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Background documentation CBS Command Line Tool  Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

Here you can find information about the Component Build Service (CBS) command line tool. The CBS command line tool is part of the SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio installation. You will find the set of files related to the CBS command line tool in directory <Developer Studio Installation Directory>/eclipse/tools/cbstool.

With regard to the SSL connection for the Developer Studio, you have to take some manual steps first. For more information, see Establishing a CBS Connection.

The CBS command line tool is an addition to the CBS Web UI. It allows retrieving CBS status information and performing administrative tasks in a shell-oriented environment. Besides using this tool in an interactive mode it can also be embedded into batch processing.

Caution

The CBS command line tool provides some commands, which are related to software logistics:

●        downloaddcarc

●        downloadsca

●        uploaddcarc

●        uploadsca

We recommend that you do not to use those commands to bypass Change Management Service (CMS). You should execute all tasks related to software logistics in the CMS. For more information, see Central Change Management.

 

See also:

●      Running CBS Tool on Windows Platforms

●      Running CBS Tool on Linux/Unix Platforms

●      First Steps in the CBS Tool

●      Establishing a CBS Connection

●      User Messages and Technical Messages

●      Batch Mode in the CBS Tool

●      Commands of the CBS Tool

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