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Include, Exclude, Omit, and Always Omit

You can create filters for data files and for document extensions associated with applications. CA DMM can process filters using wildcards, by data, by size, or location. You can define filters as Include, Exclude, or Omit filters. Exclude filters always take precedence over Include filters.

You can use environment or DMM variables when you create filter criteria or redirect a filter.

It is important to note the following about the include, exclude, and omit filter criteria:

• Include filters include the files matching the filter criteria defined.
• Exclude filters exclude the files matching the filter criteria from the migration wherever the file may have been selected, either through a filter or by selecting it directly on the Select Files and Folders page.
• Omit filters omit the defined criteria from the filter they are associated with.
• Always omit filters omit the defined directories from all filter processing.