With a Simple Filter, you can pass on records that contain or do not contain a simple string.
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To add a Simple Filter, click Simple Filter in Add Process window. The canvas updates immediately to show the empty filter. The orange icon against the empty filter identifies that it is not valid, or not complete. The green ‘check’ icon is no longer present against the Target. This identifies that the pipeline is not complete, or not correct.
Figure 1. Add a Simple Filter
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Complete these fields for a Simple Filter in the bottom panel of the canvas.
Field
Description
Name
Name of the filter. Character limit is from 1 to 50.
Description
Short description about the Simple Filter. This will be visible on the canvas. Character limit is 200.
Send records that
Search criteria that has two values: contain and do not contain. Any records that match these criteria are sent to the Processes or Targets listed in the file.
Note: Default value is ‘contain’.Search string
Value that is being searched for. Any records that match or do not match this value are passed to the next item on the canvas. Character limit is from 1 to 1000. For more information, see Specifying the search string.
Note: Name and Search String are required fields. If you leave one of the required fields blank, text on the bottom panel identifies this and the icon against the filter on the canvas remains orange. You must complete the required fields to turn the icon to a green ‘check’ against the filter and the Target.Example of completed simple filter:Figure 2. Completed Simple FilterTo configure Simple Filter, see Configuring Simple String Filters.
Specifying the search string
All parts of the search string are case-sensitive. For example, ‘PRODUCTION’, ‘Production’ and ‘production’ are all considered as different strings, and “STATUS”:”OK” and “Status”:”OK” will be considered as two different strings.