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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# createpublishdest.py
+# feb 2019
+#
+# create a viya domain
+#
+# Change History
+#
+# Copyright © 2018, SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, USA.  All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the License);
+#  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+#  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+#  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+#  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+#  limitations under the License.
+#
+
+# Create a publishing destination
+
+import argparse
+
+from sharedfunctions import callrestapi
+
+
+parent_parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(add_help=False)
+
+parent_parser.add_argument("-d","--desc", help="Description",default="Created by pyviya")
+parent_parser.add_argument("-n","--name", help="Enter the destination name.",required=True)
+parent_parser.add_argument("-s","--server", help="CAS Server.",default="cas-shared-default",required=True)
+parent_parser.add_argument("-c","--caslib", help="CASLIB.",required=True)
+
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Create a Publishing Destinations")
+
+subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(help='Type of Destination',dest="type")
+
+cas_parser=subparsers.add_parser("cas",help="CAS destination",parents=[parent_parser])
+
+cas_parser.add_argument("-t","--table", help="Table",required=True)
+
+hadoop_parser=subparsers.add_parser("hadoop",help="Hadoop destination",parents=[parent_parser])
+
+hadoop_parser.add_argument("-hd","--hdfsdir", help="HDFS Directory",required=True)
+
+
+teradata_parser=subparsers.add_parser("teradata",help="Teradata Destination",parents=[parent_parser])
+
+teradata_parser.add_argument("-db","--dbcaslib", help="Database Caslib",required=True)
+teradata_parser.add_argument("-dt","--table", help="Destination Table",required=True)
+
+
+args = parser.parse_args()
+
+publish_name=args.name
+publish_type=args.type
+desc=args.desc
+server=args.server
+caslib=args.caslib
+
+# build the json parameters
+data = {}
+
+data['name'] = publish_name
+data['description'] = desc
+data['destinationType'] = publish_type
+data['casServerName'] = server
+data['casLibrary'] = caslib
+
+
+if args.type=="cas":
+
+   table=args.table
+   data['destinationTable'] = table
+
+
+elif args.type=="hadoop":
+   hdfsdir=args.hdfsdir
+   data['hdfsDirectory'] = hdfsdir
+
+elif args.type=='teradata':
+   dbcaslib=args.dbcaslib
+   table=args.table
+   data['databaseCasLibrary'] = dbcaslib
+   data['destinationTable'] = table
+
+# build the rest call
+reqval="/modelPublish/destinations/"
+reqtype="post"
+
+
+# create the domain
+callrestapi(reqval,reqtype,acceptType='application/vnd.sas.models.publishing.destination+json',contentType='application/vnd.sas.models.publishing.destination+json',data=data)
+
+print("NOTE: destination created with the following parameters")
+print(data)
+