Monitor File

The Monitor File object will trigger a Policy when a file that you specify has changed.

This object uses a satellite license. See Objects that Require Satellite Licenses for more information.

Note: This object has been replaced by the updated Monitor File object. Please remove this object from your Policies and replace it with the new one as soon as possible.

How it is used

The Monitor File object can be used to monitor a file that flags the completion of a transaction. For example, there are nightly transfers to your Action Server, when the transfer is complete a file called "COMPLETE" is written to the folder. The Monitor File object can automatically trigger a Policy that processes all the files in the folder when the "COMPLETE" file appears.

Configuration

To configure the Monitor File object you will need to know the file that you are monitoring on the Action Server and what actions on that file will trigger the Policy.

Details Tab

 

File	Type the path to the file that you are monitoring. You can use the ellipsis (...) button to browse for the file.
Trigger conditions	The list shows all the trigger conditions that have been configured. Check the check box for each option you want to include. The options are: • The file is modified - The data within the file has changed. • The file is deleted - The file is no longer found in the path that you have specified. • The file has been accessed - The file has been opened by a user or the system. • The file attributes are changed - The basic, advanced or system attributes of the file have been changed. For example, making the file hidden or read-only, compressed or encrypted. • The file security is changed - The rights required to access the file have changed. This option is not applicable to files stored on FAT32 file systems. • The file size is - Specify whether the file needs to be higher than or lower than and then specify the file size.
Test the conditions every	Specify the amount of time that the Monitor File will wait between checking the file against the Trigger conditions.

Available Published Data

 

Name	Description
Name and path of the file relative to the origin folder	The relative path of the file being monitored.
File name	The name of the file being monitored.
Name and path of the file	The full path of the file being monitored.
Extension	The extension of the file being monitored.
Folder	The full path of folder that contains the file being monitored.
Size	The size of the file being monitored.
Last access date and time of the file	The last time the file was accessed.
Last modification date and time of the file	The last time the file was modified.
Creation date and time of the file	The date and time the file was created.
Owner of the file	The owner of the file.

Common Published Data