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Overview

You can use this Snap provides the ability to create a folder both in a SharePoint Online document library and within another item of type folder.

Prerequisites

Valid SharePoint Online tenant and associated site.
Valid Azure application with all the required API permissions.

Support for Ultra Pipelines

Works in Ultra Pipelines.

To know the list of Snaps that work in Ultra and the related caveats, see Snap Support for Ultra Pipelines.

Limitations and Known Issues

None.

Snap Input and Output

Input/Output

Type of View

Number of Views

Examples of Upstream and Downstream Snaps

Description

Input

Binary

Min:0
Max:1

Mapper Snap
Copy Snap
CSV Parser
JSON Parser

An input document contains the metadata to create the folder in the site.

Output

Document

Min:1
Max:1

Mapper Snap
Copy Snap
CSV Parser
JSON Parser

An output document contains the folder metadata which we created.

Snap Settings

Parameter Name	Data Type	Description	Default Value	Example
Label	String	Required. The name for the Snap. You can modify this to be more specific, especially if you have more than one of the same Snap in your Pipeline.	N/A	SharePoint Online - Create Folder
Site	String	Required. The name of a site that contains the list of document library to be used in the subsequent Snap settings.	N/A	Mysite
Custom Site Path	Check-box	Enable this option if your site URL contains a custom path that deviates from the default site URL. Default site path always has a prefix ‘sites/’ before the sitename, a custom site can contain the prefix ‘teams/’ or it can have no prefix.	Not Selected	Selected
Document Library	String	Required. This property enables you to select a drive representing the top-level container for a file system, such as OneDrive or SharePoint document libraries. This field will be populated dynamically from different sites from the suggestion drop-down. You can either choose a document library from the suggestion drop-down list or enter the entity name manually. If you enable the Site property as an expression, then the document library is not suggested, resulting in an exception.	N/A	Shared Documents
Source item relative path	String	Optional. The item resource path that represents a file, folder, or other item stored in a document library. Note If you provide the file the snap will not fail, instead, it will write the empty response back to the output view.	N/A	demoFolder
Folder name	String	Required. The folder name to be used to create the folder.	N/A	testFolder
Conflict behavior	String	Required. Select the appropriate action to be taken when a folder already exists with the same name. Available options are: replace rename fail	replace	rename
Connection details	You can use this fieldset to influence connection properties to the SharePoint Online APIs. This fieldset comprises the following fields: Connection timeout Number of retries Retry interval (seconds)
Connection timeout	Integer	Required. Enables you to set the connection timeout duration in seconds.	30	30
Number of retries	Integer	Required. Enables you to set the maximum number of re-connections in case of connection failure or timeout.	0	3
Retry interval (seconds)	Integer	Required. Enables you to set the time interval in seconds between connection attempts.	1	10
Snap Execution	String	Specify the required Pipeline execution type: Validate & Execute. Performs limited execution of the Snap (up to 50 records) during Pipeline validation; performs full execution of the Snap (unlimited records) during Pipeline execution. Execute only. Performs full execution of the Snap during Pipeline execution; does not execute the Snap during Pipeline validation. Disabled. Disables the Snap and, by extension, its downstream Snaps.	Execute only	Validate & Execute

For more information on how to delete an item in the SharePoint Online, refer to the graph API in create-folder.

Troubleshooting

Error	Reason	Resolution
The specified listName/itemId was not found	Entered listname/itemId might not be available in the site	Click the suggestion drop-down list and select the listName or enter the existing list name manually or verify the itemid is entered existence.
Forbidden exception	Either user or app doesn't have sufficient permissions to read the metadata for the document library.	Ensure to provide the desired permissions both at the user and application level.

Examples

Creating a Folder

This example demonstrates how to create a folder and store the metadata of the Snap to a file. The example assumes that you have configured & authorized a valid SharePoint Online Account (see SharePoint Online Account).

The following screenshot displays the settings of the SharePoint Online - Create Folder Snap. This Snap specifies on how to create a folder in a site.

After successfully validating/executing the above Snap, the results display in the following output preview.

Download this Pipeline.

Downloads

Important Steps to Successfully Reuse Pipelines

Download and import the Pipeline into SnapLogic.
Configure Snap accounts as applicable.
Furnish Pipeline parameters as applicable.

	File	Modified
Labels No labels Preview View	File Example_sharepoint_CreateFolder.slp	Mar 11, 2022 by Subhajit Sengupta

Snap Pack History

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Release	Snap Pack Version	Date	Type	Updates
4.29	main108	14 May 2022	Stable	Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.
4.28 Patches	main101	06 Apr 2022	Latest	Fixed the Auto Refresh Token issue in the SharePoint Online Account.
4.28	main100	12 Feb 2022	Stable	Added the SharePoint Online - Get Sites Snap that enables you to get the list of sites specific to the logged-in user from the SharePoint Online site.
4.27	main93	13 Nov 2021	Stable	Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.
4.26	main89	30 Aug 2021	Latest	Enhanced all Snaps in the SharePoint Online Snap Pack to support dynamic site and document library values using input document variables.
4.26	main88	14 Aug 2021	Stable	Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.
4.25	main75	08 May 2021	Stable	No updates made.
4.24	main75	13 Feb 2021	Stable	No updates made.
4.23	main74	02 Dec 2020	Latest	Fixes the error view issue in SharePoint Online - Upload File Snap by dragging a new instance of SharePoint Online - Upload File Snap to the canvas as the existing Snap that was used with a version that contained the bug will continue to fail.
4.23	main74	16 Nov 2020	Latest	Fixes the socket timeout issue in the Snap Pack by making the following changes: Modifies the code to return the `ProxyHttpClient` instead of the basic HTTP client and handle the custom `siteName`. Fixes the broken `JUnit` and code for pagination in the SharePoint Online - List Read Items Snap.
4.23	main73	15 Nov 2020	Latest	Introduces a new Snap, SharePoint Online - List Read Items Snap, that enables you to read, sort, and filter list items from your SharePoint Online libraries/collections.
4.22 Patches	main39	23 Oct 2020	Stable	Fixes the Snap document link for SharePoint Online - List Read Items.
4.22-Patches	422patches6694	14 Sep 2020	Latest	Fixes the List Read Snap NPE(null pointer exception) failure, when the List Name field is empty. Fixes the Search Items Snap issue by providing the same result set when more than one document is passed.
4.22	main6403	08 Aug 2020	Stable	No updates made.
4.21-Patches	421patches6011	23 Jun 2020	Latest Stable	Introduces the productized version of SharePoint Online Snap Pack, which enables organizations to share and manage content and collaborate across an organization
4.21	`snapsmrc535`	10 May 2020	Latest	Beta release of the SharePoint Online Snap Pack

SharePoint Online - Create Folder