Command-line interface

You configure the SeaLights ABAP Agent using a command-line interface program installed to <SLABAPAgent dir>\bin directory. You can use the command-line interface program to do the following:

• Set up the agent

• Connect the agent to SeaLights

• Define resources

• Create an Initial Build Map

• Create Build Modifications

• Create Footprints

Run the command-line interface

To display the command-line interface’s help file, start Windows PowerShell as an Administrator, and change to the <SLABAPAgent dir>\bin directory.

PS C:\Windows\system32> cd C:\apps\SLABAPAgent\bin

Then run the following:

PS C:\apps\SLABAPAgent\bin> .\slabapcli.exe --help 
[2025-06-13 16:07:44.006+01:00] [info] Current ANSI Code Page: 65001 (UTF-8) (65001) 
usage: slabapcli [-h] [-c config pathname] <resource> <command> [args] 
resource: 
  setup: 
    install   : install 
    uninstall : uninstall 
  settings: 
    list : list settings 
  sealights: 
    list : list sealights configuration 
    test : test sealights configuration 
    set  : set sealights configuration 
  rfc: 
    list : list rfc configurations 
    test : test rfc configuration 
    del : delete rfc configuration 
    set : set rfc configuration 
    phd : import performance history data 
  pipeline: 
    list : list pipelines 
    set  : set pipeline 
  buildmap: 
    run : configure one-time collection of initial build map 
  buildmods: 
    run : configure regular collection of build mods 
    stop: stop collection of build mods 
  footprints 
    run : configure regular collection of footprints 
    stop: stop collection of footprints 
  testexecution 
    list : list open test executions 
    open : open test execution 
    close: close test execution 
  security 
    decrypt : decrypt config file and all sqlite db files 
    
slabapcli <resource> help for resource specific help 

You can run .\slabapcli.exe <resource> help to display the help for a specific resource.

PS C:\apps\SLABAPAgent\bin> .\slabapcli.exe settings help 
[2025-06-13 16:14:16.590+01:00] [info] Current ANSI Code Page: 65001 (UTF-8) (65001) 
[2025-06-13 16:14:16.590+01:00] [info] Config pathname: ../config/config.toml 
settings <command>: 
command: 
  help : settings command help 
  list : list settings 

Prerequisites

Before you set up the Agent, the first step is to test your machine’s connection to SeaLights. Start Windows PowerShell as an Administrator and run the following commands:

PS Test-NetConnection {customerId}.sealights.co -Port 443 // confirm TCP reachability 
PS Invoke-WebRequest https://{customerId}.sealights.co // confirm HTTPS connectivity 

In each case, replace {customerId} with your SeaLights Customer ID.