asset export start

Start the asset export process for the specified space, project, or catalog.

Syntax

cpd-cli asset export start \
[--assets=<assets-to-export>] \
[--async] \
[--catalog-id=<catalog-id>] \
[--context=<catalog-project-or-space-id>] \
[--cpd-config=<cpd-config-location>] \
[--cpd-scope=<cpd-scope>] \
[--description=<description>] \
[--encryption-key=<encryption-key>] \
[--jmes-query=<jmespath-query>] \
[--name=<export-name>] \
[--output=json|yaml|table] \
[--output-file=<output-file-location>] \
--profile=<cpd-profile-name> \
[--project-id=<cpd-project-id>] \
[--quiet] \
[--raw-output=true|false] \
[--space-id=<space-identifier>] \
[--start=<start-token>] \
[--verbose]

Arguments

The asset export start command has no arguments.

Options

Table 1: Command options
Option Description
--assets Select which assets to export. You
can select to export all assets, specific asset types, or specific asset IDs.
Status
Required.
Syntax
--assets=<assets-to-export>
Default value
No default.
Valid values
Any valid asset names.
--async Run the command asynchronously. By default, processing finishes before the command runs.
Status
Optional.
Syntax
--async
Default value
Not applicable.
Valid values
Not
 applicable.
--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.
--context Specify the configuration context
 name.
Status
Optional.
Syntax
--context=<catalog-project-or-space-id>
Default value
Not applicable.
Valid values
A valid configuration context name.
--cpd-config The Cloud Pak for Data
 configuration location. For example, $HOME/.cpd-cli/config.
Status
Required.
Syntax
--cpd-config=<cpd-config-location>
Default value
$HOME/.cpd-cli/config
Valid values
A valid Cloud Pak for Data configuration location.
--cpd-scope The Cloud Pak for Data 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 Cloud Pak for Data space, project, or catalog scope.
--description Specify an export operation
 description.
Status
Optional.
Syntax
--description=<description>
Default value
No default.
Valid values
A valid export operation description.
--encryption-key Specify the encryption key that is
 used to encrypt sensitive data during export.
Status
Optional.
Syntax
--encryption-key=<encryption-key>
Default value
No default.
Valid values
A valid encryption key.

--help

-h

 Display command help.
Status
Optional.
Syntax
--help
Default value
No default.
Valid values
Not applicable.
--jmes-query The Lucene query.
Status
Required.
Syntax
--query=<lucene-query>
Default value
No default.
Valid values
A valid Lucene query.
--name Specify the export operation name.
Status
Required.
Syntax
--name=<export-name>
Default value
No default.
Valid values
A valid export operation name.
--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 a Cloud Pak for Data project instance.
Status
Required.
Syntax
--project-id=<cpd-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.
--space-id Specify a space identifier.
Status
Required.
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.
Specify the environment variables and the export assets in a script file.
Replace the following properties with your data.
EXPORT = {
    'all_assets': True
}

export_json = json.dumps(EXPORT)

space_id = <The deployment space identifier>
Export all assets from the dev-space-all-assets space.
cpd-cli asset export start \
--assets=${export_json} \
--jmes-query=metadata.id \
--name=dev-space-all-assets \
--output=json \
--space-id=${space-id}