Move File
The Move File activity moves a file from one directory to another. You can move files to network shares that are available using UNC paths. You can also move files from a local or publicly available network folder, such as an FTP location, to an internal folder.
Configure the Move File Activity
Before you configure the Move File activity, you need to determine the following:
The files you're moving.
The destination path where you'll move the files.
Use the following information to configure the Move File activity.
Details Tab
| Settings | Configuration Instructions |
|---|---|
| File | Enter the path and name of the file that you want to move. You can use the * and ? wildcards to specify the filename and path. These wildcards behave the same way as in the Windows Command Prompt. |
| Include sub-folders | Select this option to move any files within the sub-folders of the path you've specified that match the filename that you've specified. |
| Folder | Enter the path of the folder where you want the files to be moved to. |
| If the destination exists | Select the action that you want to take if a file with the same name already exists in the destination folder: Overwrite: Select this option to overwrite the existing file with the file that is being moved. Fail: Select this option to cause the Move File activity to fail if the filename already exists. Create a file with a unique name: Select this option to append a value to the filename to create a unique name that doesn't conflict with an existing name. |
Advanced Tab
| Settings | Configuration Instructions |
|---|---|
| File age | Select Is less than or Is more than from the dropdown list to move the files that are older or newer, respectively, than the number of days that you specify. |
| days | Enter the number of days that you'll use with the File age measure. |
| Date of transfer | Set the file date at the destination to the date when it was copied to the folder. |
| Same as original | Set the date of the file at the destination to the date of the original file. |
Published Data
The following table lists the published data items.
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Origin folder | The path of the base folder where the file was moved from. |
| Destination folder | The destination folder where the file was moved to. |
| Total number of files to be transferred | The number of files that matched the file that you specified. |
| Number of successful file operations | The number of files that were successfully moved. |
| Number of failed file operations | The number of files that failed to move. |
| File operation status | Determines whether the move operation succeeded or failed. |
| File path | The path of the file that was moved. |
| File name | The name of the file that was moved. |
| Name and path of the file relative to the origin folder | The relative path of the file starting from the origin folder. |
| If destination exists | The option that was selected to handle the operation if the destination file already exists. |
| File age date option | The option that was selected to evaluate the file age. |
| File age days | The number of days that was provided to evaluate the file age. |
| Modified date option | The option that was selected for the date to be assigned to the destination file. |
| Name and path of the destination file | The name and path that the file was moved to. |
| Name and path of the origin file | The name and path that the file was moved from. |
| Include sub-folders | Indicates whether the Include sub-folders checkbox was selected. |