Using scripting with direct connection to the database and the prpcUtils tool

Use the prpcUtils tool if you have a direct connection to the database to manage system management actions even if you do not have an active instance of Pega Platform.

If you need to run asynchronous operations, or you do not have a direct connection to the database, use the prpcServiceUtils tool. For more information about the prpcServiceUtils tool, see Using service-enabled scripting and the prpcServiceUtils tool.

Configure the prpcUtils.bat or prpcUtils.sh script actions in the prpcUtils.properties file.

You can also pass arguments to the script to override settings in the prpcUtils.properties file.

Use the properties file to set property values for reuse to minimize errors in entering commands.
Use the command-line arguments to augment or override values in the property file, for example, to customize one script action. The use of these arguments is optional. Each argument should be preceded with two hyphens (--).

prpcUtils script arguments

Use the command-line arguments to augment or override values in the property file, for example, to customize one script action. The use of these arguments is optional. Each argument should be preceded with two hyphens (--).

prpcUtils script argument	Value
`connPropFile`	The full path to the connection.properties file that includes information for multiple targets.
`driverClass`	Your JDBC driver class. For example, oracle.jdbc.OracleDriver.
`driverJAR`	Location of your JDBC .jar file.
`dbType`	Database vendor type, such as mssql, udb, oracledate, postgres, and db2zos.
`dbURL`	JDBC URL to the database.
`dbUser`	Database user name.
`dbPassword`	Database password.
`archivePath`	Full path to the archive to be imported or exported.
`propFile`	The full path to the properties file, to override the default prpcUtils.properties.
`hfixAction`	If manageHotfixes is selected, sets the hotfix operation. Valid values are `commit`, `rollback`, `generateDDL`, `install`, and `scan`.
`rulesSchema`	The rules schema.
`dataSchema`	The data schema.
`noFailOnError`	Set to `true` or `false`. When enabled, instances that fail to import are skipped and import continues instead of failing.
`U`	Pega user name.
`P`	Pega password.
`accessGroup`	AccessGroup in which the Rule-Declare-Index of the classes being exposed exists. Applicable for the expose utility if --U or --P are not provided.