You can use Jenkins to automate exporting and importing Pega Platform applications. Download the prpcServiceUtils command-line tool and configure Jenkins to export or import archives. You can use a single Jenkins build job to both export and import an application archive, or you can create separate jobs for each task.

For more information about prpcServiceUtils for service-enabled scripting, see Using service-enabled scripting and the prpcServiceUtils tool.

Ensure that your system includes the following items:

• Jenkins 1.651.1 or later
• Jenkins Plugins:
  • Ant Plugin
  • Environment Injector Plugin
  • Build with Parameters Plugin
• Ant version 1.9 or later
• JDK version 1.7 or later

• Downloading and installing prpcServiceUtils

  Download and install prpcServiceUtils so that you can use it with Jenkins deploy applications.

• Configuring the Jenkins build environment

  Configure your build environment to call the prpcServiceUtils.bat or prpcServiceUtils.sh script and pass parameters to import or export the RAP.

• Configuring the Jenkins project

  Configure your build environment to call the prpcServiceUtils.bat or prpcServiceUtils.sh script and pass parameters to import or export the RAP:

• Adding build steps to import or export the archive

  You can enter build steps to import an archive or export an archive, or you can do both in one job.

• Importing or exporting the archive by running the Jenkins job

  Run a Jenkins job to import or export the application archive.