Centralized Folders

The Centralized folder Options feature allows users to standardize and dynamically structure file paths for exported, input, cached, and logged data. This improves file organization, traceability, and segregation of agent-related output across an environment.

Centralized paths can be configured through the Custom option available in the following locations:

Application Settings → Folder
Application Settings → Advanced Settings
Manage Export Target → Backup

Using this feature, users can generate dynamic folders based on organization identifiers and date components at runtime.

Where to find

Application Settings → Folder
Custom location in folders

The following folder types support dynamic path configuration:

Folder Option	Sample Format
Data Export Path	`C:\Users\Agent_Path\DataExport\[ORG]\[YEAR]\[MM]\[DD]`
Data Input Path	`C:\Users\Agent_Path\DataInput\[ORG]\[YEAR]\[MM]\[DD]`
Cache Path	`C:\Users\Agent_Path\Cache\[ORG]\[YEAR]\[MM]\[DD]`
Log Path	`C:\Users\Agent_Path\Logs\[ORG]\[YEAR]\[MM]\[DD]`

Excluded Options:
The Agent Export Path and Agent Import Path do not support centralized path configuration.

Application Settings → Advanced Settings
Backup path under application settings

Dynamic paths can also be defined in Advanced Settings using the same placeholders.

Sample Format:

C:\TEST\[ORG]\[YEAR]\[MM]\[DD]

Manage export target → Backup
Backup option in export targets

Backup paths support centralized folder structuring as well.

Sample Format:

C:\TEST\[ORG]\[YEAR]\[MM]\[DD]

Dynamic Folder Placeholders

Below are the placeholders that can be used to create various nested folders during the agent run operations :

Placeholder	Description
[ORG]	Organization name
[YEAR]	Current year (YYYY)
[MM]	Current month (MM)
[DD]	Day (DD)

How it works

When a user defines a custom path that includes placeholders, Sequentum Enterprise automatically generates the corresponding folder hierarchy each time the agent runs.

For example:

C:\Users\Agent_Path\DataExport\[ORG]\[YEAR]\[MM]\[DD]

At runtime, SE creates:

C:\Users\Agent_Path\DataExport\SampleOrg\2025\11\21

Note:
If an agent is not associated with an organization, the [ORG] folder level is automatically omitted.

Additional points for data input path

When a user selects a Custom Folder for the Data Input Path under Application Settings → Folder, the system now displays warning messages to prevent accidental inclusion of unintended files.

The following warning appears during the following operations:

1. Export Agent

A notification is shown indicating:

"The user has used a custom folder for the Data Input Path and all the files present in that folder will be exported with the agent."

2. Check-In Agent

Triggering Check-In Agent will show a warning:

"The user has used a custom folder for the Data Input Path and all the files present in that folder will be checked in with the agent."