updatedef XML file rules

The following rules apply to the updatedef arguments file:

• Only one block of criteria can be specified for updating in each arguments file. This criteria block can update many jobs or folders.
• Text in the arguments file is case-sensitive.
• All parameter values must be enclosed in quotation marks (for example, JOBNAME="Job1").

Multiple values can be specified for TO and FROM by using the * wildcard character. For an explanation of how wildcards function in the XML-based utilities, see Wildcards.

For instructions about preparing this file, see XML file rules.

Most parameters of the job, folder, SMART Folder or Sub Folder definitions are optional. However:

• If you specify a parameter, the FROM subparameter is mandatory, but the TO subparameter is optional.
• When a FROM value is specified without a TO value, the FROM value is used as a filter criterion.
• When a TO value is included, the new value parameter is set.

• NOTE: SMART Folder parameters are usually modified using the SMART Folder criteria described in updatedef XML file parameters for SMART folders. However, you cannot use these criteria to change the name of a SMART Folder.
• NOTE: The folder name parameter of a job processing definition cannot be modified using the job definition criteria described in updatedef XML file parameters for jobs. However, you can use the updatedef utility to change the name of a SMART Folder or folder by using the criteria for folders (described in updatedef XML file parameters for folders ) and specifying a new value for the FOLDER_NAME parameter.

Three sets of parameters can be supplied in an arguments file – one each for folders, SMART Folders, and jobs. Each set of parameters is described in:

• updatedef XML file parameters for folders
• updatedef XML file parameters for SMART folders
• updatedef XML file parameters for jobs
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