Delete Folder
Description
The Delete Folder activity deletes a specified folder from IB Drive.
The deleted folder and its contents are moved to the Recycle Bin and are no longer available at their original location in IB Drive.
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
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.
Folder
Specifies the IB Drive folder to be deleted.
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.
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 incoming paths complete 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.
Outputs
This activity does not return any outputs.
Remarks
- The specified folder must exist in IB Drive when the activity executes.
- Deleting a folder also deletes its files and subfolders from their current location.
- The deleted folder and its contents are moved to the Recycle Bin.
- The activity does not permanently delete the folder or its contents from IB Drive.
- Deleted IB Drive items can be managed from the IB Drive category in the AI Command Center Recycle Bin.
- Any subsequent activity attempting to access the deleted folder or its contents at their original location will no longer be able to find them.