Command Line Parameters

AppDynamics DEXTER is controlled via these command-line parameters.

-j / --job-file [ETL] (Mandatory File Path)

Specifies job file to process. Can be relative or absolute

On Windows:

-j .\JobFiles\demo1ECommerce.json

On Linux or Mac:

-j ./JobFiles/demo1ECommerce.json

Specifies that demo1ECommerce.json job file should be loaded from JobFiles subdirectory relative to the current directory

On Windows:

--job-file "C:\appdynamics\AppDynamics.DEXTER\JobFiles\demo1ECommerce.json"

Specifies absolute path to the job file using longform version of the switch

-n, --job-name [ETL]

Job name to use instead of job name that would be automatically defined via --job-file parameter

-d / --delete-previous-job-output [ETL] (Optional Boolean)

Specifies that the job should be restarted from scratch and any previous job results found in output folder be deleted.

-o / --output-folder [ETL] (Optional Folder Path)

Specifies where to store intermediate and final report files

On Windows, set this to be close to the root of the drive to avoid problems with path length

If not specified:

• "C:\AppD.Dexter.Out" is assumed on Windows
• "%HOME%\AppD.Dexter.Out" is assumed on Mac and Linux

-o c:\out

Specifies that output should be directed to C:\out

-o \\some\network\share

Specifies that output should be directed to the network share

--output-folder out

Specifies that output should be directed to "out" folder in local directory using long form version of the switch

-i, --request-ids [Individual Snapshots] (Mandatory Array of Strings)

Comma-separated list of Snapshot RequestIDs to process for Individual Snapshots list.

The values can be in quotes.

For example:

-i 9c50d18e-27e6-47ed-8aeb-9088bacdad92

-i "9c50d18e-27e6-47ed-8aeb-9088bacdad92"

Specifies that snapshot with ID 9c50d18e-27e6-47ed-8aeb-9088bacdad92 should be extracted from list of snapshots and rendered as Individual Snapshot report.

--request-ids "9c50d18e-27e6-47ed-8aeb-9088bacdad92", "267c449a-e423-4848-af4b-c3414d38cb56"

Specifies that two snapshots should be extracted from list of snapshots and each rendered as Individual Snapshot report.

-r, --report-folder [Individual Snapshots] (Mandatory File Path)

Path to Report folder where to look for list of list of Snapshots.

On Windows:

-r D:\AppD.Dexter.Out\Demo\demodev.all.202005081500.2\Report

On Linux or Mac:

--report-folder /home/AppD.Dexter.Out/Demo/demodev.all.202005081500.2/Report

-s / --sequential-processing [All Workloads] (Optional Boolean)

Specifies that extraction and processing are to be done by a single thread instead of multi-threaded. See Phases-and-Job-Steps for which job steps this affects.

If not specified, assumed false and execution will be parallel

-v / --skip-version-check [All Workloads] (Optional Boolean)

Specifies that that version check against GitHub releases area is to be skipped

If not specified, assumed false and check will be performed

--help

Displays the help screen

--version

Displays version information