Edit Event Service Screen > Configuration Tab > File Dropping Screen

Changes the configuration for a file drop event service.

Figure: Edit Event Service > File Dropping > Configuration tab

Edit Event Service File Dropping Configuration tab

Good to Know

  • This feature is not available for AgilePoint OnDemand.
  • The Event Service AgileConnector must be added via the AgilePoint Server Configuration utility before using the Event Service.

How to Start

  1. In Manage Center, click System System icon > Events Service.

    Open Event Service screen
  2. On the Events Service Screen, click Expand Expand icon for your event service.
  3. Click Edit.
  4. Click the Configuration tab.

Fields

Field NameDefinition

Folder
Description:
Specifies the name of a folder.
Allowed Values:
The name of your folder.
Default Value:
None

File Type
Description:
Specifies the type of file for the event service to monitor for upload in the folder.

This setting can help you put limits on which types of files start a process instance.

Allowed Values:
The type of your file.

All file types are supported.

If you enter more than one value, separate the values with semicolons (;).

Default Value:
*.*

Monitor Sub Folders
Description:
Monitors the subfolders to trigger a process when a file goes in.
Allowed Values:
  • Selected - Monitors the subfolders.
  • Deselected - Does not monitor the subfolders.
Default Value:
Deselected

Move To Folder
Description:
Specifies the absolute path of a target folder where the file moves after the event service starts a process instance.

The source folder is the folder you specified in the Folder field.

Allowed Values:
  • Selected - Moves your file to the specified folder.
  • Deselected - Does not move your file to the specified folder.
Default Value:
Deselected
Example:
C:\Event Service\Destination Folder

Refer to:

Delete File After Processed
Description:
Deletes the file from a folder you specified in the Folder field after the process instance starts.
Allowed Values:
  • Selected - Deletes the file from the folder after it is processed.
  • Deselected - Does not delete the file after it is processed.
Default Value:
Deselected

Folder Path
Description:
Specifies a variable that stores the folder path you specified in Folder field. This variable name is entered as plain text or Xpath.
Allowed Values:
  • One line of text (a string) that can have spaces.
  • A valid Xpath to a node in your AgilePoint schema. Do not include the characters, ${}.
Default Value:
None
Example:
  • Folder Path - An example of the variable name format. The variable names can include spaces
  • /pd:AP/pd:formFields/pd:FolderPath - An example of an Xpath in the process schema

File Name
Description:
Specifies a variable that stores the name of the file that was uploaded in the folder configured for the file dropping event service. This variable name is entered as plain text or Xpath.
Allowed Values:
  • One line of text (a string) that can have spaces.
  • A valid Xpath to a node in your AgilePoint schema. Do not include the characters, ${}.
Default Value:
None
Example:
  • File Name - An example of the variable name format. The variable names can include spaces
  • /pd:AP/pd:formFields/pd:FileName - An example of an Xpath in the process schema

File Attribute Binding - File Type
Description:
Specifies a variable that stores the extension of files that are uploaded to the monitored folder. This variable name is entered as plain text or Xpath.
Allowed Values:
  • One line of text (a string) that can have spaces.
  • A valid Xpath to a node in your AgilePoint schema. Do not include the characters, ${}.
Default Value:
None
Example:
  • File Type - An example of the variable name format. The variable names can include spaces
  • /pd:AP/pd:formFields/pd:FileName - An example of an Xpath in the process schema

File Size
Description:
Specifies a variable that stores the size of the uploaded file, in MB. This variable name is entered as plain text or Xpath.
Allowed Values:
  • One line of text (a string) that can have spaces.
  • A valid Xpath to a node in your AgilePoint schema. Do not include the characters, ${}.
Default Value:
None
Example:
  • File Size - An example of the variable name format. The variable names can include spaces
  • /pd:AP/pd:formFields/pd:FileSize - An example of an Xpath in the process schema

File Created Date
Description:
Specifies a variable that stores the date and time the file is uploaded in the folder. This variable name is entered as plain text or Xpath.
Allowed Values:
  • One line of text (a string) that can have spaces.
  • A valid Xpath to a node in your AgilePoint schema. Do not include the characters, ${}.
Default Value:
None
Example:
  • File Created Date - An example of the variable name format. The variable names can include spaces
  • /pd:AP/pd:formFields/pd:FileCreatedDate - An example of an Xpath in the process schema

Enable File Dropping Event
Description:
Specifies if the file dropping trigger is active
Allowed Values:
  • Selected - The file dropping trigger is active.
  • Deselected - The file dropping trigger is not active.
Default Value:
Deselected

Update
Function:
Changes the information of file dropping event.