PACreateMetaphorBatchCmd scheduler command

Parameter Values

xmlFileName

Required: The name of the input XML file with the fully qualified path. The XML file must exist on the machine where you have installed WebSphere Commerce. For example,

WCDE_installdir\samples\pa\xml\PE_PC_GS_60001.xml

Behavior

• Deletes a metaphor for the category if any one of the following XML tags are present in the input XML file:
  • delete_productComparer
  • delete_productExplorer
  • delete_salesAssistant
• Creates metaphors that are defined in the input XML file.
• Deletes an existing Product Exploration metaphor, Product Comparison metaphor, or a Guided Sell, and then recreates the metaphor based on the input XML file provided.
• Populates the following database tables when a Product Exploration metaphor or Product Comparison metaphor is created:
  • ICMETAFEAT
  • ICMETAPHOR
  • ICFEATPROP
• Populates the following database tables when a Guided Sell is created:
  • ICMETAPHOR
  • ICMETAPROP
  • ICCNCPTLNK
  • ICCONSTRNT
  • ICCONSTVAL
  • ICKNOWDESC
  • ICKNOWLEDG
  • ICMERDESC
  • ICMERTREE
  • ICMREGDESC
• Creates a inputXMLName_timestamp.log log file in WC_installdir\instances\ instance_name\logs.

Exception conditions

• If the search space for a category does not exist, then the command throws the ECApplicationException exception.
• If the input parameter is wrong, then the command throws the ECApplicationException exception.
• If the file name provided for the xmlFileName parameter is not valid, then the command throws the ECApplicationException exception.
• If the elements defined in the XML input file do not correspond to the DTD, then the command throws the ECApplicationException exception.
• If a non root user runs the WebSphere Commerce instance but does not have the relevant read permissions for the input XML file, then the command fails.