New-FilesExpectation

Create Expectation.

Syntax

New-FilesExpectation [-Name <System.String>] [-Description <System.String>] [-Path <System.String>] [-Source <System.String>] [-ExcludePattern <System.String>] [-Disabled <System.Boolean>] [-Trigger <System.String>] [-Interval <System.String>] [-RecurringDay <System.Int64>] [-RecurringDays <System.Int64[]>] [-ScheduleId <System.Int64>] [-ScheduleDaysOfWeek <System.Int64[]>] [-ScheduleTimesOfDay <System.String[]>] [-ScheduleTimeZone <System.String>] [-HolidayRegion <System.String>] [-LookbackInterval <System.Int64>] [-LateAcceptanceInterval <System.Int64>] [-InactivityInterval <System.Int64>] [-MaxOpenInterval <System.Int64>] [-Criteria <System.Collections.IDictionary>] [-WorkspaceId <System.Int64>] [-Connection <FilesCom.PowerShell.FilesConnection>] [-WorkspaceScope <System.Int64>] [-NoWorkspaceScope] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Description

Create Expectation.

The command supports -WhatIf, which describes the change without sending it to Files.com, and -Confirm, which asks before sending it.

Examples

Example 1: Create Expectation

New-FilesExpectation -Name 'Daily Vendor Feed' -Description 'Wait for the vendor CSV every morning.'

Writes the expectation returned.

Example 2: Preview the change

New-FilesExpectation -Name 'Daily Vendor Feed' -Description 'Wait for the vendor CSV every morning.' -WhatIf

Describes the change without sending anything to Files.com.

Parameters

-Name

Expectation name.

  • Type: System.String
  • Parameter sets: (All)

-Description

Expectation description.

  • Type: System.String
  • Parameter sets: (All)

-Path

Path scope for the expectation. Supports workspace-relative presentation.

  • Type: System.String
  • Parameter sets: (All)

-Source

Source glob used to select candidate files.

  • Type: System.String
  • Parameter sets: (All)

-ExcludePattern

Optional source exclusion glob.

  • Type: System.String
  • Parameter sets: (All)

-Disabled

If true, the expectation is disabled.

  • Type: System.Boolean
  • Parameter sets: (All)

-Trigger

How this expectation opens windows.

  • Type: System.String
  • Parameter sets: (All)

-Interval

If trigger is daily, this specifies how often to run the expectation.

  • Type: System.String
  • Parameter sets: (All)

-RecurringDay

If trigger is daily, this selects the day number inside the chosen interval.

  • Type: System.Int64
  • Parameter sets: (All)

-RecurringDays

If trigger is daily, this selects one or more day numbers inside a week, month, quarter, or year interval.

  • Type: System.Int64[]
  • Parameter sets: (All)

-ScheduleId

If trigger is custom_schedule, the reusable Schedule used instead of the Expectation's schedule fields.

  • Type: System.Int64
  • Parameter sets: (All)

-ScheduleDaysOfWeek

If trigger is custom_schedule, the 0-based weekdays used by the schedule.

  • Type: System.Int64[]
  • Parameter sets: (All)

-ScheduleTimesOfDay

Times of day in HH:MM format for the Expectation schedule.

  • Type: System.String[]
  • Parameter sets: (All)

-ScheduleTimeZone

Time zone used by the Expectation schedule.

  • Type: System.String
  • Parameter sets: (All)

-HolidayRegion

Optional holiday region used by the Expectation schedule.

  • Type: System.String
  • Parameter sets: (All)

-LookbackInterval

How many seconds before the due boundary the window starts.

  • Type: System.Int64
  • Parameter sets: (All)

-LateAcceptanceInterval

How many seconds a schedule-driven window may remain eligible to close as late.

  • Type: System.Int64
  • Parameter sets: (All)

-InactivityInterval

How many quiet seconds are required before final closure.

  • Type: System.Int64
  • Parameter sets: (All)

-MaxOpenInterval

Hard-stop duration in seconds for unscheduled expectations.

  • Type: System.Int64
  • Parameter sets: (All)

-Criteria

Versioned success criteria definition for the expectation, including optional Files Transform Script content validation in criteria v2. Give a hashtable or PSCustomObject; keys keep their case and values their types.

  • Type: System.Collections.IDictionary
  • Parameter sets: (All)

-WorkspaceId

Workspace ID. 0 means the default workspace.

  • Type: System.Int64
  • Parameter sets: (All)

-Connection

The connection to use, from Connect-FilesAccount. Defaults to the connection of the -InputObject or -Continuation given, and otherwise to the current runspace's default connection.

  • Type: FilesCom.PowerShell.FilesConnection
  • Parameter sets: (All)

-WorkspaceScope

Runs this command's requests in this workspace, including workspace 0, instead of the connection's or, for an -InputObject, instead of the workspace the object was read in. The connection and the object are unchanged.

  • Type: System.Int64
  • Parameter sets: (All)

-NoWorkspaceScope

Runs this command's requests in no workspace, even if the connection has one. The connection itself is unchanged.

  • Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
  • Parameter sets: (All)

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

  • Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
  • Confirm impact: Medium. At the default $ConfirmPreference of High, the command runs without asking; -Confirm makes it ask before each change.

-WhatIf

Shows what the cmdlet would change without sending anything to Files.com.

  • Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter

Common Parameters

This cmdlet supports the PowerShell common parameters, such as -Verbose and -ErrorAction.

Inputs

None. The command takes no pipeline input.

Outputs

  • FilesCom.PowerShell.Models.Expectation: the expectation as Files.com returned it.

Notes

Failures are written as error records with IDs such as Files.NotFound or Files.Authentication. Run Get-Help about_FilesCom for connections, paging, errors and previewing changes.