Introduction

The JS7 offers File Watching out-of-the-box.

JS7 Agents can be used to watch for incoming files from specific directories.
For each incoming file a file order is created that is passed to the related workflow.
Users are in charge of (re)moving files from the incoming directories.

File and Directory Watching

There is a fundamental difference between both concepts:

File Watching is about watching for incoming files from a directory.
- The JS7 will create a file order for each incoming file.
- File Watching is performed by JS7 Agents per directory, for details see JS7 - File Watching.
Directory Watching is about watching for changes to a directory.
- Changes include the situation when a file or sub-directory is added, changed, renamed or deleted.
- For each change an event is raised that can be used to trigger actions.
- Directory Watching is performed by tools and frameworks close to the Operating System such as iNotify, Java and .Net.

Find examples from the JS7 - File Watching article.