Using the MS SharePoint Delete Folder Activity

Use the Delete Folder activity to delete folder from MS SharePoint.

About this task

Use this task to remove a folder permanently from MS SharePoint instance or move it to the Recycle Bin. The call to this activity is a synchronous call where the input data is sent to the activity for processing and the response is sent back to the orchestration.

Procedure

  1. Right click the Orchestrations section and select new orchestration.
  2. Drag the newly created MS SharePoint endpoint to the orchestration and select Delete Folder activity. The Delete Folder activity will be added to the orchestration. Double click the activity. The MS SharePoint Delete Folder Checklist is displayed.
  3. In the Checklist, click Retry. Review the default settings and make the required changes.
  4. Select the Map Inputs in the Checklist. The XML Schemas generated from that operation are displayed as nodes under the request input parameter in the To Activity panel.
  5. Create a map between the orchestration variables and the input parameter of the activity.
    Mandatory Fields:
    • Server Relative Url (It is the path where folder is present. Its format: /Site_Name/Subsite_Name/Folder_Name/ (sub site needs to be mentioned if folder is present in sub site))
    • Delete Type (Allowed values are Recycle Bin or Permanent)

    Sample Input Request

    <DeleteFolderRequestDetails xmlns="">
    <deleteType>Permanent</deleteType>
    <serverRelativeUrl>/Shared Documents/Folder1</serverRelativeUrl>
    </DeleteFolderRequestDetails>
    Note: Values must be provided at run time for the mandatory elements of the input structure. A value can be provided by specifying a default value for element or by linking the element with an input node. During run time if no value is provided for a mandatory element, the activity throws an exception, which is reported by the Web Management Console. If a value is not provided at run time for an optional input parameter, no exception is thrown during run time.
  6. Select the Map Outputs in the Checklist. The XML Schema generated to hold the response of the activity is displayed as nodes under the response output parameter in the From Activity panel.
  7. Create a map between the output parameters and orchestration variables.

Results

You have configured the MS SharePoint Delete Folder activity.
Note:

You can delete multiple folders at one go using this activity since the input variable is unbounded.

Limitation:

Delete Folder returns a success message even if a folder name which is not present in Shared Documents is given in Delete folder request. This is the API behaviour.




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Timestamp icon Last updated: Tuesday, 27 September 2016


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