TVCli Commands Reference

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TaticView Commands Reference

Here you can read about the commands and options available for TVCli.

TVCli sending data to a DataMart

Use import_file to send data to a DataMart

Command Syntax:

 tvcli -cmd import_file -user <your TaticView user> -datamart  -file "<file/spreadsheet address>" [-type "<type>"] [-wait [-notifyshare]] [-nonotifyerror]  

 -cmd                   - import_file   - Command that uploads your files and add them to the update queue.
 -user                  - Your TaticView user (access e-mail).
 -datamart              - The identification code of the data file obtained through the properties option on the TaticView main page.
 -file                  - The address of the text (CSV) or spreadsheet (XLSX, XLS, XLSM) data file that will be updated. You can use mapped drives (Ex.: C:\, D:\) or UNC address (Ex.: \\server\folder\file).
 -type (opcional)       - clear_and_add - Deletes every data from the TaticView's Data File and imports new data. This is TVCli's default behavior.
                          append        - It adds new data to your TaticView's data files file/spreadsheet while still keeping the previously imported data. It's important to make sure to not duplicate any data.
 -wait (opcional)       - Command that makes TVCli wait the end of your data updates along with TaticView. It's necessary in case you want to test commands responses (ERROR_LEVEL).
 -nonotifyerror (opcional)    - Command used to not notify the user in case of an error occurring during the update process. 
 -notifyshare (opcional) - Command used to send a notification to the users who own shared dashboards informing that the data update finished successfully. This command only works when used with the -wait command. 

Example:

 tvcli -cmd import_file -user myemail@email.com -datamart 246 -file "\\servidor\taticview\imp\myspreadsheet.xls" 
 tvcli -cmd import_file -user myemail@email.com -datamart 246 -file "C:\taticview\imp\spreadsheet.xlsx"
 tvcli -cmd import_file -user myemail@email.com -datamart 246 -file "C:\taticview\imp\file.csv" -wait -notifyshare
 tvcli -cmd import_file -user myemail@email.com -datamart 246 -file "C:\taticview\imp\spreadsheet.xlsx" -wait
 tvcli -cmd import_file -user myemail@email.com -datamart 246 -file "C:\taticview\imp\spreadsheet.xlsx" -type clear_and_add
 tvcli -cmd import_file -user myemail@email.com -datamart 246 -file "C:\taticview\imp\spreadsheet.xlsx" -type append
 tvcli -cmd import_file -user myemail@email.com -datamart 246 -file "C:\taticview\imp\spreadsheet.xlsx" -type append -nonotifyerror
 Call "C:\Program Files\TvCli\tvcli" -cmd import_file -user myemail@email.com -datamart 246 -file "D:\taticview\imp\spreadsheet.xlsx" -wait

TVCli get new token

Use get_token_by_password command to request the generation of a new Access TOKEN.

Command Syntax:

 tvcli -cmd get_token_by_password -user <your TaticView user> -password <your TaticView password> [-token_name "<token name>"]

-cmd - get_token_by_password - The command responsible for requesting and storing the Access TOKEN on the TVCli settings.

 -user                  - Your TaticView user (access e-mail).
 -password              - Your TaticView access password.
 -token_name (optional) - The name you want to set to your Access TOKEN. The default name TaticView CLI will be set if you do not specify a name.         

Example:

 tvcli -cmd get_token_by_password -user myemail@email.com -password 123466 -token_name "TVCli Server 1" 

TVCli show version

You can run the -version command to see which TVCli version is installed on your computer. This command displays the TVCli version on the console and registers it on the TVCli log.

Command Syntax:

 tvcli -version

TVCli show log

since TVCli version 1.1

You can run the show_logs command to show the log file.

Command Syntax:

 tvcli -cmd show_logs - Show the current day logs
 tvcli -cmd show_logs -all - Show all logs in the logs directory