16 Using the Bulk Provisioning Tool
Table 3
BPT main menu commands (cont’d.)
Command | Description |
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execute <file name> | Execute all the methods contained in the specified file. |
| Each line in the file must be a method in the valid format. |
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execute <file name> into <file | Execute all the methods contained in the specified file and |
name> | writes the output to a second file instead of writing the |
| output to the screen. Each line in the input file must be a |
| method in the valid format. |
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For information about BPT command syntax conventions and examples, see "BPT conventions and examples" (page 17).
BPT provisioning methods
The BPT provisioning methods are the same as the Open Provisioning Interface (OPI) provisioning methods. OPI provisioning methods are a collection of Web services that you use to provision subscribers, and service data for the subscribers. The detailed documentation for each of the OPI Web services is available in a zip file (OPIJavaDocs.zip) included on the AS 5300 Documentation CD.
To access the OPI Web services documentation, see "Accessing the OPI Java docs" (page 47).
BPT files and scripts
Files and scripts are important when performing bulk provisioning transactions. Files enable the import and export of many database entries. Scripts enable administrators to execute multiple BPT provisioning methods in one step.
This section describes the role of files and scripts in the Bulk Provisioning Tool.
Navigation
•"Files" (page 16)
•"Scripts" (page 17)
Files
Most of the BPT provisioning methods have the option of using text files. Provisioning data can be imported from a file and put into the database, or exported from the database and written to text files.
Text file (*.txt) contents use the comma separated value (CSV) format. By using this format, files can be generated by, or imported into,
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