Create Folder
- Anand Vedam
- Gouri Bhagchandani
- Kalpana Malladi
In this article
Overview
Use this Snap to create a folder/directory within an existing folder, OneDrive, or Shared Library location.
Prerequisites
- A valid application in Azure Portal with appropriate permissions.
- A valid Microsoft OneDrive license.
- Write access to the folder location mentioned in the Source Relative Path/ID.
Support for Ultra Pipelines
Works in Ultra Pipelines.
Limitations
None.
Known Issues
- Snaps in the Microsoft OneDrive Snap Pack have an in-built retry mechanism for failing connections and requests; but, a high volume of requests from a client might reach the throttling threshold. In such scenarios, the Microsoft Graph limits further requests from that client for a period of time and returns an HTTP status code 429 (Too many requests), thereby causing the requests to fail. Hence, we recommend you to keep a check on the number of requests emanating from your client instance.
- The OneDrive Create Folder Snap fails with a 404 error when the folder name ends with Unicode characters, such as 𝓱𝓲𝓳𝐅𝐆𝐚𝐛𝐤𝐥𝐦, 𝒚𝒛𝒜𝒳𝒴,𝗕𝗖𝘧𝘨𝘩𝛀𝛁𝛂, 見響见响仮仏. However, if the folder name contains unicode characters with the last character as a normal character, the folder is created successfully.
Snap Input and Output
| Input/Output | Type of View | Number of Views | Examples of Upstream and Downstream Snaps | Description |
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| Input | Document |
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| A document containing information on the location to create a folder. |
| Output | Document |
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| A document containing the result of the Create Folder operation. |
Snap Settings
| Parameter Name | Data Type | Description | Default Value | Example |
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| Label | String | Specify a 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. | Create Folder | New Folder for Doc files |
| Drive Type | Drop-down list | Required. Select a drive type from the following list of permitted driveTypes in this drop-down list (to create the folder) and specify the corresponding details needed:
| OneDrive | documentLibrary |
| User | String/Expression/Suggestion | Required for Drive Type options - OneDrive and All. Not needed for Drive and documentLibrary. Select a user from the suggested list of users to create the folder in that user's OneDrive location. The list of users displayed varies based on your access to their OneDrive locations. This option is meant for administrator users who are authorized to manage other users' drives, as well. | N/A | Snap Team:snap@snaplogic.net |
| Shared Library | String/Expression/Suggestion | Required for Drive Type option - documentLibrary. Not needed for OneDrive, Drive, and All. Select a shared library from the suggested list of libraries to create the folder in that library location. The list of shared libraries displayed varies based on your access to them. This option is meant for users who have write access on both the source and target shared libraries. | N/A | NewSharedLibrary |
| Drive | String/Expression/Suggestion | Required for all Drive Type options. Specify the name of the drive to create the folder in. The suggestions for this field are based on the Snap account and the User or Shared Library selected. For the Drive Type Drive, specify/pass the ID of the drive to create the folder in, typically from the upstream Snap. For the drive type All, select a drive from the OneDrive or a Shared Library drive. Specify the Source Relative Path/ID of the driveItem, next. | N/A | OneDrive |
| Source Relative Path/ID | String/Expression | Required for all Drive Type options. Enter the relative path for the driveItem where the folder must be created, beginning with root:/. Alternatively, pass the item ID in this field. Relative Path and ID
| root:/ | /Pictures/Tour1/ |
| Folder Name | String/Expression | Required. Enter the name for the new folder. | N/A | Doc_Files |
| Conflict behavior | Drop-down list | Required. Select one of the following options from this drop-down list to define how the Snap must deal with a conflict while creating the folder — a folder with the same name exists in the selected location.
| replace | rename |
| Number Of Retries | String/Expression | Specify an integer value to set the maximum number of reconnection attempts that the Snap must perform, in case of connection failure or timeout. | 0 | 3 |
| Retry Interval (Seconds) | String/Expression | Enter, in seconds, the duration for which the Snap must wait between two reconnection attempts, until the number of retries is reached. | 1 | 2 |
| Snap Execution | Drop-down list | Select one of the three following modes in which the Snap executes:
| Execute only | Validate & Execute |
Troubleshooting
| Error | Reason | Resolution |
|---|---|---|
The resource is not found. | An invalid driveItem ID is passed (not a 34-character alphanumeric code such as 014ZXBQNNHW2DJ3CDKQZBJHRYWFWVRRQA2). | Ensure that you provide a valid item ID for your folder. |
"400 : Bad Request : Invalid request". | An invalid item ID is passed in the Source Relative Path/ID field. | Ensure that you provide a valid path to your folder that will be created in OneDrive. |
Examples
Working with Drive Items (Folders and Files) in OneDrive
Microsoft's OneDrive and SharePoint dialects treat files and folders as drive items for all the similar operations (CRUD) they allow. Microsoft OneDrive Snap Pack provides multiple Snaps to perform these operations. This Pipeline demonstrates some of these operations - Creating folders, copying items, moving items, and deleting items. It assumes that you have configured your Azure application and the Snap accounts already. The Pipeline uses the following parameters.
We use the Create Folder Snap to create a new folder in the OneDrive (or Shared Library) location. Next, we use a Copy Item Snap to create a copy of an existing item in another folder/shared location. The Delete Item Snap removes an item from the source location. The Move Item Snap moves the copied item back to its source location. We also use a Mapper Snap to feed required information to the Move Item Snap.
| Create Folder Snap |
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Now, we copy the newly created folder (mentioned in Source Relative Path/ID field) to another target location (Target Relative Path/ID) using the Copy Item Snap.
| Copy Item Snap |
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| Output |
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Let us delete the original folder from the first source location using the Delete Item Snap. Notice the value/expression used in Source Relative Path/ID field in this Snap.
| Delete Item Snap | Output |
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The output for the Delete Item Snap displays the summary of the delete operation. We use a Mapper Snap to return the name of the item and pass it to the Move Item Snap.
As the last step, let us connect a Move Item Snap to move the copied item (in the old target location) back to its original location (target location for the Move Item Snap). To do so, we capture this name of the item and pass it to the Move Item Snap as the source item detail.
Move Item Snap | Output |
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Upon completion of the task of moving items, the Snap provides the details of the driveItem that was moved to its original location.
Downloads
Important Steps to Successfully Reuse Pipelines
- Download and import the Pipeline into SnapLogic.
- Configure Snap accounts as applicable.
- Provide Pipeline parameters as applicable.
Snap Pack History
See Also
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