Use the Rename action to rename a file. This action enables you to rename a file based on its size and the date it was
created or modified.
Procedure
To rename a file, follow these steps:
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In the
Actions
palette, double-click or drag the
Rename
action from the
File
package.
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From the Source file field select one of the following
options:
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Specific: Specify the name and location of the
file.
- For Regex: Specify the source folder path.
You
can use a regular expression (regex) in your source file or folder path
to support a pattern-based search. Select the regular expression either
as a String or Pattern for
each regular expression condition and enter the value.
For
example, if want to copy, delete, rename or print multiple files from
your source folder using pattern based search, use regular expressions
either as a String and enter the value as
My_ for all file name starting with
My_ or as a Pattern such as
[a-z]{3}(.txt|xlxs) to retrieve files that
matches this pattern.
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In the New file name field, specify a new name for the
file.
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Select the Size check box to rename a file based on its size.
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Select one of the options from the list:
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Atleast: Renames a file only if the file
size is more than the size you have specified.
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Atmost: Renames a file only if the file
size is less than the size you have specified.
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Exact: Renames a file only if the file
size is the same as the size you have specified.
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Specify a value in the Size field.
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Select the Date check box to rename a file based on the
date it was created or modified.
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Select any of the following options from the list:
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Created: Enables you to rename a file
based on the date it was created.
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Modified: Enables you to rename a file
based on the date it was modified.
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Select the Is within last option and specify a
value in the field.
This option enables you to perform the operation on the file if it was
created or modified within the number of days you have specified. For
example, if you specify 7 in the field, the
system performs the operation on the file if it was created or modified
in the last 7 days.
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Select the Is between option to specify a
period.
This option enables you to specify a
Start date
and an
End date for the period. For example, if
you specify
01/01/19 as the start date and
01/31/19 as the end date of the period, the
system performs the operation on the file if it was created or modified
between this period.
Note: The Start
date and End date are
included in the period.
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Select the Is before option and specify a value
in the field.
This option enables you to perform the operation on the file if it was
created or modified on or before the date you have specified.
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Select the On a date option and specify a date
in the field.
This option enables you to perform the operation on a file if it was
created or modified on the date that you specified.
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Click Save.