How to Create Folders

This procedure describes how to create folders by using the browser interface. You can also create folders by using the following command.

• fdb.f.add – Creates new folder.

Before You Begin

To create a folder, you must have write permissions on the parent folder.

You do not need to be in the folder's owner user group to create a subfolder. However, if you are not a member of the owner user group, then you cannot modify the new folder's owner user group or default permissions.

Steps

1. View the folder to which you plan to add a subfolder.

   For the procedure about how to navigate to the desired Folders page, see How to View Folders.

2. In the top row of the table on the Folders page, type a folder name, select an owner user group, and provide a brief description for the new folder and click Create.

   The Edit page for the new folder is displayed.

3. Ensure that the correct folder name, owner user group, and description are displayed.

4. (Optional) If you are a member of the owner user group, you can change the folder's owner user group and set the permissions for each user group that has access to the new folder.

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   Note –

   After you configure a user group's folder permissions, click Add. If you do not click Add, the user group's permissions will be lost when you save the folder.

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   For more information on changing folder permissions, see How to Modify the Folder Permissions of a User Group.

5. Click Save.

Troubleshooting

If your attempt to create a new folder failed, verify the following conditions.

• The folder's creation would not result in the folder path exceeding 512 characters (including forward slashes,/).

• The folder's name contains only letters, numbers, dashes (-), underscores (_), periods (.), and spaces (' ').

• The new folder's name does not conflict with an existing folder in the parent folder.

• The parent folder was not created by a plug-in.

  Only a revision of the plug-in or a plug-in that depends on that plug-in can create new subfolders.