Mass Update Command Line Parameters

The Project Dependencies Mass Update command-line user interface can be used to mass update the project.json files belonging to multiple automation projects. It allows for adding or removing dependencies, changing package versions and runtime rules, and signing processes or libraries before publishing them.

Please note that when using the Project Dependencies Mass Update Tool, you implicitly accept the license terms of each package version that you update.

Note: The Project Dependencies Mass Update command-line user interface is available for Studio Enterprise Edition starting with Studio v2018.4.4.

UiPath.Studio.CommandLine.exe is available in the installation folder. By default, the path for the Windows Installer (.msi) version of Studio is C:\Program Files (x86)\UiPath\Studio\.

The default path for Studio installed using the Community Edition installer (.exe) is the following: %LocalAppData%\UiPath\[Studio_version]\.

Some commands may be unavailable depending on what source control systems Studio is connected to (SVN or TFS). To view the arguments specific for each command simply use --help. Use --version to check the version of UiPath.Studio.CommandLine.exe.

Combinations of multiple commands can be used in a single command line. In addition, certain arguments don't need to be repeated in the same command line, for example r, --repository when used with svn login and svn checkout.

Note: Before using the Project Dependencies Mass Update command-line user interface with TFS, make sure the projects you want to update are disconnected from TFS for the current user.

It is recommended to save and close projects from Studio, before making changes to them using the Project Dependencies Mass Update Tool.

Commands for Updating Local Files

• list - Find and display the paths to project.json files stored in a certain directory. Projects from a local network drive can also be listed. The following arguments should be used with the list command:

  Argument	Description
  -d, --directory	The directory that stores the files that you want to list. Use -u, --user and -p, --pass arguments for password-protected remote directories.

  Note: If the --directory argument is not used with the list command, the paths to all project.json files from the current working directory are displayed.
• manage - Manage the specified project. Please note that multiple dependencies and rules can be added or removed provided that they are separated by blank spaces. The following arguments should be used with the manage command:

  Argument	Description
  -a, --add-ref	Adds or updates the dependency and runtime rule to the project.json file. ”dependencyname|version|runtimerule” = adds or updates the dependency version and runtime rule. ”dependencyname|prereleaseversion|runtimerule” = adds the dependency’s prereleased version and the specified runtime rule.
  r, --rem-ref	Removes the specified dependencies from the project.json file. "dependencyname" - the dependency to be removed from the project, regardless of its version. "dependencyname|version" - removes the dependency with this specific version, regardless if it’s a prerelease version.
  -p, --project-path	The path to the project.json file.

  Note: The syntax for runtime rules is lowest for Lowest Applicable Version, and strict for Strict version. If none of these two parameters are mentioned, the Lowest Applicable Version is applied by default.

For example, the following command manage --project-path "C:\Users\username\Documents\UiPath\BlankProcess\project.json" --add-ref "UiPath.Excel.Activities|2.6.2|lowest" changes the package version to 2.6.2 and the runtime rule to Lowest Applicable Version.

• publish - Publish the project along with the changes to dependencies. The following arguments should be used with the publish command:

  Argument	Description
  -p, --project-path	The path to the project.json to publish. The argument is mandatory.
  -g, --target	Where to publish the project: Custom - Custom URL or local folder. Define the location using the -f, --feed argument. Robot - Default publish location for the Robot, if not connected to Orchestrator. Not available for publishing libraries or templates. OrchestratorTenant - Orchestrator Tenant Processes Feed (for processes and test cases) or Orchestrator Libraries Feed (for libraries and templates). OrchestratorPersonalFolder - Orchestrator Personal Workspace Feed. Not available for publishing libraries, templates, or test cases.
  -f, --feed	The custom URL for publishing the project. This can also be a custom local directory, similar to the path in the Publish options tab in Studio.
  -a, --api-key	The API key for publishing the project. This argument can be used for a custom target.
  -n, --notes	Release notes that contain changes brought to the project.
  -v, --new-version	The new version for the project.
  -t, --timeout	Specifies the timeout value for publishing projects. The default timeout is 30 seconds. This setting only applies for the package transfer to Orchestrator duration.
  --cer-path	The local path to the certificate for package signing.
  --cer-password	The password for the certificate.
  --timestamper-url	The URL to the timestamper.

  Note: Currently .pfx and .p12 certificate extensions are accepted for signing projects. For more details, check out the Signing Packages page.

Building upon the example from above, the following command updates the UiPath.Excel.Activities pack to version 2.6.2, changes the runtime rule to Lowest Applicable Version, adds release notes and a new version, and publishes the project to a custom location:

manage --project-path "C:\Users\username\Documents\UiPath\BlankProcess\project.json" --add-ref "UiPath.Excel.Activities|2.6.2|lowest" publish --project-path "C:\Users\username\Documents\UiPath\BlankProcess\project.json" --target Custom --feed "C:\Users\username\Desktop\myfeed" --notes "Changes were made to the Excel package" --new-version "1.0.2".

Workflow Analyzer Commands

Command-line parameters can be used for analyzing files or projects against a set of rules.

• analyze - Analyzes the whole project. Requires the path to the project.json file.
• analyze-file - Analyzes a single file. Requires the path to the .xaml file.

  Argument	Description
  -p, --project-path	For analyzing one file, provide the path to the .xaml. For analyzing the entire project, specify the path to the project.json file.

Read the About Workflow Analyzer page to find out more about how to analyze files/projects and configure rules using command-line parameters.

SVN Specific Commands

• svn login = Use credentials to login to a certain SVN repository. The following arguments should be used with the svn login command:

  Argument	Description
  r, --repository	The repository address/URL that stores the projects that you would like to modify. The argument is mandatory.
  -p, --password	The password required for authentication to the SVN repository.
  -s, --password-stdin	Reads the authentication password from STDIN (standard input). You are prompted to input the password to the desired repository.
  u, --user	The username required for authentication.

• svn checkout = Check out projects from a SVN repository. The following arguments should be used with the svn checkout command:

  Argument	Description
  -d, --directory	The destination checkout folder for the files. The argument is mandatory.
  -r, --repository	The address of the repository that stores the files you want to checkout. The argument is mandatory.

• svn edit = Unlock one or multiple projects and make them available for edit. The following arguments should be used with the svn edit command:

  Argument	Description
  -f, --files	The paths to the files that you want to edit. The paths should be relative to the working directory and separated by semicolons. The argument is mandatory.
  -d, --directory	The working directory which contains the files that you want to edit. If a working directory isn’t specified, the current environment directory is used.

• svn checkin = Check in the changes made to automation projects. The following arguments should be used with the svn checkin command:

  Argument	Description
  -m, --message	Write a commit message to detail the changes brought to the projects. The commit message is mandatory.
  -d, --directory	The working directory where the projects are being checked in. If a working directory isn’t specified, the current environment directory is used.
  -f, --files	The paths to the files that you edited. The paths should be relative to the working directory and separated by semicolons.

TFS Specific Commands

• tfs login = Use credentials to login to a certain TFS repository. The following arguments should be used with the tfs login command:

  Argument	Description
  -t, --type	The login method for the TFS repository: ntlm = authentication through NT LAN Manager on a local TFS repository. token = authentication using a personal access tokens enabled on the TFS repository. basic = basic authentication on a secure TFS repository.
  -p, --password	The password required for authentication to the SVN repository.
  -s, --password-stdin	Reads the authentication password from STDIN (standard input). You are prompted to input the password to the desired repository.
  u, --user	The username required for authentication.
  -c, --collection	Refers to the collection URI. The argument is mandatory.

• tfs checkout = Check out projects from a TFS repository. The following arguments should be used with the tfs checkout command:

  Argument	Description
  -c, --collection	Specify the collection URI.
  -d, --directory	The destination checkout folder for the files. The argument is mandatory.
  -r, --remotedir	The path to the project directory, relative to the collection root. It starts with $/ and is preceded by the collection URI.

• tfs edit - Unlock one or multiple projects and makes them available for edit. The following arguments should be used with the tfs edit command:

  Argument	Description
  -f, --files	The paths to the files that you want to edit. The paths should be relative to the working directory and separated by semicolons.
  -d, --directory	The working directory which contains the files that you want to edit. If a working directory isn’t specified, the current environment directory is used.

• tfs checkin - Check in the changes made to automation projects. The following arguments should be used with the tfs checkin command:

  Argument	Description
  -m, --message	Write a commit message to detail the changes brought to the projects. The commit message is mandatory.
  -d, --directory	The working directory where the projects are being checked in. If a working directory isn’t specified, the current environment directory is used.
  -f, --files	The paths to the files that you edited. The paths should be relative to the working directory and separated by semicolons.

Updating Older Automation Projects

When installing a dependency using the command-line user interface to an automation projects created in a Studio version prior to v2018.3, please take into account the following particularities:

• If the project was not published and consequently, it doesn’t have any installed dependencies, the migration process steps in and installs the default packages, detailed in the Managing Dependencies page.
• If the project was created and published with a Studio version prior to v2018.3, the UiPath.Core.Activitiespackage is migrated to UiPath.System.Activities and UiPath.UIAutomation.Activities.