Product history report scripts

WebSphere Application Server - Express provides these scripts to generate product history reports:

• The genHistoryReport script
• The historyInfo script

For information on running Qshell scripts, see Configure Qshell to run WebSphere Application Server - Express scripts.

Authority

No special authority is required to run these scripts.

The genHistoryReport script

The genHistoryReport script generates the historyReport.html file in the current working directory. The report includes all updates and components.

The syntax of the genHistoryReport script is:

genHistoryReport

The historyInfo script

The historyInfo script generates a customized history report based on the parameters that you specify.

Syntax

The syntax of the historyInfo script is:

historyInfo [ -format text | html ] [ -file filename ]
 [ -updateID ID ] [ -component componentname ]
 [ -help | -? ] [ -usage ]

Parameters

The parameters of the historyInfo script are:

• -format
  This is an optional paramter that specifies the format of the report. Valid values are text and html. The default value is text.

• -file
  This is an optional parameter. The value filename specifies the output file name. By default, the report is written to standard output.

• -updateID
  This is an optional parameter. The value ID specifies the ID of an e-fix or PTF update. If you specify this parameter, the product history report displays events for only the specified update. If you do not specify this parameter, the report displays events for all updates.

• -component
  This is an optional parameter. The value componentname specifies the name of a component. If you specify this parameter, the product history report displays events for only the specified component. If you do not specify this parameter, the report displays events for all components.

• -help or -?
  This parameter displays information about the parameter values for the historyInfo script.

• -usage
  This parameter displays the syntax of the historyInfo script.