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A file filter enables you to specify which files (and folders) should be included and/or excluded from a job's watch set. Included files are subject to scan(s) and real-time event detection, while excluded files are not. Initially, all files are included and no files are excluded from a job, except for files matching the predefined file filters and automatically excluded file types.
Filters can also operate on folders, allowing you to include and exclude folders from a job's watch set. For more information on folder filters, see Folder Filters.
A file filter consists of a unique name and one or more filter patterns. A filter can also be based on a file's last modified time and file size. For more information on defining a filter pattern, see Filter Patterns. For more information on defining a filter pattern that can be used to filter folders, see Folder Filters.
You define a file filter in the Preferences for a job type; the filter can then be applied to individual jobs of the same type. For example, a file filter defined in File Collaboration Preferences can be applied to any File Collaboration job. Multiple file filters can be applied to a single job.
In addition, there are also predefined filters that are applied to jobs; some of these predefined filters are automatically applied to certain job types.
There are three types of file filters:
•Any - Can be applied to any job type.
•Synchronization Only - Can be applied to File Collaboration jobs only. Select this filter type to exclude file types from being locked when a file open is detected on a participant in a File Collaboration job.
•Locking Only - Can be applied to File Collaboration jobs only. Select this filter type to exclude synchronization across the entire File Collaboration job so that only opens and closes are detected and acted on without any synchronization being performed.