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omhelp: Getting Help With CLI Commands
Figure 2-1. Different Levels of Help for a Command
You can also parse the omconfig system assetinfo command as follows:
<command level 1 command level 2 command level 3> <name=value pair 1>
[name=value pair 2]
where command levels 1, 2, and 3 are represented by omconfig system assetinfo , name=value pair 1 is
represented by info=depreciation , and name=value pair 2 is represented by method=straightline .
To set your depreciation method to straight line, type:
omconfig system assetinfo info=depreciation method=straightline
The CLI responds with the following message:
Asset information set successfully.
When you type
omconfig system assetinfo -?
, the help that displays provides information
about assigning values for the name and option fields. Partial results for the request omconfig system
assetinfo -? are as follows:
assetinfo Set asset information.
For one info value, specify one or more optional parameter(s). Table 2-1 displays the optional parameters
for
info=acquisition :
Table 2-1. Optional Parameters
Info Value Optional parameters
Info=acquisition purchasecost=<num>
waybill=<num>
installdate=<mmddyy>
purchasedate=<mmddyy>
ponum=<num>
signauth=<text>
expensed=<yes|no>
costcenter=<text>
info=depreciation
method=<text>
duration=<num>
percent=<percent>
unit=<months|years|unknown>