Under the Filters tab, there is a Manage Filters page, which lists all the defined Filter Rules, Status of each Filter Rule, Default value for New Site, and Used in Sites. Each Filter Rule is preceded by a checkbox. To delete a Filter Rule, you need to select the corresponding checkbox and click the Delete button. To create a new filter:
Click the New button.
The New Robot Filter Wizard appears. As a first step, the Specify Filter Name and Description page is displayed.
Enter the filter name in the Filter Name text box.
Enter the description for the filter in the Filter Description text box.
Click the Next button.
The Specify Filter Definition and Behavior page appears. This page provides the Filter Definition — Matching Rules section. The table below lists the attributes and their description provided in the Filter Definition and Behavior section.
Click the Finish button.
Attribute |
Default Value |
Description |
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Filter Source |
URL |
Choose an option from the list box to specify the source of the filter. The available values are: URL, protocol, host, path, and MIME type. |
Filter By |
is |
Choose an option from the list box to specify the how you want to filter the source. The available values are: is, contains, begins with, ends with, and regular expression. |
Filter String |
Blank |
You can enter the string to define the filter. |
Filter Default |
Selected |
Assign this filer to new sites when they are created. |
Filter Behavior |
Exclude documents that match this filter when Robot runs |
The default option excludes documents that match this filter when robot runs. The other unselected option includes documents that match this filter when Robot runs. |
Click on the Filter Rule to navigate to the Edit a Filter page. The table below lists the attributes and their description in the Edit a Filter page. The default value for these attributes are same as provided in the previous table.
Table 4–6 Edit a Filter Attributes
Attribute |
Description |
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Filter Name |
A descriptive name that reflects the type of file the filter applies to. |
Drop down list of Filter Sources |
URL, protocol, host, path, MIME type |
Drop down list of positions |
is, contains, begins with, ends with, regular expression |
Text box for type (directory, protocol, file extensions) specifics |
In this text box, list what you want to match. What would match in this example - http://docs.sesta.com/manual.html protocol is http; host contains sesta; file ends with html. |
Filter Description |
Describe the filter rule for yourself. The robot does not use it. |
Filter Default |
Use this as one of the default filters when creating new sites. If you do not check this, you can still add this filter to a new site by editing the site on the Robot, Sites page. |
Filter Behavior |
This attribute provides two options: Exclude documents that match this filter when Robot runs. Include documents that match this filter when Robot runs. By default, the first option is selected. |