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Collection Strategy

If there are more than one collection strategy available in the system a Collection Strategy drop down list will also be visible containing the available strategies. For further information about the nature of the collection strategy, see Appendix 4 - Collection Strategies.

File Information Settings

Directory

Absolute pathname of the source directory on the remote host, where the source files reside. The pathname might also be given relative to the home directory of the Username account.

Include Subfolders

Select this check box if you have subfolders in the source directory from which you want files to be collected.

If you select Enable Sort Order in the Sort Order tab, the sort order selected will also apply to subfolders.

Filename

Name of the source files on the remote host. Regular expressions according to Java syntax applies. For further information, see http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/regex/Pattern.html.

Compression

Compression type of the source files. Determines whether the agent will decompress the files before passing them on in the workflow or not.

• No Compression - the agent will not decompress the files.

• Gzip - the agent decompresses the files using gzip.

Before Collection Settings

Move to Temporary Directory

If enabled, the source files will be moved to the automatically created subdirectory DR_TMP_DIR in the source directory, prior to collection. This option supports safe collection of a source file reusing the same name.

Append Suffix to Filename

Enter the suffix that you want added to the file name prior to collecting it.

Inactive Source Warning (h)

If enabled, when the configured number of hours have passed without any file being available for collection, a warning message (event) will appear in the System Log and Event Area:

The source has been idle for more than <n>

hours, the last inserted file is <file>.

After Collection Settings

Move to

If enabled, the source files will be moved from the source directory (or from the directory DR_TMP_DIR, if using Move to Temporary Directory) after collection, to the directory specified in the Destination field. If Prefix or Suffix are set, the file will be renamed as well.

Destination

Absolute pathname of the directory on the remote host into which the source files will be moved after the collection. This field is only available if Move to is enabled.

Prefix and Suffix

Prefix and/or suffix that will be appended to the beginning and/or the end, respectively, of the source files after the collection. These fields are only available if Move to or Rename is enabled.

Search  and  Replace

To apply Search and Replace, select either Move to or Rename.

• Search: Enter the part of the filename that you want to replace.

• Replace: Enter the replacement text.

Search and Replace operate on your entries in a way that is similar to the Unix  sed  utility. The identified filenames are modified and forwarded to the following agent in the workflow.

This functionality enables you to perform advanced filename modifications, as well:

• Use regular expression in the Search entry to specify the part of the filename that you want to extract.

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  A regular expression that fails to match the original file name will abort the workflow.

  Enter Replace with characters and metacharacters that define the pattern and content of the replacement text.