File monitor

Log message written
File created
File deleted
Modification completed

Log message written

The event is triggered when a message matching an expression is written to the log.

Property name Description Type Filtering allowed Required Multiple values allowed Multiple filter predicates allowed Wildcard allowed Length Default value
min max
File name The fully qualified path and filename of the monitored file. string           1      
Matches The number of matches found since monitoring started. numeric                
Match expression The information to be searched for in the log file being monitored. string           1      
Last write time The time at which the specified file was last modified. datetime                
Size The size of the log file (in bytes) when the most recent matching log file entry was found. fileSize                
Sample interval The interval (in seconds) with which the specified file is monitored. numeric               60  
Workstation The workstation for which the event is generated. string           1      
Time stamp The time at which the event is sent. datetime                
Host name The fully qualified host name of the workstation that sends the event. string           1      
IP address The IP address of the workstation that sends the event. string                
Matching line The contents of the line where the search string was found. string                
Event rule ID The event rule identifier. string                

File created

The event is triggered when a new file is created matching a specified fully qualified path and file name.

Property name Description Type Filtering allowed Required Multiple values allowed Multiple filter predicates allowed Wildcard allowed Length Default value
min max
File name The fully qualified path and filename of the monitored file. string           1      
Sample interval The interval (in seconds) with which the specified file is monitored. numeric               60  
Workstation The workstation for which the event is generated. string           1      
Time stamp The time at which the event is sent. datetime                
Host name The fully qualified host name of the workstation that sends the event. string           1      
IP address The IP address of the workstation that sends the event. string                
Event rule ID The event rule identifier. string                

File deleted

The event is triggered when a file matching a specified fully qualified path and file name is deleted.

Property name Description Type Filtering allowed Required Multiple values allowed Multiple filter predicates allowed Wildcard allowed Length Default value
min max
File name The fully qualified path and filename of the monitored file. string           1      
Sample interval The interval (in seconds) with which the specified file is monitored. numeric               60  
Workstation The workstation for which the event is generated. string           1      
Time stamp The time at which the event is sent. datetime                
Host name The fully qualified host name of the workstation that sends the event. string           1      
IP address The IP address of the workstation that sends the event. string                
Event rule ID The event rule identifier. string                

Modification completed

The event is triggered when a file matching a specified fully qualified path and file name is updated.

Property name Description Type Filtering allowed Required Multiple values allowed Multiple filter predicates allowed Wildcard allowed Length Default value
min max
File name The fully qualified path and filename of the monitored file. string           1      
Sample interval The interval (in seconds) with which the specified file is monitored. numeric               60  
Last write time The time at which the specified file was last modified. datetime                
Workstation The workstation for which the event is generated. string           1      
Time stamp The time at which the event is sent. datetime                
Host name The fully qualified host name of the workstation that sends the event. string           1      
IP address The IP address of the workstation that sends the event. string                
Event rule ID The event rule identifier. string                



Wildcard allowed :
Supported wildcards are asterisk (*) and question mark (?)

Multiple values allowed :
You can specify multiple values for the property in a single filter predicate. The filter will be satisfied when one of the values is matched.

Multiple filter predicates allowed :
You can specify multiple filter predicates for the property. The event will match the event condition if all the predicates are satisfied.

Datetime :
Contains both date and time, you can specify in the filter either one or both values.