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Input System "Folder"

The "Folder" input system is used to read data from the file system that is structured in folders. Each folder represents a batch.

Property

Description

InputSystem.Mode

Working mode of input system

Normally, a batch will be generated from each folder found.

  • DocPerFile: each file in the folder becomes a separate document with this one file attachment.

  • SingleDoc: all files in the folder become a single document with correspondingly many file attachments (default value).

  • SubDocs: from each subfolder a separate document is created with all the files of this subfolder as attachments in each case.

InputSystem.RootFolder*

Path of the root directory from which folders to be read in are searched for

InputSystem.SubfolderFilter

Name filter for folders to be read

Default value: * (all folders)

InputSystem.ContainsFileFilter

Name filter for files to be included or not included in a folder, so that the folder is read in or ignored (optional)

This function is inactive by default.

Notice

This filter is not useful in SubDocs mode. The filter just checks against the batch-related folder. However, this folder does not contain any data because the data is located in the document-related subfolders.

InputSystem.FileFilter

Name filter for the files to be read in from a folder

As a rule, all files contained in a folder are read. The filter can be used in special cases (e.g., if only a specific primary file is to be read directly and the remaining files are referenced file attachments only read afterwards via the respective input format).

Default value: * (all files)

Notice

This filter has no effect on the scope of the files that are backed up during the final backup of input data. The backup always includes the entire folder.

InputSystem.MinAge

Restriction of the search to folders (including their constituent files) that have exceeded a certain age (optional)

Syntax: see Miscellaneous

Default value: 0 (no age restriction)

InputSystem.MaxDepth

Numerical specification of a maximum depth up to which subfolders are searched

Default value: 0 (search only directly in .RootFolder)

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