Create a contract
The /CreateContract command creates a new customer with a new contract. You can optionally populate this contract with a contract type and associate it with an instance.
Parameters
This command has the following parameters and flags.
Parameter |
Required / Optional | Description |
---|---|---|
/Host | Optional | The server hosting the instance to be associated with this contract. |
/Instance | Optional | The number of the instance to be associated with this contract. |
/Partner |
Required |
Specifies the partner to which this contract belongs. The partner must already exist, it is not created by this command. |
/Customer | Required | Specifies the new customer to which this contract belongs.
This customer will be created. |
/Export | Optional | /Export=Y enables the export feature for reference projects; other values
disable this feature.
This functionality is aimed at sharing a reference project KCM Designer project between different instances. This functionality exceeds the scope of this guide. To learn more, please contact your KCM sales representative. To use the Export/Import functionality, ensure that both contracts have the same partner and are registered
with the same Contract Manager.
|
/Import | Optional | /Import=Y enables the import feature for reference projects; other values
disable this feature.
To use the Export/Import functionality, ensure that both contracts have the same partner and are registered
with the same Contract Manager.
|
/Name | Optional | The name of the initial contract type to be assigned to this contact.
This contract type must exist; otherwise, the command will fail. You can assign either a default or a custom contract type. |
/Version | Optional | The version number of the initial contract type to be assigned to this contact. |
/OutputManagementHotfolder | Optional | The request folder for the
Batch & Output Management
component.
This folder must be accessible from the server on which the instance is running. |
/Toolboxpath | Optional | Specifies the location of the
ccmforword manifest-<KCM version>.xml file for
KCM
Toolbox for Word.
This location must be accessible to all users and listed in the Trusted App Catalogs section in Microsoft Word. |
To create an empty contract, you only need the /Partner= parameter and the /Customer= parameter.
Example
The following set of commands creates the customer Futterkiste, creates a contract under the partner Northwind, assigns the CCMInteractive version 2 contract type, and associates the instance 5 with the contract on the server host42.
ManageCM /CreateContract
/Partner=Northwind /Customer=Futterkiste
/Name=CCMInteractive /Version=2
/Host=host42 /Instance=5