Cloning an Asset Type
Pre-requisites:
To clone an existing base type and create a new asset type through the CentraSite Command Line Interface, you must have the CentraSite Administrator role.
CentraSite provides a Java tool named AssetTypeManager.jar for this purpose.
To clone an asset type
Run the Java tool AssetTypeManager.jar. The syntax is of the format: C:\SoftwareAG\CentraSite\utilities>CentraSiteToolbox.cmd|sh AssetTypeManager.jar <CentraSite URL> <admin user id> <password> clone <base type name> <clone base type name> <clone base type namespace>
The input parameters are:
Parameter | Description |
CentraSite URL | The URL of the CentraSite registry. For example, http://localhost:53307/CentraSite/CentraSite. |
admin user id | The user ID of a registered CentraSite user who has the CentraSite Administrator role. For example, Administrator. |
password | The password for the CentraSite user identified by the parameter admin user id. |
base type name | The name of an existing base type you want to use to clone a new asset type. |
clone base type name | The name of the new asset type to be cloned. |
clone base type namespace | The namespace of the new asset type to be cloned. The namespace must be in the following format: http://namespaces.AssetTypeName.com Where, AssetTypeName is the name of the new asset type to be cloned. |
Example (all in one line):
C:\SoftwareAG\CentraSite\utilities>CentraSiteToolbox.cmd AssetTypeManager.jar http://localhost:53307/CentraSite/CentraSite Administrator manage clone Service ClonedService http://namespaces.ClonedService.com