Create a Folder in Google Drive

Create Folder in Google Drive Configuration Screen

Prerequisites

• Create an access token for your Google Drive application.

Good to Know

• You must specify the parent folder or parent folder ID to create a folder.
• In most text fields, you can use process data variables as an alternative to literal data values.

How to Start

1. On the Organizer, do one of these:
   • Open a process.
   • Create a process.
2. Do one of these:
   • Add an activity:
     1. In the Process Builder, in the Activity Library, open the Google Drive tab.
     2. On the Google Drive tab, drag the Create Folder activity onto your process.
   • Change an activity:
     1. In your process, double-click your activity.
3. Click Create Folder .

Procedure

1. On the Create Folder in Google Drive Configuration screen, in the Google Drive field, select your Google Drive access token.

   To create a new access token, click New Google Drive Access Token.

2. In the Folder Name field, enter a name for your folder.
3. Complete this field as necessary.

   Field Name	Definition
   Parent Folder ID	Function: Specifies the parent folder. The activity uses the ID of the specified parent folder to create a subfolder when the process runs. Accepted Values: Choose Folder ID - Specifies an absolute path for the folder. Dynamic Folder ID - Specifies a process variable that stores the ID of the folder. Default Value: None. Accepts Process Data Variables: Yes

4. (Optional) To connect the response to a process data variable, complete this field as necessary.

   Field Name	Definition
   Store the Response in Custom Attribute or Schema	Function: Specifies the process data variable that stores the new folder ID. Google Drive supplies the folder ID. Accepted Values: A process data variable. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: Yes

RelatedTopics

• Configure General Options for a System Activity
• Create Folder (Google Drive) activity
• Process Data Variables