Executing package

The package created in BizDataX Designer can be executed from the BizDataX Designer itself, from the command prompt, or published to BizDataX Portal and executed there.

Table of contents
Package execution (BizDataX Designer)
Package execution (Command prompt)
Package execution (BizDataX Portal)

Package execution (BizDataX Designer)

In Visual Studio, click Debug -> Start Without Debugging (or CTRL+F5). A console window will appear and, within seconds, all first names in CreditCard and Customer tables will have a different value. Check the database to confirm.

Package execution (Command prompt)

  • Navigate to the folder where the package is.
  • Open the package folder.
  • Run BizDataXPackage.exe.

Example: C:\Users\ekobit\source\repos\BizDataXPackage\BizDataXPackage\bin\Debug>BizDataXPackage.exe.
Check the database to confirm.

Package execution (BizDataX Portal)

A precondition is that the package is published to BizDataX Portal.

To start package execution from the BizDataX Portal, on the project's dashboard, on the Packages panel, click the gear button.

Published package Figure 1: Published package

From the menu on the right, click View package details.

View package details

The Package details screen shows one step in which there is a previously created masking flow and there are no parameters because they are not created. To start executing the package, press the red Execute package button on the right.

Package details

Pressing the button opens a 3-step wizard. In the first step, restartability mode is selected. Run the package without restartability because the package in this guide does not have the required configuration. Click Next to proceed to the second step.

Package execution step 1

Since this is the first package execution on the Portal considering restartability mode, there are no registered iterators. At the same time, this is a feature associated with restartability that is not used in this guide. Click Next to proceed to the last step.

Package details step 2

Since this package has no registered parameters, they are not displayed. Press Finish to start package execution.

Package details step 3

Package execution completed successfully. Check the database to confirm.

Package execution completed