TVCli Commands Reference

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TVCli Commands Reference

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

import_file

TVCli sending data to a Data Source

Use import_file to send data to a Data Source. You can see a tutorial to help in this process, and we have a graphic wizard interface to help you on building a complete command

Command Syntax:

 tvcli -cmd import_file -user <your TaticView user> -datamart < data file identification code> -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

get_token_by_password

TVCli generate and store/save new token on local repository

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

You can see a tutorial to help in this process, and we have a graphic wizard interface to help you on building a complete command

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 sample token" 

store_token

TVCli store/save token on local repository

Use store_token command to store a previously generated access TOKEN in TVCli Token Store.

You can see a tutorial to help in this process, and we have a graphic wizard interface to help you on building a complete command

Command Syntax:

 tvcli -cmd store_token -user <your TaticView user> -token <the token generated on TaticView>

 -cmd                   - store_token - The command save the informed access TOKEN the TVCli Token Store for future use.
 -user                  - Your TaticView user (access e-mail).
 -token                 - the access TOKEN.

Example:

 tvcli -cmd store_token  -user myemail@email.com -token 9bdr845gh5r4r1vd5d5

version

TVCli show version

Use 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

show_logs

TVCli show log

since TVCli version 1.1

Use 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