Command options and arguments (deprecated)

After creating a Power BI harvester configuration file, you can use the command line to provide the Power BI harvester with additional information or perform specific actions.

Note Credentials provided via command line overwrite the credentials in the configuration file.

Typical command options and arguments

The following table shows the most commonly used command options and arguments.

Command	Description
`--catalog-password "<Collibra password>"`	Your Collibra password. If you don't want to add your password in the Power BI harvester configuration file, you can provide it via command line. Note If you added an API key, the Data Catalog credentials will not be used.
`--catalog-user"<Collibra username>"`	Your Collibra username. If you don't want to add your password in the Power BI harvesterconfiguration file, you can provide it via command line. Note If you added an API key, the Data Catalog credentials will not be used.
`--output-file <file path>`	Save your harvested Power BI metadata to a specified directory. The output file is a ZIP file.
`--from-file <file path>`	Upload Power BI metadata that was already harvested and saved to a specified file.
`--timeout <seconds>`	Increase the timeout duration to specify a longer timeout for remote API calls. Example If you want the Power BI harvester to wait 15 minutes before canceling a remote API connection, you can use `--timeout 900`.