Create Folder
Description
The Create Folder activity creates a new folder at a specified location in IB Drive.
The parent folder determines where the new folder is created, and the folder name can be configured directly or provided dynamically using workflow data.
Common settings
Use Process Data to bind supported inputs to workflow values or upstream outputs. See Common Activity Features for shared execution, error-handling, and output-persistence settings. Availability depends on the activity.
Design-Time Configuration
Display Text
Specifies a user-defined name for the activity.
The display text appears on the workflow canvas and can be used to identify the purpose of the activity.
Parent Folder
Specifies the IB Drive folder in which the new folder will be created.
The folder can be specified using one of the following methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| Select Directory | Select the folder by browsing IB Drive using the folder picker. |
| By Id | Specify the unique IB Drive item ID of the folder. This is the default method. |
| By Path | Specify the logical path of the folder within IB Drive, for example /Agents/InvoiceProcessing/Input. |
The value can also be provided dynamically using workflow data.
This property is required.
Select the parent folder from IB Drive or provide a folder reference dynamically using workflow data.
Folder Name
Specifies the name of the new folder to be created.
This property is required.
The folder name must comply with the IB Drive naming rules.
IB Drive folder names:
- Can contain up to 255 characters.
- Cannot contain
\ / : * ? " < > |. - Cannot start or end with a space or period.
- Are case-insensitive within the same parent folder.
If a folder with the specified name already exists in the parent folder, the activity fails with an error.
The activity does not automatically rename the new folder or create a copy with a different name.
Execution settings
Configure Wait All Incoming when execution paths converge, and On Error for failure handling. Select Inherit where available to use the workflow-level error policy.
Outputs
Folder
Returns an IB-X Folder Reference for the newly created folder. Bind the whole output to a compatible reference input, or use Id with an IB Drive By Id selector.
The returned folder object contains the following properties:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Id | The unique identifier (GUID) of the newly created folder. |
| Name | The name of the newly created folder. |
| Location | The logical path of the folder within IB Drive, for example /Agents/InvoiceProcessing/Input. |
| ParentId | The unique identifier (GUID) of the parent folder containing the newly created folder. |
| Size | The size associated with the folder. For folders, this is typically 0. |
| MimeType | The content type associated with the folder, if applicable. |
| Created | The UTC date and time when the folder was created in IB Drive. |
| Modified | The UTC date and time when the folder was last modified. |
The returned folder metadata can be used by downstream activities to perform additional operations on the newly created folder.
Remarks
Use the returned reference for subsequent operations on the resulting item. IB Drive paths are logical library paths, not physical paths on the workflow host. The conflict and naming rules above apply when the activity executes.