xml

submit a request to the AccuRev Server in the form of an XML message

Usage

accurev xml -l <XML-file>

Description

The xml command submits a request to the AccuRev Server process. It provides a non-interactive general-purpose command dispatcher, supplementing the standard set of CLI commands.

Options

-l <XML-file>

Specifies the location of the XML-format message (document), containing the request for the AccuRev Server.

Example

You can use the xml command to query the history of a specific issue:

1. Create an XML file as follows:

   <historyIssue issueDB = "depot_name">

      <issueNum fid="1">issue_number</issueNum>

   </historyIssue>

1. Replace depot_name with the depot in which the issue is stored.
2. Replace issue_number with the issue you want to query.
3. Save the file (as history.xml, for example).
4. Run the following command:

   accurev xml -l history.xml > hist.out