a!cmiCreateFolder() Function

Function

a!cmiCreateFolder( scsExternalSystemKey, usePerUserCredentials, atomPubUrl, repositoryId, parentId, properties )

Creates a folder in the CMIS target system.

Parameters

Keyword	Type	Description
`scsExternalSystemKey`	Text	The key from the Third Party Credentials admin console page that corresponds to the set of credentials that should be used to authenticate.
`usePerUserCredentials`	Boolean	If `true` the credentials set in the Third-Party Credentials settings page by the current user running the expression will be used. If `false` the site-wide credential values will be used.
`atomPubUrl`	Text	The Atom Pub URL of the CMIS target system.
`repositoryId`	Text	The repository id on the CMIS target system.
`parentId`	Text	The object id of the CMIS folder which will be the parent of the new folder. Use `null` for root.
`properties`	Any Type	The CMIS folder properties, given as a dictionary. The string "cmis:" will automatically be included in the key name if no colon is present in key name. Example: `{name: "test name", description: "test description"}`

Returns

Writer

This function returns a writer and must be used with the bind() function.

Examples

Copy and paste an example into an Appian Expression Editor to experiment with it.

Create a new folder in CMIS

=load(
  local!folderName,
  local!cmiCreateFolderWriter: bind(
    null,
    a!cmiCreateFolder(
      scsExternalSystemKey: cons!CMIS_SCS_KEY,
      usePerUserCredentials: true,
      atomPubUrl: cons!CMIS_URL,
      repositoryId: cons!CMIS_REPO_ID,
      /* Creates the folder in the root directory */
      /* Replace with the parent folder's id to create under a different folder */
      parentId: null,
      properties: _
    )
  ),
  {
      a!textField(
        label: "Folder Name",
        value: local!folderName,
        saveInto: local!folderName
      ),
      a!buttonArrayLayout(
        buttons: {
          a!buttonWidget(
            label: "Create Folder",
            value: {name: local!folderName},
            saveInto: local!cmiCreateFolderWriter
          )
        }
      )
  }
)

Feature compatibility

The table below lists this function's compatibility with various features in Appian.

Feature	Compatibility	Note
Portals	Partially compatible	Can be used with Appian Portals if it is connected using an integration and web API.
Offline Mobile	Partially compatible	Can be used with offline mobile if it is loaded at the top of the form.
Sync-Time Custom Record Fields	Incompatible
Real-Time Custom Record Fields	Incompatible	Custom record fields that evaluate in real time must be configured using one or more Custom Field functions.
Process Reports	Incompatible	Cannot be used to configure a process report.
Process Events	Incompatible	Cannot be used to configure a process event node, such as a start event or timer event.

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