connection perform-action

Perform an action on the data source, which is accessed through the connection.

Syntax

cpd-cli connection perform-action \
--action-name=<action-name> \
--connection-id=<connection-id> \
--profile=<cpd-profile-name> \
--request=<perform-action-request-map> \
[--catalog-id=<catalog-id>] \
[--context=<catalog-project-or-space-id>] \
[--cpd-config=<cpd-config-location>] \
[--cpd-scope=<cpd-scope>] \
[--jmes-query=<jmespath-query>] \
[--output=json|yaml|table] \
[--output-file=<output-file-location>] \
[--project-id=<project-id>] \
[--quiet] \
[--raw-output=true|false] \
[--space-id=<space-identifier>] \
[--verbose]

Arguments

The connection perform-action command has no arguments.

Options

Table 1: Command options
Option Description
--action-name Specify the name of the action to
 perform.
Status
Required.
Syntax
--action-name=<action-name>
Valid values
  • get_oauth2_tokens - retrieve refresh and authorization tokens for 
sources that support OAuth2.
  • get_record_count - retrieve the number of records available for the
 specified asset.
  • get_signed_url - retrieve a signed URL for accessing a data
 source.
  • test - check whether a connection can be established to the data
 source.
  • validate - validate the connection properties without establishing a 
connection.
--catalog-id Specify either a catalog ID,
 project ID, or space ID (specify one only).
Status
Optional.
Syntax
--catalog-id=<catalog-id>
Default value
No default.
Valid values
A valid catalog, project, or space ID.
--connection-id Specify the connection ID.
Status
Required.
Syntax
--connection-id=<connection-id>
Default value
No default.
Valid values
A valid connection ID.
--context Specify whether assets are discovered for reading (source) or writing (target). 'source' is the default when
 no value is specified.
Status
Optional.
Syntax
--context=source|target
Default value
source
Valid values
source
Assets are discovered for reading.
target
Assets are discovered for writing.
--cpd-config The IBM Software Hub
 configuration location. For example, $HOME/.cpd-cli/config.
Status
Optional.
Syntax
--cpd-config=<cpd-config-location>
Default value
$HOME/.cpd-cli/config
Valid values
A valid IBM® Software Hub configuration location.
--cpd-scope The IBM Software Hub space, project, or catalog scope. For example, cpd://default-context/spaces/7bccdda4-9752-4f37-868e-891de6c48135.
Status
Optional.
Syntax
--cpd-scope=<cpd-scope>
Default value
No default.
Valid values
A valid IBM Software Hub space, project, or catalog scope.

--help

-h

 Display command help.
Status
Optional.
Syntax
--help
Default value
No default.
Valid values
Not applicable.
--jmes-query Provide a JMESPath query to customize the output.
Status
Optional.
Syntax
--jmes-query=<jmespath-query>
Default value
No default.
Valid values
A valid JMESPath query.
--output Specify an output format.
Status
Optional.
Syntax
--output=json|yaml|text
Default value
text
Valid values
Valid formats include JSON, YAML, or text (the default format).
--output-file Specify a file path where all output is redirected.
Status
Optional.
Syntax
--output-file=<output-file-location>
Default value
No default.
Valid values
A valid output file path location.
--profile The name of the profile that you created to store information about an instance of Cloud Pak for Data and your credentials for the instance.
Status
Required.
Syntax
--profile=<cpd-profile-name>
Default value
No default.
Valid values

The name of the profile that you created.
--project-id Specify an IBM Software Hub project instance.
Status
Optional.
Syntax
--project-id=<project-id>
Default value
No default.
Valid values
A valid project identifier.
--quiet Suppress verbose messages.
Status
Optional.
Syntax
--quiet
Default value
No default.
Valid values
Not applicable.
--raw-output When set to true, single values are not surrounded by quotation marks in
 JSON output mode.
Status
Optional.
Syntax
--raw-output=true|false
Default value
false
Valid values
false
Single values in JSON output mode are surrounded by quotation marks.
true
Single values in JSON output mode are not surrounded by quotation marks.
--request Specify the perform action request configuration.
Status
Required.
Syntax
--request=<perform-action-request-map>
Default value
No default.
Valid values
A valid perform action request configuration map.
--space-id Specify a space identifier.
Status
Optional.
Syntax
--space-id=<space-identifier>
Default value
No default.
Valid values
A valid space identifier.
--verbose Logs include more detailed messages.
Status
Optional.
Syntax
--verbose
Default value
No default.
Valid values
Not applicable.

Examples

Note: The following examples use environment variables. Use a script to create environment variables with the correct values for your environment. You can add the listed environment variables to the installation variables script. For more information, see Setting up installation environment variables.
Define the environment variables.
Replace the following properties with your data.
export CONNECTION_ID=<The connection identifier> 
export PERFORM_ACTION_PROPS = '''
{
        "schema_name": "CONNUSER",
        "table_name": "product.csv"
}
'''
Perform an action.
Actions are different for each connector. The action name (with it's necessary properties) can be retrieved with the cpd-cli connection list-actions command output.
cpd-cli connection perform-action \
--action-name=$<action-name> \
--connection-id=${CONNECTION_ID} \
--project-id=zen \
--request=${PERFORM_ACTION_PROPS}