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Definition Options • Ending With – Any file or directory as specified in the action with a name ending with <this text>. • Beginning With – Any file or directory as specified in the action with a name beginning with <this text>. • Containing Text – Any file or directory as specified in the action where a name contains <this text>. • Named – Any file or directory as specified in the action explicitly named <this text>. • Add – Add the action and definition specified to the list of files to collect. • Apply – Apply any changes to the currently selected action and definition in the list. • Delete – Delete the currently selected action and definition from the list. • Filename Length – Specify a minimum and maximum filename length when searching for any files for sorting. Note: The Add, Apply and Delete buttons are only available if there is a change to an existing entry. If actions are not added or applied to the list before a save, the list is not updated. Tabs – (2) Filename Break Down Most job filenaming conventions contain common elements defining the job’s name, section, page or publication; and specific file markers or unique elements identifying things such as plate colour. This tab allows you to specify the construction of a filename. This is done by breaking it down into parts and giving each part a user-­‐defined name. Once all parts of the filename are identified, they can be grouped together to make a complete job. Options • Case Sensitive Matches – Used to match case when the criteria for matching contains user specified input. For example, Part contains specific words, Match to separator and the Truncate option. If any of these are used and Case Sensitive Matches is selected, only those characters matching the specific case entered are matched. • Read Direction – The direction in which the filename is read. Click the arrow to change read directions. • Parts – This is a block diagram showing the breakdown of the job. Each part is given a name and identifies a section of the filename. Clicking the Read Direction arrow changes the order of the parts to show which part is going to be read first. If creating a new Job Genie, parts will not appear in the diagram until they are created. • Add – Add parts to the list. • Apply – Update the selected part with changes. • Delete – Delete the selected part from the list. • Part Name – Specify a name for the part you are about to describe. Meaningful names are useful when choosing the groups later. • Part Contains – Specify from the list what the part will contain. Choose from: o Any Character – The part can contain any valid character. o Numbers Only – The part may only contain numbers. o Hexadecimals Only – The part must only contain hexadecimal characters (0-­‐9, A-­‐F). o Specific Words – Specify a word or characters in the text box that the part must contain. • Match – Choose what point in the filename you are going to match to. This may be a specific separator or end of string, for example, read along the filename until this point, looking for valid part matching specified above. Choose from: o To Separator – Enter a character in the text box to specify as a separator, i.e., continue reading the part until you reach this separator. o To End of String – Match everything from this point to the end of the filename (string). o To Numeric Separator – Match everything from this point until you find a number. o To Non-­‐Numeric Separator – Match everything from this point until you find anything that is not a number. o To “.” (full stop) Separator – Match everything from this point until you find a full stop. o To “-­‐“ (hyphen) Separator – Match everything from this point until you find a hyphen. o To “_” (underscore) Separator – Match everything from this point until you find an underscore. o To “$” (dollar) Separator – Match everything from this point until you find a dollar sign symbol. o To “ ” (space) Separator – Match everything from this point until you find a space. o Number of Characters – Match the number of characters specified in the text box. A further option is available if this is selected: " Truncate from Character – Choose a character to identify in the filename and remove all characters from the point onwards. For example, if you have a large number of 0’s in a group, you can choose to remove those 0’s from the group so they are not displayed. Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual – Version 5.4.03 – Updated 16th July 2014 34