How can I start an RTC build via the command line?

Question

The build definition is created but in order to automate the build process I need to start the build via the command line. How is this done ? Reading the doc on the scm command line client this does'nt seem to be described :

http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/rtc/v1r0m0/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.ibm.team.scm.doc%2Ftopics%2Fc_scm_cli.html

Answer 1

I don't think scm is involved at all for launching a build.

You check out the Java API: See "Automated Build Output Management Using the Plain Java Client Libraries".

Or, you can use the JB Toolkit, and use a task like requestTeamBuild:

The requestTeamBuild task requests a build by using a specified build definition.
There must be an active engine that supports the build definition in order for the request to succeed.