KB30159: How to run a Project Duplication through the command line in MicroStrategy 9.4.x - 10.x.

The Project Duplication Wizard command line interface enables users to duplicate a project without having to load the graphical interface, or to schedule a duplication to run at a specific time. Users can create an XML settings file, and then use the Windows AT command to schedule the duplication to take place at anytime.  Project Duplication functionality is only available from the Windows client machine.
Before using the command-line project duplication, an XML file must initially be created for project duplication by using the Project Duplicate Wizard.
The steps below desmonstrate how to use the project duplication in command-line mode:

1. Go to Start > Run, and type in "cmd.exe"
2. Navigate to C:\Program Files\Common Files\Strategy

To invoke the "ProjectDuplicate.exe", the syntax is:
ProjectDuplicate.exe -f Path\XMLFilename   

• Path is the path to the saved XML settings file.
• XMLFilename is the name of the saved XML settings file.
• SourcePassword is the password for the source project’s project source.
• TargetPassword is the password for the destination project’s project source.
• Optional: -sup indicates that feedback messages will be suppressed (silent mode).
• Optional: -md indicates that the metadata of the destination project source will be updated if it is older than the source project source’s metadata.
• Optional: -dn OverwriteName specifies the name of the destination project. This overrides the name specified in the XML settings file

See the following example:
 

 
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Strategy>projectduplicate.exe -f c:\projdup.xml -sp src_pwd -dp des_pwd