Synchronize Your Workspace from the Command Line

You can run workspace synchronization from the command line. Using the command line, you can create a script or an event in Windows Task Scheduler to automate workspace synchronization.

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1. Click Windows Start Run, and then enter cmd in the Run dialog box.
2. Change directories to the install directory for Autodesk Vault. By default, this path is C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Autodesk Vault [version]\Explorer.
3. At the command line, type: Connectivity.WorkspaceSync.exe followed by the command line options, and then press Enter.

   Command	Details
   -WA	Use Windows authentication to log into the Vault server (optional).
   -Nserver\databasename	The name of the server and the database to be synchronized (required).
   -VUusername	The user name of the vault account. (This flag is optional if Windows authentication is used. It is required if the Windows authentication flag is not used).
   -VPpassword	The vault account password (required unless password is blank).
   -S	The full path to a valid synchronization settings file (optional). The synchronization settings file specifies the syncrhonization options. For more information on exporting a settings file, see Specify Workspace Sync Settings.
   -F	The full path and file name for a report file (optional). The synchronization summary is written to the report file. If the report file already exists, the summary is appended to the contents of the existing file.

   Examples

   • Connectivity.WorkspaceSync.exe -Ndmserver\Vault -WA -S"C:\Synchronization Settings\Settings.xml" -FC:\temp\SyncReport.csv
   • Connectivity.WorkspaceSync.exe -Ndmserver\Vault -VUbkeaton -VPg3nEral27-S"C:\Synchronization Settings\Settings.xml" -FC:\temp\SyncReport.csv
   NotePaths containing spaces must be inside of double quotes (for example, "C:\Synchronization Settings\Settings.xml").