About the Watch Folders Page

Article
05/28/2012

Applies To: Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Storage Server 2008, Windows Vista

The following tables describe the UI elements that are available on the Watch Folders feature page and in the Actions pane.

Watch Folders Page Elements

Element name	Description
Status	Displays the watch folder status, such as whether it's enabled and started or whether it's disabled (with or without a configuration error). To view details about a watch folder that has a configuration error, click the watch folder name in the Watch Folders page, and then in the Actions pane, click Edit. Configuration error details can be viewed on the Messages tab in the watch folder property sheet.
Name	Displays the watch folder friendly name.
Enabled	Displays whether the watch folder is enabled (True) or disabled (False).
Started	Displays whether the watch folder is started (True) or not started (False).
Path	Displays the unique watch folder directory path.
File Filter	Displays the file filter that's applied to the watch folder.
Job Template	Displays the friendly name of the job template that's bound to the watch folder.
Description	Displays the watch folder description.

Actions Pane Elements

Element name	Description
Explore Watch Folder	Opens the selected watch folder directory in Windows Explorer (the selected watch folder must be enabled to use this action). By default, the watch folder directory contains the following folders: Logs. Contains folders that store job instance logs (per-job event activity logs) and watch folder job manager logs (watch folder event activity logs). For more information about how to configure Transform Manager to store log files in an alternate location, see Logging and Monitoring Watch Folder Events. WorkQueue. Contains folders that store jobs as they are being processed. The Failed and Finished folders, which store completed jobs, are visible by default. Other folders that temporarily store jobs as they pass through the work queue are formatted as hidden folders. To view them, you must turn on the Folder views option in Windows that shows hidden files, folders, and drives.
View Log Files	Opens the watch folder Logs folder in Windows Explorer so that you can view the job instance and watch folder job manager log files.
Manage Credentials	Opens the Manage Credentials dialog box, in which you can add user accounts for watch folders to impersonate.
Manage Schedulers	Opens the Manage Schedulers dialog box, in which you can manage watch folder task schedulers.
New	Opens a watch folder property sheet, in which you can create a new watch folder.
Edit	Opens the property sheet for the selected watch folder, in which you can edit watch folder settings or view details about configuration errors that it might have.
Delete	Deletes the selected watch folder.
Enable	Enables the selected watch folder. Watch folders that are enabled will automatically start if the IIS Transform Manager Host service is restarted. This setting enables a watch folder to automatically start if the service or computer is restarted.
Disable	Disables the selected watch folder.
Start	Starts an enabled watch folder.
Stop	Stops an enabled watch folder.

See Also

Concepts

Configuring Watch Folders