LCM Automation

How can Lifecycle Management (LCM) migrations be automated using the Command Line LCM utility? Are any examples or documentationavailable? I manually created the desired migration xml file but not sure how to include it in an automated daily routine.
Any guidance is appreciated.

I saw a nice write up on this at: http://www.in2hyperion.com/category/Upgrades-and-Migrations.aspx
Regards,
John A. Booth
http://www.metavero.com
Edited by: Jbooth on May 3, 2011 3:09 PM

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