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Hi, I'm a newbie
.... and did quite some search....., but not sure if this is possible with Hazel:

I have an import folder - for example Tmp_Import -, where I move all my already renamed media files from cameras (pictures and videos)

The goal would be:
Create, if not already existing, a subfolder in main folder: MEDIA,
named year with 4 digits (bases on first 4 characters in filename), like "2017"
Inside this folder create a subfolder (yyyy_mm_dd / again based on filename) for each file, if folder does not exist already (like "2017_01_17", "2017_01_20")

Last action:
Move all files from Tmp_Import to the "corresponding" subfolders in MEDIA

All files in Tmp_Import are named like:
2016_12_24_20.57.26_[Canon PowerShot G12].JPG
(yyy_mm_dd_.....) meaning the first 10 digits contain all the relevant infos for the "action".

Help very appreciated, this "feature" would help me with my buying decision
Thx.

Look up "match patterns" in the help. You can create a custom date attribute to grab the date from the filename then use that attribute in a "Sort into subfolder" action to file it into the correct subfolder based on that date.