---
description: Commands for executing jobs, importing and exporting site archives, and monitoring job execution status.
---

# Job Commands

Commands for executing and monitoring jobs on B2C Commerce instances.

## Authentication

Job commands require OAuth authentication with OCAPI permissions.

### Required OCAPI Permissions

Configure these resources in Business Manager under **Administration** > **Site Development** > **Open Commerce API Settings**:

| Resource | Methods | Commands |
|----------|---------|----------|
| `/jobs/*/executions` | POST | `job run` |
| `/jobs/*/executions/*` | GET | `job run --wait`, `job wait`, `job log` |
| `/job_execution_search` | POST | `job search`, `job log` |

### WebDAV Access

The `job import`, `job export`, and `job log` commands also require WebDAV access for file transfer.

### Configuration

```bash
# OAuth credentials
export SFCC_CLIENT_ID=your-client-id
export SFCC_CLIENT_SECRET=your-client-secret

# WebDAV (for import/export)
export SFCC_USERNAME=your-bm-username
export SFCC_PASSWORD=your-webdav-access-key
```

For complete setup instructions, see the [Authentication Guide](/guide/authentication).

---

## b2c job run

Execute a job on a B2C Commerce instance.

### Usage

```bash
b2c job run JOBID
```

### Arguments

| Argument | Description | Required |
|----------|-------------|----------|
| `JOBID` | Job ID to execute | Yes |

### Flags

In addition to [global flags](./index#global-flags):

| Flag | Description | Default |
|------|-------------|---------|
| `--wait`, `-w` | Wait for job to complete | `false` |
| `--timeout`, `-t` | Timeout in seconds when waiting | No timeout |
| `--poll-interval` | Polling interval in seconds when using `--wait` | `3` |
| `--param`, `-P` | Job parameter in format "name=value" (repeatable) | |
| `--body`, `-B` | Raw JSON request body (for system jobs with non-standard schemas) | |
| `--no-wait-running` | Do not wait for running job to finish before starting | `false` |
| `--show-log` | Show job log on failure | `true` |

Note: `--param` and `--body` are mutually exclusive.

### Examples

```bash
# Execute a job
b2c job run my-custom-job

# Execute and wait for completion
b2c job run my-custom-job --wait

# Execute with timeout
b2c job run my-custom-job --wait --timeout 600

# Execute with parameters (standard jobs)
b2c job run my-custom-job -P "SiteScope={\"all_storefront_sites\":true}" -P OtherParam=value

# Output as JSON
b2c job run my-custom-job --wait --json
```

### System Jobs with Custom Request Bodies

Some system jobs (like search indexing) use non-standard request schemas that don't follow the `parameters` array format. Use `--body` to provide a raw JSON request body:

```bash
# Run search index job for specific sites
b2c job run sfcc-search-index-product-full-update --wait --body '{"site_scope":["RefArch","SiteGenesis"]}'

# Run search index job for a single site
b2c job run sfcc-search-index-product-full-update --wait --body '{"site_scope":["RefArch"]}'
```

---

## Standard (system) job steps

B2C Commerce ships a catalog of **standard job steps** — built-in step **type IDs** (for example `ImportCatalog`, `ExportCatalog`, `ImportInventoryLists`) that you add to a job flow in **Business Manager → Administration → Operations → Jobs**, or reference by type ID in a `jobs.xml` flow inside a site-import archive. These are distinct from **custom** job steps, which you author yourself (see the `b2c:b2c-custom-job-steps` skill).

The full catalog — each step's purpose and its configuration parameters — is bundled with the CLI and searchable through the [docs commands](/cli/docs):

```bash
# Browse the standard step catalog
b2c docs read job-steps

# Look up a specific step's parameters
b2c docs read ImportCatalog
b2c docs search ExportInventoryLists
```

### In-flow system step vs. the CLI equivalent

Some standard steps overlap with CLI commands. Use whichever fits the workflow:

- **In-flow system step** (for example the standard `ImportCatalog` step, or the `sfcc-site-archive-import` job behind `b2c job import`): runs entirely on the instance, against a file already staged in IMPEX. Choose this when the file is produced by an earlier step in the **same** job flow (no round-trip to your machine), when operations should run on a Business Manager schedule, or when you want catalog/inventory imports to follow your custom processing without leaving the server.
- **CLI command** (`b2c job import`, `b2c job export`): drives the operation from your machine — uploading a local archive, downloading an export, or scripting a one-off from CI. Choose this for local-to-instance transfer, ad-hoc runs, and pipelines that originate outside the instance.

In short: keep it an **in-flow standard step** when the data already lives on (or is generated on) the instance and should stay there; reach for the **CLI** when you are moving data between your machine and the instance. For chaining custom and standard steps in one flow — and handing a custom-generated IMPEX file to a standard import step — see the `b2c:b2c-custom-job-steps` skill.

---

## b2c job wait

Wait for a job execution to complete.

### Usage

```bash
b2c job wait JOBID EXECUTIONID
```

### Arguments

| Argument | Description | Required |
|----------|-------------|----------|
| `JOBID` | Job ID | Yes |
| `EXECUTIONID` | Execution ID to wait for | Yes |

### Flags

In addition to [global flags](./index#global-flags):

| Flag | Description | Default |
|------|-------------|---------|
| `--timeout`, `-t` | Timeout in seconds | No timeout |
| `--poll-interval` | Polling interval in seconds | `3` |
| `--show-log` | Show job log on failure | `true` |

### Examples

```bash
# Wait for a job execution
b2c job wait my-job abc123-def456

# Wait with timeout
b2c job wait my-job abc123-def456 --timeout 600

# Wait with custom polling interval
b2c job wait my-job abc123-def456 --poll-interval 5
```

---

## b2c job search

Search for job executions on a B2C Commerce instance.

### Usage

```bash
b2c job search
```

### Flags

In addition to [global flags](./index#global-flags):

| Flag | Description | Default |
|------|-------------|---------|
| `--job-id`, `-j` | Filter by job ID | |
| `--status` | Filter by status (comma-separated: RUNNING,PENDING,OK,ERROR) | |
| `--count`, `-n` | Maximum number of results | `25` |
| `--start` | Starting index for pagination | `0` |
| `--sort-by` | Sort by field (start_time, end_time, job_id, status) | `start_time` |
| `--sort-order` | Sort order (asc, desc) | `desc` |
| `--columns`, `-c` | Columns to display (comma-separated): id, jobId, status, startTime | |
| `--extended`, `-x` | Show all columns including extended fields | `false` |

### Examples

```bash
# Search all recent job executions
b2c job search

# Search for a specific job
b2c job search --job-id my-custom-job

# Search for running or pending jobs
b2c job search --status RUNNING,PENDING

# Get more results
b2c job search --count 50

# Output as JSON
b2c job search --json
```

### Output

The command displays a table of job executions with:

- Execution ID
- Job ID
- Status
- Start Time

---

## b2c job log

Retrieve the log for a job execution. When no execution ID is provided, the command finds the most recent execution that has a log file.

### Usage

```bash
b2c job log JOBID [EXECUTIONID]
```

### Arguments

| Argument | Description | Required |
|----------|-------------|----------|
| `JOBID` | Job ID | Yes |
| `EXECUTIONID` | Execution ID (if omitted, finds the most recent execution with a log) | No |

### Flags

In addition to [global flags](./index#global-flags):

| Flag | Description | Default |
|------|-------------|---------|
| `--failed` | Find the most recent failed execution with a log | `false` |

### Examples

```bash
# Get the most recent log for a job
b2c job log my-custom-job

# Get the most recent failed log
b2c job log my-custom-job --failed

# Get the log for a specific execution
b2c job log my-custom-job abc123-def456

# Output as JSON (includes execution metadata and log content)
b2c job log my-custom-job --json

# Pipe log to a file
b2c job log my-custom-job > job.log
```

### Notes

- Not all job executions produce log files. The command will skip executions without logs when searching.
- Log content is written to stdout, making it easy to pipe to a file or other tools.
- Status messages are written to stderr so they don't interfere with piped output.
- The `job log` command requires WebDAV access to retrieve log files.

---

## b2c job import

Import a site archive to a B2C Commerce instance using the `sfcc-site-archive-import` system job.

### Usage

```bash
b2c job import TARGET [PATHS...]
```

### Arguments

| Argument | Description | Required |
|----------|-------------|----------|
| `TARGET` | Directory, zip file, or remote filename to import | Yes |
| `PATHS...` | Optional subset of files, directories, or glob patterns under `TARGET` to include in the archive. When omitted, the entire directory is archived. Only valid when `TARGET` is a directory. | No |

### Flags

In addition to [global flags](./index#global-flags):

| Flag | Description | Default |
|------|-------------|---------|
| `--keep-archive`, `-k` | Keep archive on instance after import | `false` |
| `--remote`, `-r` | Target is a filename already on the instance (in Impex/src/instance/) | `false` |
| `--split`, `-s` | Split a large directory import into multiple archive parts to stay under the instance size limit | `false` |
| `--max-size` | Per-archive size limit for `--split` (e.g. `190`, `190mb`, `512kb`; a bare number is MiB) | `190mb` |
| `--timeout`, `-t` | Timeout in seconds | No timeout |
| `--wait`, `-w` | Wait for import job to complete | `true` |
| `--show-log` | Show job log on failure | `true` |

### Examples

```bash
# Import from a local directory (will be zipped automatically)
b2c job import ./my-site-data

# Import from a zip file
b2c job import ./export.zip

# Keep archive on instance after import
b2c job import ./my-site-data --keep-archive

# Import from existing file on instance
b2c job import existing-archive.zip --remote

# With timeout
b2c job import ./my-site-data --timeout 300

# Import only specific parts of a site export
b2c job import ./my-site-data sites/RefArch libraries/mylib

# Import all libraries using a glob pattern
b2c job import ./my-site-data 'libraries/**'

# Mix sites and libraries
b2c job import ./my-site-data sites/RefArch 'libraries/*'

# Split a large import that exceeds the instance archive size limit
b2c job import ./big-site-data --split

# Split with a custom per-archive size limit
b2c job import ./big-site-data --split --max-size 150mb
```

### Notes

- When importing a directory, it will be automatically zipped before upload
- The archive is uploaded to `Impex/src/instance/` on the instance
- By default, the archive is deleted after successful import (use `--keep-archive` to retain)
- When `PATHS` are given, only those files/directories are included in the archive — their location under `TARGET` is preserved (e.g. `sites/RefArch/...` stays at `sites/RefArch/...`).

### Importing archives larger than the instance limit

A B2C Commerce instance rejects a single import archive above its size limit (typically 200 MB). The `--split` flag works around this **for directory imports** by importing the data in multiple smaller archive parts:

1. **Metadata/XML first.** All order-sensitive XML (catalogs, libraries, sites, `meta`, etc.) is imported first, kept together in a single archive when it fits. Keeping it together means the import job resolves all internal references and dependency ordering within one archive. If the XML alone exceeds the limit, it is split at top-level data-unit boundaries (e.g. `catalogs`, `libraries`, `sites`) in dependency order — never splitting an individual unit, so a catalog and its internal references always stay together.
2. **Static assets after.** Static resources (anything under a `static/` folder — images, fonts, binaries) are deferred into subsequent archive parts, packed by **compressed** size. They are order-independent and attach to the catalogs/libraries created by the metadata import.

Parts are imported **sequentially** and the command stops on the first failure.

Packing is by estimated compressed size (already-compressed file types such as JPG/PNG/ZIP are measured as stored). The default per-part ceiling is `190mb` to leave headroom under the instance limit; tune it with `--max-size`.

If a **single file** or a **single data unit's XML** is larger than `--max-size` on its own, it cannot be placed in any part (a file is never split across archives) and the command errors — reduce the export scope for that unit or raise `--max-size` if the instance allows a larger archive.

When you run a normal (non-`--split`) directory import and the assembled archive exceeds the limit, the command warns and recommends re-running with `--split`. `--split` cannot be combined with `--remote`, subset `PATHS`, or `--no-wait`.

---

## b2c job export

Export a site archive from a B2C Commerce instance using the `sfcc-site-archive-export` system job.

### Usage

```bash
b2c job export
```

### Flags

In addition to [global flags](./index#global-flags):

| Flag | Description | Default |
|------|-------------|---------|
| `--output`, `-o` | Output path for the export | `./export` |
| `--data-units` | Data units JSON configuration | |
| `--site` | Site ID(s) to export (comma-separated, repeatable) | |
| `--site-data` | Site data types to export (comma-separated) | |
| `--global-data` | Global data types to export (comma-separated) | |
| `--catalog` | Catalog ID(s) to export (comma-separated) | |
| `--price-book` | Pricebook ID(s) to export (comma-separated) | |
| `--library` | Library ID(s) to export (comma-separated) | |
| `--inventory-list` | Inventory list ID(s) to export (comma-separated) | |
| `--keep-archive`, `-k` | Keep archive on instance after download | `false` |
| `--no-download` | Do not download archive (implies --keep-archive) | `false` |
| `--zip-only` | Save as zip file without extracting | `false` |
| `--timeout`, `-t` | Timeout in seconds | No timeout |
| `--show-log` | Show job log on failure | `true` |

### Examples

```bash
# Export global metadata
b2c job export --global-data meta_data

# Export a site's content and preferences
b2c job export --site RefArch --site-data content,site_preferences

# Export catalogs
b2c job export --catalog storefront-catalog

# Export with custom data units JSON
b2c job export --data-units '{"global_data":{"meta_data":true}}'

# Export to a specific directory
b2c job export --output ./exports

# Keep archive on instance
b2c job export --global-data meta_data --keep-archive

# Output as JSON
b2c job export --global-data meta_data --json
```

### Data Units

The export is configured using "data units" which specify what data to export. You can use convenience flags (`--site`, `--global-data`, etc.) or provide a full JSON configuration with `--data-units`.

#### Site Data Types

When using `--site-data`, available types include:
- `all` - Export all site data
- `content` - Content assets and slots
- `site_preferences` - Site preferences
- `campaigns_and_promotions` - Marketing campaigns
- `customer_groups` - Customer groups
- `payment_methods` - Payment configurations
- And more (see OCAPI documentation)

#### Global Data Types

When using `--global-data`, available types include:
- `all` - Export all global data
- `meta_data` - System and custom object metadata
- `custom_types` - Custom object type definitions
- `preferences` - Global preferences
- `locales` - Locale configurations
- `services` - Service configurations
- And more (see OCAPI documentation)