File groups in <file_order_source> of JobScheduler Universal Agent

Feature

• A file order source can be configured to wait for a group of files.
  • One file is configured as with the existing feature for a <file_order_source>. This file is moved or removed by JobScheduler according to a <file_order_sink> configuration.
  • Additional files can be configured to be waited for until the file group is complete. Each additional file can be specified separately by a regular expression.
• Implications
  • For additional files a separate directory can be specified for file watching
  • The file path of additional files is provided with the parameter scheduler_required_files with file paths being separated by semicolon.
  • Additional files are not moved or removed by JobScheduler as for the first file with a file_order_sink.
• Example

  <file_order_source directory="/input" regex="data-([0-9]+)\.txt">
       <require_file regex="data-\1-[a-z+]-a.txt"/>
       <require_file directory="/input2" regex="data-\1-[a-z+]-b.txt"/>
  </file_order_source>
  

Maintainer Notes

• This feature is not assigned to a release for immediate implementation.
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