to stage Web content and business data.
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/VDirAttribs<rwesb> |
Specifies the access rights to set on the virtual directory:
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IIS Metabase Project Flags
The following flag is only valid for IIS metabase projects. Specification of this flag is required for all IIS metabase projects.
Flag |
Description |
|---|---|
/Metabase |
Specifies to stage IIS metabase information. |
Business Data Project Flags
The following flags are valid for business data projects.
Flag |
Description |
|---|---|
/[No]BusinessData |
Specifies the project type. |
/BusinessXmlFile <filepath> |
Specifies the path and file name to the business data configuration XML file. |
/[No]Route |
Specifies that one or more routes are specified as destinations. CSS treats the destination strings that resemble existing routes that are defined on the server as route names. The default assignment is /Route. Note:
Routes can only be used to stage Web content and business data.
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Global Flags
The following table lists the flags that are used to specify the server and credentials that are used to run a CSS command.
Flag |
Description |
|---|---|
/Server <ServerName> |
Specifies the server for which the command should execute. Leave blank to execute the command on the server where you enter the command. |
/User <user> [pass | *] |
Specifies the credentials to use to run the command. You must specify a user name that has the required CSS administrator or operator rights on the server where the command will be executed. If you omit the user name, the user name of the person who enters the command is used. If you omit the password or enter an asterisk, CSS prompts you for the password. The password you enter is not displayed on the screen. |