The Metrics Management Scheduling Agent is a command-line tool that runs a subset of pbvcon commands. The Metrics Management Scheduling Agent requires a local machine with the Windows Client or Metrics Manager installed. Use the Metrics Management Scheduling Agent instead of requiring IT assistance to schedule commands on the Metrics Management Server machine. The following pbvcon commands are available to the Metrics Management Scheduling Agent:
CLEAR_CALCULATED_DATA
DOWNLOAD_IHUB_FILE
EXECUTE
GENERATE_INTERNET_LIBRARY
GET_DATABASE_STATISTIC
HELP
PAUSE
RUN_ALERT
RUN_AUDIT_ARCHIVING
RUN_AUDIT_EXPORT
RUN_DATA_EXPORT
RUN_DATA_IMPORT
RUN_DATAMART_EXPORT
RUN_MEASURE_DETAIL_EXPORT
RUN_OBJECT_EXPORT
SHIFT_CALENDAR
SYNCHRONIZE_CALCULATED_DATA
SYNCHRONIZE_HIERARCHIES
SYNCHRONIZE_USER_DATA
TEST_DATABASE_CONNECTION
Install the Metrics Management Scheduling Agent from the Windows Client or Metrics Manager. Installing from the Windows Client requires enabling the Metrics Management Scheduling Agent menu. After installing the Metrics Management Scheduling Agent, run pbvcon commands from the command line using the Metrics Management Scheduling Agent executable file, ssa.exe.
How to enable the Metrics Management Scheduling Agent menu for the Windows Client
1 Open Windows Explorer and navigate to the MetricsManagement.config.extra file. By default the file is found in:
2 Open the MetricsManagement.config.extra in a text editor, such as Notepad.
3 In appSettings, add the following lines:
<add key="SchedulingAgentMenu" value="1" />
4 Save and close the MetricsManagement.config.extra file.
5 Restart the Windows Client.
How to install the Metrics Management Scheduling Agent
1 Open the Windows Client or Metrics Manager and log in.
2 Choose File➛Install Scheduling Agent.
3 In Browse For Folder, select a location to install the Scheduling Agent. In the example shown in Figure 11‑1, the agent is installed in a new folder.
Figure 11‑1 Choosing a location to install the Scheduling Agent
A message indicates that the Scheduling Agent installed, as shown in Figure 11‑2.
Figure 11‑2 A message indicates installation of the Scheduling Agent
CLEAR_CALCULATED_DATA
