createFolder

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createFolder

The following parameters apply to createFolder method:

Parameter	Type	Description
SID	Integer	Identifies the session retrieved from logging in.
parentFolderId	Integer	Identifies the unique ID of the parent folder (zero if no parent).
repId	Integer	Identifies the unique ID of the repository.
folderType	Integer	Identifies the type of folder to be created.
description	String	Identifies the description of the folder.
folderName	String	Identifies the name of the folder.

Description

Creates a new folder in the Service Desk repository that is accessed through the Attachments Library.

Note: For more information, see the Online Help.

Note: Folder types other then 0 are hidden folders and can be viewed only by navigating to Attachments Library on the Administration tab. These folders are automatically created by the system during upload and should not be created by the user or Web Services, because their files are private and cannot be shared with other Knowledge Documents, QA or Knowledge Files.

Returns

A <UDSObject> describing the folder created, with some of the following child <Attributes> nodes:

XML Element Value	Type	Description
repository	SREL	Identifies the repository name.
parent_id	SREL	Identifies the unique ID of the parent folder.
folder_type	Integer	Identifies the type of folder created.
folder_name	String	Identifies the name of the folder.
description	String	Identifies the description of the folder.