Copy Files

Description

Copy Files is a Process Entry in the File Management Plugin for Process Studio Processes. Copy files Process Entry can copy one of more files or folders from a source environment to a destination environment.

Configurations

No.	Field Name	Description
1	Process Entry name	Specify a unique name for the process entry, on the workspace area. A process entry can be placed on the canvas several times; and each instance of the entry must have a unique name.
2	Source Environment	Indicates the file system or specific cluster on which the item you want to input can be found. Options are Local and <Static>. - Local: Specifies that the item specified in the File/Folder field is in a file system that is local to Process Studio. - <Static>: Specifies that the item specified in the File/Folder field should use the path name in that field, exactly. Use this if you already know a file path and you simply want to copy and paste it into the window.
3	Source File/Folder* *	The file or directory to copy from. If you choose an option other than <Static> in the Source Environment field, click the button in the field to view the Open File window.
4	Wildcard	Defines the files that are copied in regular expression terms (instead of static file names), for instance: .*.txt would be any file with a .txt extension.
5	Destination Environment	Indicates the file system or specific cluster where you want the file to be placed. Options are Local and <Static>. Local: Specifies that the item specified in the File/Folder field is in a file system that is local to Process Studio. <Static>: Specifies that the item specified in the File/Folder field should use the path name in that field, exactly. Use this if you already know a file path and you simply want to copy and paste it into the window.
6	Destination File	Indicates the name of the destination environment. If you choose an option other than <Static> in the Destination Environment field, click the button in the field to view the Open File window.
	Setting tab:
1	Include Subfolders	If selected, all subdirectories within the chosen directory will be copied as well
2	Destination is a file	Determines whether the destination is a file or a directory
3	Copy empty folders	If selected, will copy all directories, even if they are empty the Include Subfolders option must be selected for this option to be valid. (Wildcard MUST be blank for this to work)
4	Create destination folder	If selected, will create the specified destination directory if it does not currently exist
5	Replace existing files	If selected, duplicate files in the destination directory will be overwritten
6	Remove source files	If selected, removes the source files after copy (a move procedure)
7	Copy previous results to arguments	Copies the previous results to arguments.
8	Add files to result files name	Any files that are copied will appear as a result from this step; shows a list of files that were copied in this step
	Open File Tab:
1	Open from Folder	Indicates the path and name of the directory you want to browse. This directory becomes the active directory.
2	Up One Level	Displays the parent directory of the active directory shown in the Open from Folder field.
3	Delete	Deletes a folder from the active directory.
4	Create Folder	Creates a new folder in the active directory.
5	Name	Displays the active directory, which is the one that is listed in the Open from Folder field.
6	Filter	Applies a filter to the results displayed in the active directory contents.