SetJobTypeFromFileName

Associated properties

• Workflow initialization step
• Child workflow initialization step

Job property defaults

None

Usage notes

• To use this step to set the workflow, set the Parent workflow pattern or Child workflow pattern property to a pattern-matching string. The pattern-matching string is a regular expression that can be combined with the (JOB_TYPE) token. RICOH ProcessDirector tries to match the pattern-matching string to a workflow twice, first with a dollar sign, $, appended to the pattern-matching string and then without one. The $ looks for a match at the end of the file name. For example:
  • To use the extension of the input file, use this pattern-matching string:

    *.(JOB_TYPE)

    The asterisk, *, represents zero or more characters. The period, ., is a literal period. The (JOB_TYPE) token signifies that RICOH ProcessDirector should use the characters that follow the literal period as the workflow.

    When you submit an input file with the name myfile.PDF, RICOH ProcessDirector finds the characters PDF at the end of the filename. If there is a workflow called PDF, the input device assigns PDF as the workflow.

  • To use the first 4 alphanumeric characters of the file name, use this regular expression:

    [A-Za-z0-9]{4}

    The pattern in square brackets, [A-Za-z0-9], matches any characters in the ranges A–Z, a–z, or 0–9. The number in braces, {4}, indicates the number of characters to use. There is no (JOB_TYPE) token in this string because the entire pattern is the workflow.

    When you submit an input file with the name pdf3file.pdf, RICOH ProcessDirector tries to find a workflow that matches the first 4 alphanumeric characters of the file name. If there is a workflow called pdf3, the input device assigns pdf3 as the workflow. If there is no such workflow, RICOH ProcessDirector logs an error.

• To use a pattern-matching string to set the workflow, make sure that you have created and enabled a workflow that has the same name as the file extension (or whatever part of the file name you use) of the input files that the workflow processes.
• The workflow name and the file name are case-sensitive. If the file extension is PDF, the RICOH ProcessDirector-supplied workflow with the name PDF does not match, and RICOH ProcessDirector issues an error message.
• To use this step to convert an optional overrides file submitted with a job to a file in RICOH ProcessDirectorproperty name=value format for setting job properties, set the Parent workflow parsing rules property to the name of a control file.
• Set the Convert overrides property for a hot folder input device that uses this type of step to Yes if a control file is required to convert the overrides file submitted with a job to a job properties file in RICOH ProcessDirectorproperty name=value format.
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