Prep: Preparing an REQ File for External Delivery

The prep command takes in a single REQ file, a semi-colon separated list of files, or a directory, then prepares the REQ files found for external delivery. The command line to prepare a REQ file for external delivery is as follows:
ReqAdmin Prep [--v] (<Path to file>[;<Path to file>]* | <Directory>)
When a directory lists, it is assumed that all subdirectories are included and all *.req files in them are subject to prepping as well. Preparing for delivery entails the following:
  • notes from the notes tab are removed
  • developer notes are removed
  • profile instances are removed
  • saved transactions are removed
    Note: For Default Data only; empty collections and containers for document types of Org, Product and Policy are retained. The transaction name must be EmptyTransaction.
  • content that is marked for output format, other than runtime, is removed
  • all inactive content is removed
These changes are made to the REQ files in place; so, the result of running this command is that all of the files listed are modified, as listed above.
Table 1. Arguments
Argument Definition
--Files <Files> Required. The list of files or directories of files to Prepare.
--v Flag indicating weather to log verbose messages to the console. [default: False]
-?, -h, --help Show help and usage information