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# About the Main Tab

The Main tab is used to select the action to be performed on the selected file(s).

The tab contains the following:

|  | Select Option — This area contains a number of option radio buttons, one for each action that may be performed on the selected file(s).

|  | Details — The items displayed in this area depend on the option selected in the Select Options area.

Move

The Move option enables you to move the selected file(s) to a new location through the following:
|  | Destination — This area contains the following for selecting the new file(s) location:
|  | Path — The location where the file(s) are to be moved to may be either manually entered or located and selected through the Browse button.
|  | Create destination folder if not found — If this option is selected then if the folder into which the file(s) are to be copied does not exist, it is automatically created at Task run time.
|  | Overwrite file if it already exists — If this option is selected then if the file(s) already exist in the selected location, they are overwritten at Task run time.
|  | File Read Only Attribute — This area contains the following:
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|  | Do not change — If this option is selected then the file(s) Read Only attribute is left in its current state.

|  | Set Read Only Attribute — If this option is selected then whatever its current state, the file(s) Read Only attribute is set to Read Only.

|  | Clear Read Only Attribute — If this option is selected then if the file(s) Read Only attribute is set to Read Only this is removed.

|  | Exception — This area contains the following:

|  | Maximum file size — In this mandatory field you can enter a number in megabytes (MB) representing the maximum file size that the Step moves at run time. This defaults to 10MB. Any larger files are not moved.

Copy

The Copy option enables you to copy the selected file(s) to a new location through the following:
|  | Destination — This area contains the following for selecting a location for the copied file(s):
|  | Path — The location where the file(s) are to be copied to may be either manually entered or located and selected through the Browse button.
|  | Create destination folder if not found — If this option is selected then if the folder into which the file(s) are to be copied does not exist, it is automatically created at Task run time.
|  | Overwrite file if it already exists — If this option is selected then if the file(s) already exist in the selected location, they are overwritten at Task run time.
|  | File Read Only Attribute — This area contains the following:
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|  | Do not change — If this option is selected then the file(s) Read Only attribute is left in its current state.

|  | Set Read Only Attribute — If this option is selected then whatever its current state, the file(s) Read Only attribute is set to Read Only.

|  | Clear Read Only Attribute — If this option is selected then if the file(s) Read Only attribute is set to Read Only this is removed.

|  | Exception — This area contains the following:

|  | Maximum file size — In this mandatory field you can enter a number in megabytes (MB) representing the maximum file size that the Step copies at run time. This defaults to 10MB. Any files larger files are not copied.

Rename

The Rename option enables you to rename the selected file(s) through the following: New name — This area contains the following for selecting the new name to be used for the file(s):
|  | Use input file name as part of output file name — Selecting this option means that the existing name of the file(s) to be renamed is used as part of the new name.
|  | Filename — A new name for the file may be manually entered into the field.
|  | Prefix filename with — If this option is selected then this provides two options for adding a prefix to the new file name through two option radio buttons.
|  | Option 1 — Selecting the first option provides a blank field into which the prefix may be manually entered. Alternatively, a dynamic value may also be used by dragging and dropping a column or variable containing the file path or part of the file path, from the Task Browser into the field.
|  | Option 2 — Selecting this option prefixes the new file name with a date and time stamp.
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|  | Suffix filename with — If this option is selected then this provides two options for adding a suffix to the new file name through two option radio buttons

|  | Option 1 — Selecting the first option provides a blank field into which the suffix may be manually entered. Alternatively, a dynamic value may also be used by dragging and dropping a column or variable containing the file path or part of the file path, from the Task Browser into the field.

|  | Option 2 — Selecting this option suffixes the new file name with a date and time stamp.

|  | File name created — This non editable field displays the structure of the file name that is created, based on the selections made above.

File Read Only Attribute — This area contains the following:

|  | Do not change — If this option is selected then the file(s) Read Only attribute is left in its current state.

|  | Set Read Only Attribute — If this option is selected then whatever its current state, the file(s) Read Only attribute is set to Read Only.

|  | Clear Read Only Attribute — If this option is selected then if the file(s) Read Only attribute is set to Read Only this is removed.

Delete

The Delete option enables you to delete the selected file(s) through the following:
|  | Restrictions area — This area contains the following for selecting the file(s) to be deleted:
|  | Only delete file if last modified time is more than — If this option is selected then a time period may be set that restricts the deletion of a file if it has been modified within that time.
The time period is set using a combination of a field into which a number may be manually entered and a drop down list that provides time periods of Years, Months, Weeks, Days, Hours and Minutes. A dynamic value may also be used by dragging and dropping a column or variable containing the value from the Task Browser into the field. | Click the image to view full size.

Upload

The Upload option enables you to upload the selected file(s) using a previously prepared connection:
|  | Destination — This area contains the following for selecting the new destination to be used for the file(s):
|  | Connection — Used to select a previously configured connection to a destination server
|  | Override global server directory setting — Allows to override the default destination directory from global configuration
|  | Directory — Used to define new destination folder path
|  | Create destination folder if not found — If this option is selected then when not found the destination folder is created
|  | Override file if it already exists — If this option is selected then when a file with the same name is found it is overwritten
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|  | Delete source file on completion — If this option is selected then after a successful upload the source file is deleted

|  | File Read Only Attribute — This area contains the following:

|  | Do not change — If this option is selected then the file(s) Read Only attribute is left in its current state

|  | Set Read Only Attribute — If this option is selected then whatever its current state, the file(s) Read Only attribute is set to Read Only

|  | Clear Read Only Attribute — If this option is selected then if the file(s) Read Only attribute is set to Read Only this is removed

|  | Exception — This area contains the following:

|  | Maximum file size — Used to define the maximum size of a uploaded file(s)

Download

The Download option enables you to download the selected file(s) using previously prepared connection:
|  | Destination — This area contains the following for selecting the new destination to be used for the files:
|  | Override global download directory setting — Allows to override the default download destination directory from global configuration.
|  | Directory — Used to define new destination folder path.
|  | Browse — Used to select a destination folder.
|  | Create destination folder if not found — If this option is selected then when not found the destination folder is created.
|  | Override file if it already exists — If this option is selected then when a file with the same name is found it is overwritten.
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|  | Delete source file on completion — If this option is selected then after a successful download the source file is deleted.

|  | Move source file on completion — If this option is selected then after a successful download the source file is moved to the specified directory.

|  | File Read Only Attribute — This area contains the following:

|  | Do not change — If this option is selected then the file(s) Read Only attribute is left in its current state.

|  | Set Read Only Attribute — If this option is selected then whatever its current state, the file(s) Read Only attribute is set to Read Only.

|  | Clear Read Only Attribute — If this option is selected then if the file(s) Read Only attribute is set to Read Only this is removed.

|  | Exception — This area contains the following:

|  | Maximum file size — Used to define the maximum size of a downloaded file(s). If using an FTP server to download files (Download file(s) with FTP or HTTP protocols in the General tab) and this parameter is enabled (default action), the `SIZE` command is sent to the FTP server. Clear this selection if the connecting FTP server does not support this command.

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