Configuration

This section explains each of the properties in the configuration blade. 
General
Property
Description
Collection
This associates the Agent to a specific Collection (default to that of the current Data Stream).
Polling Interval (seconds)
A timespan to specify how often should the Agent check for new data/changes or update its cache.
Refer to Collections and Stream Hosts to understand more about Collections.
File Monitor Settings
Property
Description
Target Directory Path
The directory to monitor. It should be on the same machine as the Stream Host. 
Include sub directories
Tick to also monitor folders in the target directory.
Search Pattern
A search pattern to use when matching files (default *.*). The following wildcards can be used:

* (matches any number of characters , anywhere in the string) 

? (matches a single character in a specific position)
Archive Files
Tick to move files to another directory once they have been detected; or leave the detected files in the target directory. Note: the files will be reprocessed each poll until removed.
Archive Directory Path
The directory where files will be moved once detected (applies when Archive Files is ticked).
Endpoints
Name
Description
Output
Events describing each file detected are made available to this endpoint with these attributes:
Path, Original Filename, Extension, Creation Time UTC, Last Modified Time UTC, Archived Time UTC, Directory Path and Size.
Error
If errors are encountered during the execution of this Agent they will be published on this endpoint.

Property	Description
Collection	This associates the Agent to a specific Collection (default to that of the current Data Stream).
Polling Interval (seconds)	A timespan to specify how often should the Agent check for new data/changes or update its cache.

Property	Description
Target Directory Path	The directory to monitor. It should be on the same machine as the Stream Host.
Include sub directories	Tick to also monitor folders in the target directory.
Search Pattern	A search pattern to use when matching files (default .). The following wildcards can be used: * (matches any number of characters , anywhere in the string) ? (matches a single character in a specific position)
Archive Files	Tick to move files to another directory once they have been detected; or leave the detected files in the target directory. Note: the files will be reprocessed each poll until removed.
Archive Directory Path	The directory where files will be moved once detected (applies when Archive Files is ticked).

Name	Description
Output	Events describing each file detected are made available to this endpoint with these attributes: Path, Original Filename, Extension, Creation Time UTC, Last Modified Time UTC, Archived Time UTC, Directory Path and Size.
Error	If errors are encountered during the execution of this Agent they will be published on this endpoint.

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