Microsoft OneDrive for Business - New folder
Use the Microsoft OneDrive for Business - New folder start event The connector and event for triggering the workflow to run, including required configuration. An example is Box - New file, which triggers the workflow to run when a new file is uploaded to the specified folder.to start your workflow whenever a new folder is created at a path you specify in your Microsoft OneDrive for Business account. For more information about the Microsoft OneDrive for Business start events, go to Microsoft OneDrive for Business start events.
Microsoft OneDrive for Business has other actions as well. For more information, see Connectors.
Before you begin:
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Understand the Start event configuration panel
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Understand Variables
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Learn about Handling files in your workflow
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Select the Microsoft OneDrive for Business - New folder start event
- At the top of the designer canvas on the Designer page, click Start event to open the Start event configuration panel
- For Start from, select Microsoft OneDrive for Business.
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For Event, select Microsoft OneDrive for Business - New folder.
Additional fields appear. To configure, see Configure the start event.
Configure the start event
When configuring the Microsoft OneDrive for Business – New folder start event, you can do the following:
In the Start event configuration panel:
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Find the Source section.
- Select a Connection. If you do not have a connection, see Add a connection.
- For Path, type the path to the folder that contains the new folders to monitor. Example: /Draft. This value is case-insensitive. Do not add a trailing slash (as in "/Draft/").
For more information about fields and buttons, see Microsoft OneDrive for Business - New folder start event fields by section.
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On the Designer canvas, click Start event.
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Select a connector from the Start from drop-down list.
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Select an event from the Event drop-down list.
- Click Add variables.
- Select the predefined variables that you want to add to your workflow. If you know the variable and you want to find it faster, type the variable name in the Filter options field. To select all variables, click Select All.
- Click Add.
Note: If you want to edit the selection of variables, hover over the variable, click , and then click Show Details. Edit the variable name in the Name field or click .
- Name: (Text) The name of the new folder.
- Path: (Text) The full path of the new folder, including the new folder. Example: /Draft/Spring marketing.
- URL: (Text) The web address of the new folder. Example: https://acme-my.sharepoint.com/personal/paul_rafferty_acme_
com/Documents/Attachments/spring%20marketing
For more information about fields and buttons, see Microsoft OneDrive for Business - New folder start event fields by section.
- In the Start event configuration panel, find the Set conditional start options section.
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For each condition:
- Click Add a condition.
- For When, select a start event variable. For example, select Name for a new folder start event.
- For Operator, select an operator for comparing the variable to the value. For example, select Contains.
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For Value, type or select the value to use for the comparison. For example, type marketing.
- Select All or Any to control how multiple conditions are evaluated.
For more information about fields and buttons, see Microsoft OneDrive for Business - New folder start event fields by section.
Maintain path integrity
Caution: If a file/folder that's used in a workflow is moved, renamed, or deleted, any workflows that use that file/folder will not start or will fail. Make sure you keep the paths in your workflow configurations up to date.
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Show variables |
Displays variables that are available to use throughout the workflow. Variables are classified based on how they are created or generated. Show variables fields and selections
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Source | Connection |
The Microsoft OneDrive for Business connection to use for the start event. |
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Path |
The folder path to monitor for new folders. Type the folder path. Example: /Draft. This value is case-insensitive. Do not add a trailing slash (as in "/Draft/"). |
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Add variables |
Displays selections for browsing, selecting, and adding variables to use throughout the workflow. For example, if you want to attach the new file to an email later in the workflow, then select the variable File variable. Add variables fields and selection
The following informational elements related to the new file that started the workflow are available.
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Conditions |
Add condition |
Displays fields for defining a new condition. |
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When |
The start variable the operator compares with the value. Select a start event variable from the drop-down list. |
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Operator |
Select how to compare the When variable and Value. The operators available in the drop-down depend on the When variable type. Example: in the condition 'Name contains marketing', the operator is contains. |
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Value |
The text or variable that the operator compares with the When variable. Type to enter text. The variable type must match the When variable type. Example: in the condition 'Name contains marketing', the value is marketing. |
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Add |
Saves the condition to the start event. |
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Cancel |
Discards the condition you are editing. |
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all/any |
If you select:
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(Edit condition) |
Redisplays condition fields for editing. |
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(Delete condition) |
Deletes the indicated condition. |