Portal Server 6.2

PAR Command

Par Command Location:

W2K: <home>\Sun\jstudio\PortalServer6.2\bin
Solaris: <installRoot>/SUNWps/bin

Working Examples:

par import -p <password> -r "uid=amadmin,ou=people,dc=<domainName>,dc=<domainRoot>" testChan.par global "channel"

This command imports the channel contained in the testChan.par file and loads it at the Global position. The JSP file is not included in the par file and must be manually moved to the appropriate directory.

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import

Description

Imports objects from the specified .par file into the portal server. The command takes a .par file, and optional arguments for the display profile document to import the objects into the indicated display node in the directory server (or the root display profile indicated by the keyword global), and operations to be performed. If these things are not specified, they are taken from the .par file. The auto option can be used to indicate that you wish to simply perform the autoextract operations already contained in the .par file.

To add a new channel, you can use the par import command with or without the -o option. If a channel already exists, you must use the -o option with the par import command to completely replace (overwrite) the old channel. You can use this subcommand to import providers as well as channels.

Syntax

Examples

Example 1

par import -r "uid=amAdmin,ou=people,o=sesta.com,o=isp" -p joshua --auto myfile.par "o=sesta.com,o=isp"

In this example, the command extracts the channel from myfile.par file, if that is the automatic operation defined in the myfile.par parfile.

Example 2

par import -r "uid=amAdmin,ou=people,o=sesta.com,o=isp" -p joshua myfile.par "o=sesta.com,o=isp" "entry=mychannel,channel=anothername,avail=topcontainer"

In this example, the command extracts the channel explicitly, installing it with a different name in the target dn, and making it available in container topcontainer.

Options

Table 12-9, which describes what options are supported in alphabetical order, contains two columns: the first column lists the possible options for the par command; the second column gives a brief description.

Table 12-9 par Command Options


Options	Description
-a or --auto	Applies the autoextract operations from the .par file. Use with the import command. There should be no operations specified on the command line in this case. The dn argument may still be specified; if specified, it replaces the dn in the autoextract operations. If operations are specified on the command line they are ignored.
-d or --debug	Produces extra debugging information on error messages.
-m or --modify	Updates an existing .par file rather than replacing it.Use with the export command to Any new files added for an entry supplement or replace the old ones. Also, use this command to add new files to an existing provider or channel by using a .par file.
-o or --overwrite	Overwrites existing channels. Use with the import command to replace existing channels.
-p or --password	Specifies the password for authentication. Required for all of the subcommands except describe. If not specified, the par utility prompts for it.
-r or --runasdn	Specifies the distinguished name of the user for authentication. Required for all of the commands except describe. If not provided, the par utility prompts for it. Use the format uid=userName,ou=people,o=organizationName,o=organizationalUnit
-v or --verbose	Describes operations as they are executed. Use with the import and export commands.

Arguments

Table 12-10, which describes what arguments are supported, contains two columns: the first column lists the possible arguments for the par command; the second column gives a brief description.

Table 12-10 par Command Arguments


Argument	Description
dn	Specifies the distinguished node in the directory server to access. Use the format "o=organizationName,o=organizationalUnit"
global	Specifies the global level node in LDAP to access the display profile document.
exportfile	These files each correspond to an entry (provider, channel, or provider/channel combination) in the .par file, and simply specify the data to be inserted into the specified .par file. It can be a small file if the information is too large to list on the command line. See Export Files for more information.
from	Specified on the command line, this is taken as equivalent to an export file containing the "from" line, followed by an equal to ("=") sign, and any other lines separated by a semicolon (";"). See from in Table 12-11 for more information on line properties.
op	Specifies the operation to perform. See Operations for more detail.
parfile	Specifies the par file to operate upon; that is, indicates the par file to import, export, or describe.

Export Files

These files simply specify data to be inserted into a .par file. The file consists of lines containing a keyword, followed by a colon and white space delimited fields. The line "from:" is required and it must be the first line of the file. Lines beginning with "#" are treated as comments.

Table 12-11, which describes the export file line properties, contains two columns: the first column lists the possible line keywords; the second column gives a brief description.

Table 12-11 Export File Line Properties


Line	Description
from: types name	"from" indicates what entity is being exported. types can be "channel", "provider", or "channel,provider", and "channel+provider". The name indicates the channel name, or a provider name if a provider is being exported. The name must be URL encoded if the name contains white space (+), commas (%2C), colons (%3A), semicolons (%3B), plus signs (%2B), or percent signs (%25).
auto: none	"auto" specifies the autoextract operation for the entry. It takes the op argument followed by the operation. "none" can also be entered, suppressing the autoextract. If no "auto:" line is specified, a default autoextract is produced. The default operation is to extract the channel and/or provider with its original names.
auto: op
file: root\|. path [types]	"file" indicates that a file, based on a property setting, is to be included. The property can come from either the "desktop properties" file, located by default in /etc/opt/SUNWps/desktop/desktopconfig.properties file or from the display profile visible to a getProperty() call for the item being exported or imported. root specifies the root of the file location and path specifies the path to the rest of the file. root is a property name that corresponds to a directory (like). If root is given as ".", the file is assumed to be static content located at the web server's doc root. You can also specify the types of operation the file is to be associated with, defaulting to "channel". types can be "channel", "provider", or "channel,provider", and "channel+provider".
class: class [types]	"class" indicates that a class file is to be packaged with the entry, and you may optionally specify the types of operations that the class file are associated with. If not specified, "provider" is assumed. types can be "channel", "provider", or "channel,provider", and "channel+provider"; also, when specifying both, you can use a space.
directory: root\|. dir +\|.\|filter [types]	"directory" implies an entire directory search with all non-directory files to be included as if entered as "file" lines. It includes the capability of specifying a "filter", that is a directory component which must be present in recursive directory searches. root specifies the root of the directory, or "." to indicate static content. dir is the directory underneath the root to search from, which can be given as "." to start at the root itself. filter specifies the filter component which must be in the directory, which implies a recursive descent. It can be given as "+" for a recursive descent with no filter, or "." for no recursive descent (just the contents of the actual directory). You can also specify the types of operation, which default to "channel". types can be "channel", "provider", or "channel,provider", and "channel+provider".
entry: name	"entry" specifies the entry name used in the .par file. If not specified, it defaults to the name from the "from: " line.
desc: text	Any number of "desc" lines may appear, and are concatenated together as a user-visible description packaged with the entry.

Operations

Each operation (op), in the export file or on the command line, must be specified as a comma separated list of keywords that can have values, most of which are optional. The operations are in a blank or space separated list. Each operation is in the following format.

dpnode=dn,entry=name,provider[=name],channel[=name],container=name[,av ail=name,selected]

dpnode

This specifies the distinguished name in the directory server (or the keyword global) for the display profile document that this operation is targeted at. May not apply if the context it is being specified in has already provided this. For example, if the import subcommand defines the distinguished name, the distinguished name in the file is ignored.

entry

This specifies the entry name in the .par file. This is not needed if the:

.par file only contains one entry, as the operation defaults to that entry

Operation is already associated with an entry such as the autoextract option for an entry.

The par utility defaults to the first entry in the file if an entry is not specified.

provider

This indicates that a provider extraction is to take place. If the name is missing, it uses the name packaged with the provider in the .par file.

channel

This indicates that a channel extraction is to take place. If the name is missing, it uses the name provided with the channel in the .par file.

container

This applies only to channel extractions and indicates which container the channel is to be inserted into. If omitted, the channel is inserted into the "channels" element at the display profile document root.

avail

This applies only to channel extractions and indicates a container whose "avail" (or available) list is to receive a reference to the new channel. If omitted, no new channel reference is created.

selected

This applies only if "avail" was used. It indicates that the container whose "avail" list received a reference, also has a reference placed in its "selected" list.

If the op information is in both the par import command and in the .par file, the command information takes precedence.

Par Files

This section contains supplemental information on the par file format. You do not require this information to run the par command.

The par file is a jar file with manifest entries for transporting channels, providers, and their associated files. It is intended allow flexibly when installing providers, channels, or both. The .par file contains 4 major types of files:

XML documents containing the provider and or channel information for the display profile. This document is a parEntry , as described in the display profile DTD. This parEntry contains a channel, a provider, or a channel/provider combination.

Class files associated with the provider or channel.

Property based files. These are general files associated with the channel or provider (usually the channel), which have to be deployed underneath some configurable root on the portal server.

Static content files. These are files deployed as documents on the web server.

Par File Contents

Table 12-12, which describes the headers the .par file must contain, contains two columns: the first column lists the required global headers; the second column gives a brief description.

Table 12-12 Global Headers


Header	Description
PS-Version	Specifies a portal server specific version number of the .par file. Also verifies that this is a .par file.
PS-DefaultEntry	Names the entry used for operations involving an unnamed entry.
PS-DPRoot, PS-ClassRoot, PS-PBFileRoot, PS-StaticRoot	Indicates the root directories in the archive for parEntry documents, classes, property based files, and static content, respectively. If unspecified, the corresponding files are rooted at the top of the archive.

The .par file must include a named entry for each parEntry XML file. Table 12-13, contains two columns: the first column lists the possible headers; the second column gives a brief description. The section for each named entry may contain the following headers:

Table 12-13 Named Entry Headers


Header	Description
PS-EntryName	Specifies the command visible name of the entry.
PS-AutoExtract	Specifies the autoextract operation for the entry, if one exists.
PS-Include	Contains a comma separated list of archived files specified by their actual archive path. The path implies what type of file they are according to the "root" specifications. The files are appended with a parenthesized number, which corresponds to the types of operations the file applies to (a mask with 1 for provider, 2 for channel). This can be ignored if there are no files other than the XML document associated with the entry.

If the .par file contains only one entry, entries need not be named in manipulating the file since the default entry is the entry used if none is named.

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