The workflow template is the area where the workflow is designed. The workflow template outline one or several workflows.
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The sort pattern is expected to occur on a specific position in the file name or to be located using a regular expression. The sort pattern is expected to occur on a specific position in the file name or to be located using a regular expression. However, if the sort pattern cannot be applied, the workflow will abort, except for files with files with a name which is shorter than Position plus Length. For information on this exception, see the description below for Position.
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Enable Sort Order | Determines if the service will be utilized or not. If enabled, the sort order that you select also applies to subfolders if you have selected the Include Subfolders check box for the FTP, SFTP and Disk collection agents. For further information, see the section for the relevant agent in 9. Appendix 2 - Batch and Real-Time Workflow Agents. | |||||||||||||||||||
Modification Time | Select to enable file collection order according to the modification time stamp. If Sort Direction is set to Ascending , the oldest files are collected first. The time resolution depends on the server and protocol.
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Value Pattern | The method used to locate the item (part of the file name) to be the target for the sorting. This could be either Position that indicates that the item is located at a fixed position in the file name or Regular Expression indicating that the item will be fetched using a regular expression. | |||||||||||||||||||
Position | If Position is enabled, the files are sorted based on the part of the filename indicated by Position plus Length. The Start Position value states the offset in the file name where the sorting item starts. The first character has offset 0 (zero). The Length value states the length of the sorting item (part of the file name) if it has a static length. For sorting items with a dynamic length, use the value zero (0) will be used.
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Regular Expression | If enabled, the sorting item is extracted from the file name using the regular expression. If the file name does not end with a digit, this is the correct option.
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Sort Type | Type of sorting. Could be either Alphanumeric or Numeric . | |||||||||||||||||||
Ignore Case | If enabled, the sorting is not case sensitive. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sort Direction | Indicates if the sort order will be Ascending or Descending . |
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Currently, there are several limitations when using the sorting functionality for the SFTP agents and the Include Subfolders option is selected: 1. Sorting works when the following options are selected: the Modification Time and Value pattern when the Start Position and Length values are set to “0” with the Sort Type set to “Alphanumeric". 2. Regular Expression sorting is not supported at the moment. 3. Value Patterns with values other than “0” are not supported at the moment. |
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