Create a cut-off 🚀

Cut-off evaluation delay

There are two panels in the Dataflow Modeler page where cut-offs can be created:

Dataflow Properties → Dataflow cut-off: this panel appears when a dataflow is designed in the Dataflow Modeler pane.
Node Properties → Node Cut-off list: this panel appears when a node is selected in the Dataflow Modeler pane.

Follow these steps to create a cut-off in the Dataflow cut-off panel:

The cut-off creation process is the same both in the dataflow cut-off panel described below and in the node cut-off list panel!

In the Dataflow Properties panel, click on the NEW button.
In the New Dataflow cut-off panel, the Enable toggle is on by default. Click on it if you want to disable the cut-off.
Enter a Name for your cut-off.
Choose the Category: Duration or Planned according to your needs - see the sections below.
Click the SAVE button. Once you have saved a cut-off, it will appear in the dataflow cut-off list below. Click on the 3-dots icon to Disable, Edit, or Delete the cut-off.

You can only add one duration cut-off per flow!

Duration type cut-off

Max duration time: enter minutes of the time interval as needed.
Activity Type (only for node cut-offs):
- Any: any event occurring in the system, e.g. the anti-virus scan, an incoming event, an outgoing event.
- Incoming: the timer will stop when the file enters the flow.
- Outgoing: the timer will stop when the file exits the flow.
Warning:
- No (default).
- Select how many minutes before an event the warning will be sent. Values go from 1 minute to 360 minutes (6 hours).
Notification: configure notifications for your cut-offs. Learn more here.

Activity Type (only for node cut-offs):
- Any: any event occurring in the system, e.g. the anti-virus scan, an incoming event, an outgoing event.
- Incoming: the timer will stop when the file enters the flow.
- Outgoing: the timer will stop when the file exits the flow.

Calendar:
- Every day
- Every working day
- Administrators can configure additional calendars, see Cut-off calendars.
Time zone: select the time zone.
Time: set at what time the file must have reached the required status.
Cron: either set a cron expression manually or click on the Generate button.
Max advance: it can be modified as described in Define a time window for early cut-offs here below.
🚀 Cut-Off evaluation delay: when the checkbox is selected, Data Watcher is granted additional time after the cut-off time to evaluate whether a file arrived on time. The expected delivery time remains unchanged. The minutes shown by default in the cut-off evaluation delay field is set in the Advanced Settings. Example: - A file is expected by 7:55 a.m. - A 5-minute Cut-off evaluation delay is configured. - Data Watcher will update the cut-off board at 8:00 a.m. - If the file arrived by 7:55 a.m., it is considered on time.
- If it arrived after 7:56 a.m., it is considered late. This feature is especially useful for organizations with high file volumes, helping to reduce cut-off false alarms caused by minor processing delays.
Warning: - No (default). - Select how many minutes before an event the warning will be sent. Values go from 1 minute to 360 minutes (6 hours).

The Instances panel is a Dataflow Cut-off option only!

Instances configuration:
- Single Instance Dataflow: select this option when one dataflow instance is expected for the time range.
- Multiple Instance Dataflow: in the Number of Instances field, enter the number of expected Dataflow instances for each time range set.
- Ignore exceeding completed instances: this option is enabled by default, and the cut-off status is not affected by several completed instances higher than expected. When the option is disabled, if at least one exceeding instance is completed, the cut-off evaluation status will turn into "Error" and instances will be marked as "Overflow".

Last updated 13 days ago