Creating a Folder with dynamic name using Item Handler Workflow Step

Rajesh_Chandrasekar

Hi,

    We are designing a workflow using Workflow Map where we are using Item Handler steps to create a folder and add categories. But we don't see options to create a folder using anyone of attributes values. It is always expected hardcoded values in the Workflow Map. Is there any way to create a folder by passing the values through attributes or form fields in the WorkflowMap.

    

Appu Nair

My thought is that should be very easy but you may not be looking at the documentation clearly. It is better to use WF Design 1,2 & 3 if you really want to succeed. The names may be old but essentially it is a free PDF that introduces you to design aspects of WF 1 being basic and 3 being advanced a.k.a  Item Handler.

You may want to start simple by just using a simple "Process" or "Robot" step it can copy the attachment folder by a typical Dynamic Replacement tag like these the form tags have 4 and an additional number.

Item Handler is a verb you need to do something with that step consequentially there is another attribute called Item Reference which can point to existing things as well as futuristic things

I recently showed a very crude implementation of using just OOB things(Just to prove a point I do not consider it efficient)
https://appukili.wordpress.com/2019/11/20/copy-this-to-that/

I wrote that for a user who was struggling to create BWS which is similar to a folder
https://forums.opentext.com/forums/support/discussion/comment/935976#Comment_935976

if you have XML WF or WR WF you will find these tasks easier to do but with humans in the WF steps some kind of automatic is also possible