Dropbox Business - Create a folder

The Dropbox Business - Create a folder action A tool for building the processes, logic, and direction within workflows. Actions are the steps the workflow performs to complete a process. creates a folder in the specified Dropbox Business account.

You can also store the folder ID as a variable and use it in other actions throughout your workflow.

For example, say you want to Create a folder for a new customer that is currently reviewing a contract. On completion, you want to move the signed document/contract to the created folder. To do this you must set the created folder ID variable as the destination in the 'Move a file' action to move the document to this folder.

For more information about the Dropbox Business connector, see Dropbox Business.

Configure the Dropbox Business - Create a folder action

1. Add the action to the workflow and open the action configuration panel. For more information, see Add an action to the workflow.

2. Select a Connection. If you do not have a connection, see Add a connection.
3. Click the Dropbox Business - Create a folder action.
4. Select a Member ID.
5. Type the New path or click the browse icon () to browse the folder structure and select the path.

Note: A Connection and Member ID must be selected for the Path field to become configurable.

Dropbox Business - Create a folder action fields, buttons, and settings

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.

Section	Field	Description	Variable types
(unlabeled)	Connection Credentials and other settings that enables workflows to communicate with external systems, services, or applications. It's required to pass data between the workflow and the indicated service, which could be a cloud service, business application, or content store.	The Dropbox Business connection to use for creating the new folder.	(n/a)
	Member ID	The ID of the Dropbox Business team member. All the active members in the Dropbox Business account will be listed in the drop down to select from.	Boolean, DateTime, Decimal, Integer, Text, Collection
	New path	The path in Dropbox Business for the new folder you want. Accepts any combination of typed text, text added through navigation (), and inserted variables.	Boolean, DateTime, Decimal, Integer, Text
Output	Result	Stores the result of the action as an object with the following variables: Folder ID: (Text) The folder ID of the new folder. Folder Path: (Text) The path of the new folder.	Object