biserverxmlexec lets you create or modify a repository file by executing:
XML file in OBIEE 10G/11G - Repository (RPD file).
In online mode, see OBIEE - biserverxmlcli (online Modifications).
For the update process, see RPD XML patching
Objects must be defined in their entirety because they are replaced in their entirety. If you forgot an attribute, the default value will be given, not the one in used.
Any objects that exist in both the RPD and the XML file are overwritten by the corresponding object definitions in the XML file. Note that the same object cannot be defined twice in the XML file.
A qualified name (qualifiedName) or upgrade id (uid) must be specified for each object. When the utility resolves and identifies objects, uids have the highest priority, followed by qualifiedNames. See also: OBIEE 10G/11G - Equalizing Objects
biserverxmlexec
[-P <pwd>]
{-I <script> | -D <MdsDocDir>}
[-S <pwd>]
[-B <baseRpd>]
-O <outputRpd>
[-M]
[-E]
[-C]
[-N]
where:
Ie same as OBIEE - Objects Import from another repository ?
You can use the XML API to append objects from one repository to another repository, using the -B option to specify a base repository path name.
This approach works when you have two completely separate repositories with no shared objects between the two, including no shared variables or application roles. Using this method, you are essentially adding one repository to another.
biserverxmlexec -P passwd -I xudml.xml -O rp1.rpd
See OBIEE - BI Server Patch (automatic update with a patch file)
Following is the Patching syntax of the biserverxmlexec command:
biserverxmlexec -P repository_password –I xudml_patch_pathname –B base_repository_pathname –O output_repository_pathname
Example of parameter values from the sampleApp installation:
OBIEE 11g - MDS XML (Metadata Service XML)
biserverxmlexec -P passwd -I mds_xudml.xml -O rp1.rpd -M
biserverxmlexec -P passwd -D C:\MDS_dir -O rp1.rpd