Copying source code and metadata files using the packageapp utility
Customers can use this utility to create CTP-like packages that can be installed using lawsppinstall. This is a way to copy code between product lines.
The packageapp utility requires two arguments. One must be productline. The second is program
(name of the program only, no option letter), system code (-s plus system code name), all
programs in a system code (-S plus system code name) or list (-l plus the name of the list
file).
- Productline: Name of product line
- Program: Name of program
- SysCode: Name of system code
- ListFile: Name of a file containing a list of files.
Options available for use with packageapp:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
f
|
Force. Overwrites existing package file if found. |
i
|
Invokes. Include invoked programs. |
q
|
Quiet. No output. |
v
|
Verbose. Verbose output. |
s
|
SysCode. Packages system code only, no programs. |
S
|
SysCode. Packages all programs for system code. |
l
|
Packages a given list of files (relative to Productline dir). |
When the package is successfully created, use lawappinstall to load it to the new location.
Complete details about using packageapp and lawappinstall are in Infor Lawson Server Setup and Maintenance Guide which is available in online documentation on docs.infor.com. Search online documentation for the phrases "packageapp - Create an application package" and "lawappinstall - Application Installation."