You can use the batch file runppmminitab.bat to run the Minitab® application from the command line independently of the PPM user interface.
The runppmminitab program evaluates all PPM favorites from a specified favorites folder and transfers all the required data and settings to Minitab®. Minitab only evaluates the data for PPM analyses to which a corresponding Minitab® macro has previously been assigned in PPM (chapter Use Minitab® macros).
As a result of the Minitab® evaluation using runppmminitab, the graphics for the Minitab® evaluations are exported and an xml file containing Minitab® measure values and filter settings for the command line call and the favorites is created.
You can use the graphics, particularly for publication in Management views in Performance Dashboard. The xml file enables you to import the Minitab® measures to PPM as process-independent measures (PIKI).
If you only want to run a particular favorite, specify the path for the name of that favorite.
Example
runppmminitab -user <name> -password <password> -client <name> -favorites folder <favorite path>\<favorite name>
See also chapter Configure Minitab® measures.
The runppmminitab application includes the following parameters:
runppmminitab [-client <name>] -user <user> -password <password> -favoritepath <favorite path> [-globalfilter <filter>] [-globalfilterfavorite <favorite folder> [ ignoreproctypefilter ]] [-registry <host:port> [-usessl <true|false|default>]] [-publish <yes|no> [-vbmakro <vbmacro path>] [-outputprefix ] [-language] [-resultfolder <abs. path>] –h [protocoloptions]
Parameter |
Meaning |
-client |
Client whose data is to be used as a basis for running the evaluation. If no client is specified, the default client is used. |
-user |
PPM user who is running the evaluation. |
-password |
The password of the relevant user |
-favoritefolder <path> |
Path in the favorites tree The path information always refers to a directory in the shared favorites tree. All favorites stored in the specified directory are evaluated in turn, and their query criteria and the associated values are imported to Minitab®. When assigning directory names, do not use backslashes (\) as this would lead to incorrect interpretation of the path. |
-publish <yes|no> |
This parameter can be used to control whether the files exported from Minitab® are to be stored on the server for publication in Performance Dashboard. If the parameter is not specified, the default setting yes applies, i.e., all result files are stored on the PPM server in the directory configured by the entry for ManagementViews2.FileBitmapBaseDirectory in Template_settings.properties and removed from –resultfolder. |
-vbmakro <path> |
This option allows other VB scripts to be used than that provided by PPM by default. |
-globalfilter |
Settings for a global filter. To specify a filter, you must use the same syntax that was used for filtering the Management views, e.g., TIME=Jan.05&PRINCIPAL=DEUTSCHLAND (DE) See Performance Dashboard User Guide, chapter Management views. PPM does not check whether the filter returns plausible results. |
-globalfilterfavorite <favorite> [-ignoreproctypefilter] |
The following notation is used for the first parameter, which is used to specify a filter favorite: <path><favorite name> - <path> begins with a \ followed by the directory name. Additional subdirectories are added in the same way. Example \Details\Sales\CycleTime_1 refers to the shared favorite CycleTime_1 in the Shared favorites\Details\Sales directory. The second parameter (-ignoreproctypefilter) is optional. The -globalfilter and |
-registry <host:port> |
In order to access an installation on a different computer, the optional –registry parameter must be used to specify the computer name including the port that can be used to access the computer's registry. |
-usessl <true|false|default> |
If the -registry parameter is specified, it is also possible to specify whether or not SSL is to be used. In this case, true and false respectively indicate that SSL will or will not be used. In addition, the value default specifies that SSL will be used (or not) depending on the configuration in the local installation. |
-outputprefix |
This parameter is used to specify a prefix for the file names of the Minitab® evaluation files (XML file, PNG graphics file). This allows the file names for the evaluations to be identified, e.g., in terms of the filter settings. Example -outputprefix Region_South All Minitab® evaluations are given this prefix: MT_Region_South_<favorite name>_<macro name>_<lfd>.xml/.png |
-resultfolder |
This parameter is used to specify the directory in which the PPM data (CSV file), the Minitab® macro file for calling up Minitab®, and the result files from Minitab® are to be stored on the client. If this parameter is not specified the files are automatically stored under <installation directory>\ppmmashzone\server\bin\work\data_ppm\ config\<ppmclient>\minitab. |
-language |
Language for output in the log file and the console. If no language is specified, the server language is used. |
-h |
Online help |
[protocoloptions] |
Log settings |