About the Portal Scripting Interface

 

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Overview

The Portal Scripting Interface allows us to create scripts that portal administrators can use to perform administrative tasks from a command line.

Scripts enable development teams to apply administration actions even if they do not have permission to work interactively with the productions system.

Portal scripts...

  • Provide repeatability and avoid user errors that are likely in manual administration procedures.

  • Provides delegated administration.

  • Allow enterprises to use automated solution deployment and distributed staging processes, provding more functionalityy than the XML configuration interface.

  • Allow a new release to be developed and tested on a test system and can then be integrated into the production system while the system is running.

  • Automate updates of portal...

  • Allow execution of interactive portal administrative tasks without requiring a Web browser.

  • Enable automated administration and maintenance.

  • Can apply portal configuration updates in real time.

  • Is is an extension of the WebSphere Application Server scripting interface (wsadmin). If you are already familiar with the interface, the learning curve is lessened.

  • Can be developed using any text editor.

 

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