Dependency Type

You can select one of the following dependency types in the Type drop down list:

Object to Object

Use this dependency when you have a object (i.e., Operation, Step or Job) that must not start processing until another object (i.e., Operation, Step or Job) has completed.  You can have multiple Object to Object dependencies by creating multiple dependencies.

File Exists

An Operation, Step or Job can have a dependency on a file with a File Exists dependency.  An Operation, Step or Job can be dependent on multiple files by creating multiple dependencies.

File Watch

A File Watch dependency can be created for an Operation, Step or Job.  You cannot set a File Watch dependency on an Operation, Step or Job that has been assigned a Schedule.  A File Watch is a file system event that occurs when ever some type of change occurs on the file or directory you configure.  An object can only exist in one File Watch dependency.  If you need, for example, an Operation to exist in multiple File Watch dependencies, you must create another Operation and then create the File Watch dependency.