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About the Watch Folders Page

Applies To: Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Storage Server 2008, Windows Vista

The following tables describe the UI elements that are available on the Watch Folders feature page and in the Actions pane.

Watch Folders Page Elements

Element name Description

Status

Displays the watch folder status, such as whether it's enabled and started or whether it's disabled (with or without a configuration error). To view details about a watch folder that has a configuration error, click the watch folder name in the Watch Folders page, and then in the Actions pane, click Edit. Configuration error details can be viewed on the Messages tab in the watch folder property sheet.

Name

Displays the watch folder friendly name.

Enabled

Displays whether the watch folder is enabled (True) or disabled (False).

Started

Displays whether the watch folder is started (True) or not started (False).

Path

Displays the unique watch folder directory path.

File Filter

Displays the file filter that's applied to the watch folder.

Job Template

Displays the friendly name of the job template that's bound to the watch folder.

Description

Displays the watch folder description.

Actions Pane Elements

Element name Description

Explore Watch Folder

Opens the selected watch folder directory in Windows Explorer (the selected watch folder must be enabled to use this action). By default, the watch folder directory contains the following folders:

  • Logs. Contains folders that store job instance logs (per-job event activity logs) and watch folder job manager logs (watch folder event activity logs). For more information about how to configure Transform Manager to store log files in an alternate location, see Logging and Monitoring Watch Folder Events.

  • WorkQueue. Contains folders that store jobs as they are being processed. The Failed and Finished folders, which store completed jobs, are visible by default. Other folders that temporarily store jobs as they pass through the work queue are formatted as hidden folders. To view them, you must turn on the Folder views option in Windows that shows hidden files, folders, and drives.

View Log Files

Opens the watch folder Logs folder in Windows Explorer so that you can view the job instance and watch folder job manager log files.

Manage Credentials

Opens the Manage Credentials dialog box, in which you can add user accounts for watch folders to impersonate.

Manage Schedulers

Opens the Manage Schedulers dialog box, in which you can manage watch folder task schedulers.

New

Opens a watch folder property sheet, in which you can create a new watch folder.

Edit

Opens the property sheet for the selected watch folder, in which you can edit watch folder settings or view details about configuration errors that it might have.

Delete

Deletes the selected watch folder.

Enable

Enables the selected watch folder. Watch folders that are enabled will automatically start if the IIS Transform Manager Host service is restarted. This setting enables a watch folder to automatically start if the service or computer is restarted.

Disable

Disables the selected watch folder.

Start

Starts an enabled watch folder.

Stop

Stops an enabled watch folder.

See Also

Concepts

Configuring Watch Folders