Get Folder
Description
The Get Folder activity retrieves metadata for a specified folder in IB Drive.
The returned folder information can be used by downstream activities to reference or perform additional operations on the 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
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 whose metadata is to be retrieved.
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
Folder
Returns metadata for the specified IB Drive folder.
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| ItemId | The unique identifier (GUID) of the folder in IB Drive. |
| Name | The name of the 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 this folder. |
| Size | The size associated with the folder. For folders, this is typically 0. |
| ContentType | 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 that require a reference to an IB Drive folder.
Remarks
- The specified folder must exist in IB Drive when the activity executes.
- The activity retrieves folder metadata without modifying the folder or its contents.
- When using By Path, specify the logical path of the folder within IB Drive.
- The returned ItemId can be used by downstream IB Drive activities that support identifying a folder using By Id.