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How to enter different commands onto each device for Device.CLI.Modify Config

This topic applies to KCT 3.12.7 and earlier. If you are on KCT NG 2026.2 or later, see NG topic.

If you want to configure each of the selected devices in a different way, there are two ways to achieve this:

  1. Create a separate Device.CLI.Modify Config activity for each device and set the commands to be entered in the options tab.

    This method involves having a separate scheduled activity for each device you want to modify.

  2. Create a single Device.CLI.Modify Config activity and select all the devices you want to modify.
    1. Select Or, read commands from file option.
    2. Specify the %BaseFile% value as part of the file name.
    3. Create a separate text file for each device that contains the commands you want to have entered into the config.

Example

  1. Specify a file name: C:\CatTools\%BaseFile%.txt
  2. Select a device for the %BaseFile% variable. In this example, we use CiscoRouter1. A list of other devices and their respective base filename include:
    Device nameBase filenameConfig commands filename
    CiscoRouter1 CiscoRouter1C:\CatTools\CiscoRouter1.txt
    CiscoRouter2CiscoRouter2C:\CatTools\CiscoRouter1.txt
    Sales SwitchSales_SwitchC:\CatTools\Sales_Switch.txt

    Any spaces and invalid characters are replaced by an underscore ( _ ) in the base filename.

  3. In the text file, enter a list of commands. For example, in the file C:\CatTools\CiscoRouter1.txt, enter the commands:
    Interface s 0/0 
    Description New WAN link to head office
    No shutdown
  4. You can create a text file for multiple devices. Enter different commands in each text file and then run the activity. CatTools automatically matches the correct text file with the device based on the %BaseFile% value.