Find and update job and folder actions

The following table describes the find and update job and folder actions:

Expression Type

Description

Find

Evaluates simple fields such as Job Name and Application, according to the find operator and find value selected.

EXAMPLE: Find Control-M like ABC*

Find any

Searches for fields such as In Conditions and Notifications. You can to refine your search according to the sub-expressions of the expression by clicking I_WA_UG_Find_child.

EXAMPLE 1:

Find any Control Resource matches any job that has at least one control resource defined.

EXAMPLE 2:

Find any Control Resource

Click I_WA_UG_Find_child.

Where Name like C*, D*

Matches any job that contains at least one control resource that starts with the letter C or D.

Update

Enables you to update the field value regardless of the previous value (unconditional).

Update where

Enables you to update the field value depending on the previous value (conditional)

EXAMPLE: If you select Update where the Application starts with A replace substring xyz, Application fields that start with the letter A are updated and replaced with the substring xyz.

Add

Adds a new complex field into a list field according to the criteria and defined sub-fields.

EXAMPLE:

Add In Condition:

Click I_WA_UG_Find_child.

Set Name assign incondition1

Click I_WA_UG_Find_child.

Set Date assign ODAT

Remove

Removes a complex field from a list field according to the criteria and defined sub-fields. For an example, see Example removing mail notifications from jobs at once.

Parent Topic

Find and Update