A short description of each Rule is also displayed when you select the Rule name. Please see the Methods Summary topic for a comparative listing of the available Rule types.
This rule applies to the following subfolders
The 'This rule applies to the following subfolders' option allows you to include or exclude folders from processing by the Rule.
Define Rule Subfolder(s) with the browse panel
Each path that you defined in the Relation will be displayed here. If you click the '+' next to one of the paths, it will expand and show all of the subfolders.
If you do not have any subfolders in one or more of the root paths, those root paths will not be displayed in this dialog box. The paths are only listed when they contain subfolders.
With the default entry of '\', you will see that all of the subfolders have a checkbox next to them. This indicates that the subfolders will be included in the synchronization.
To exclude the folder named 'Price Sheets', simply uncheck the box next to that folder. You will notice that the rule in the upper text field has been changed.
Define Rule Subfolder(s) with manual entry
You can also enter a rule subfolder entry manually. To do so, simply type your inclusions or exclusions into the 'This rule applies to the following subfolder' field.
For the example above, you would add | -\Price Sheets\ to end up with the following:
Rule Subfolder(s) Syntax Examples
The following examples will show the correct syntax for entering in exclusions and inclusions with the rule subfolder(s).
If you want your rule to process only the folders named Folder1, Folder2, and Folder 3 you would enter the following:
\Folder1\ | \Folder2\ | \Folder3\
This rules subfolder tells the rule to process only those three folders inside your Root Path.
If you want your rule to exclude a folder named Temp from the synchronization you would enter the following:
\ | -\Temp\
This rules subfolder tells the rule to process all folders inside the Root Path except for the Temp folder. If you want the subfolders of \Temp\ to be skipped as well you must have the "Apply Rule to Subfolders" option checked.
If you want your rule to process only folders starting with the character F you would enter the following:
\F*\
You should use wildcards in the subfolder path with care. If SureSync can not find a path at run time that matches the path with wildcards you typed in, an error will be generated. Also be aware that paths with wildcards may include folders you were not expecting. For example, \Folder?\ is well controlled, you will get any subfolder of the root that has a name of Folder plus one character, such as Folder1, Folder2, Folders, etc. However, something such as \F*1\ will not only give you subfolders of the root such as Folder1, but you can also get buried subfolders such as \Folder A\My Stuff\This Folder\Project 1\ where the * equals 'older A\My Stuff\This Folder\Project '. The wildcards will allow you to select all folders of a certain name no matter where they are within the directory structure, just use an asterisk in front of the folder name. For example: If your root is \\Server\Root then \*\FolderName\ will pick up not only \\Server\Root\FolderName\, but also things like \\Server\Root\FolderA\FolderB\FolderName\.
Also apply Rule to subfolders...
If this option is checked then the Rule will apply to all subfolders within the folder(s) you have chosen as the Rule Subfolder. If this option is not checked then the Rule will only apply to the files in the top level of the Rule Subfolder.
Resolve updates in multiple locations... (Multi-Way only)
The 'Resolve updates in multiple locations by copying the latest version' option is only displayed if your selected Rule is a Exchanging Copies or Multi-Mirror Rule. If you check this box SureSync will automatically resolve a copy where the file has changed on more than one root by copying the latest version of the file to all other roots. If you do not check this box, SureSync will issue a warning that the file has changed on multiple paths and will not copy the file.
Cancel & Apply
The 'Cancel' button will cancel any changes you made to this panel. The 'Apply' button will apply any changes you made to this panel.
You should use wildcards in the subfolder path with care. If SureSync can not find a path at run time that matches the path with wildcards you typed in, an error will be generated. Also be aware that paths with wildcards may include folders you were not expecting. For example, \Folder?\ is well controlled, you will get any subfolder of the root that has a name of Folder plus one character, such as Folder1, Folder2, Folders, etc. However, something such as \F*1\ will not only give you subfolders of the root such as Folder1, but you can also get buried subfolders such as \Folder A\My Stuff\This Folder\Project 1\ where the * equals 'older A\My Stuff\This Folder\Project '. The wildcards will allow you to select all folders of a certain name no matter where they are within the directory structure, just use an asterisk in front of the folder name. For example: If your root is \\Server\Root then \*\FolderName\ will pick up not only \\Server\Root\FolderName\, but also things like \\Server\Root\FolderA\FolderB\FolderName\.
If you do not have any subfolders in one or more of the root paths, those root paths will not be displayed in this dialog box. The paths are only listed when they contain subfolders.