A user-defined name which identifies the Monitor. This name should be descriptive enough so users can quickly identify this Monitor from the list. The Monitor Name cannot exceed 50 characters. Spaces are allowed.

A short paragraph that describes the Monitor. The Description is optional and cannot exceed 512 characters.

The status indicates if the Monitor is active or inactive. An inactive Monitor will not execute. If a Monitor is set to inactive, it will appear grayed out on the Monitors page.

The type of folder or resource to monitor. Valid values are Local/Network Share, FTP, FTPS, or SFTP. When an FTP, FTPS, or SFTP location is selected, the FTP Resource field appears. Select an existing resource, or click the Create button to add a new one.

The folder location that is monitored for events. A Monitor can search files on the local file system, a network share, or an FTP, FTPS, or SFTP resource. Type the folder location or click the icon to browse for the location.Note: When monitoring files on a network share, the Network Shares resource cannot be set to authenticate using the logged in user credentials.

The recursive option will include the files in the sub-folder(s) of the folder selected for monitoring.

The type of file event for which to monitor. Valid values are File Created, File Modified and File Deleted.

The Monitor will search for (filter) files based on the specified pattern. By default, an * indicates to search for any files in the folder. The File Name Pattern can either be a wildcard or regular expression. The file name pattern cannot exceed 100 characters.

The pattern type can be Wildcard or Regular Expression and must indicate the type of pattern used in the File Name Pattern field.