Create Folder
Description
Creates a folder on a remote FTP server.
The activity can create a single folder or an entire folder hierarchy depending on the configuration.
If the folder already exists, the activity completes successfully and returns a Folder Reference for the existing folder.
Common Capabilities
Process Data Support
This activity supports dynamic configuration using variables from the Process Data drawer.
You can bind values from Model Data, Form Data, System Data, Enterprise Variables, and Activity Outputs.
Learn more → Using Process Data
Design-Time Configuration
Connection Name
The name of the configured FTP connection used to authenticate with the remote server.
If no connection exists, click Add Connection to create one inline.
Remote Path
The full path of the folder to create on the FTP server. Required.
Examples:
/reports/reports/2024/reports/2024/january
You can browse the remote directory structure using the path browser, which connects through the selected FTP connection.
Create Missing Directories
When enabled, any missing parent directories in the specified path are created automatically.
Defaults to on.
For example, creating /reports/2024/january automatically creates reports, 2024, and january if they do not already exist.
Wait All Incoming
Controls how this activity behaves when multiple incoming execution paths converge.
Determines whether the activity executes when:
- any incoming path completes, or
- all relevant paths have completed before execution
Learn more → Execution Control
On Error
Defines how the workflow behaves if this activity encounters a runtime error.
Supported strategies include Fault, Continue, Suspend, and Retry.
Output
Folder Reference
A Folder Reference to the created folder. Folder References are an IB-X file system abstraction and can be passed directly to other activities that accept folder inputs, regardless of the underlying storage provider. If the folder already exists, information for the existing folder is returned.
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | The folder name (for example, january). |
| Full Path | The complete path of the folder on the FTP server. |
| Last Modified | UTC date and time the folder was last modified. May be empty if the FTP server does not provide this information. |
Remarks
- If the target folder already exists, the activity completes successfully and returns a Folder Reference for the existing folder.
- The activity does not modify existing folders.
- The availability of folder metadata depends on the FTP server implementation. Some servers may not provide values such as Last Modified.
- Folder References returned by this activity can be used by other activities that accept folder inputs.