Rules running more than once

[bretkennedy]

HI all.
I have a rule that I run on a folder called receipts. The rule is as follows

If all conditions are met
- Date added is today
- Kind is Document
- Extension is not xlsx
Then 'rename' file with current date pattern.

What I am noticing is that sometimes it is running on the same file more than once.
Is there a way that I can have a condition that it stops? or do I need to setup a second folder that hazel changes the date first, then once it is changed I can move it to the other folder so that it doesn't run on the same file more than once?

[Mr_Noodle]

You need to add a condition to prevent the resulting file from matching the rule again. Moving it to another folder is one way. Alternatives include adding a tag and looking for that or using a match pattern to match the renamed file.