Delete Files activity

An activity that deletes files from SharePoint

Configure the Delete Files activity

To configure the Delete Files activity, do the procedure in this topic.

Examples

(Example) Create a SharePoint Access Token

Good to Know

To send an email notification, click Advanced > Email Notifications .
For more information, refer to Email Notifications screen (Process Activities).
In most text fields, you can use process data variables as an alternative to literal data values.
You can configure whether this activity waits for other activities before it runs.
For more information, refer to How Do I Configure an Activity to Wait for Other Incoming Activities?
This section shows the configuration settings on the configuration screens for this activity. Other configuration settings apply to system activities. For more information, refer to:
Some information about third-party integrations is outside the scope of the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation. It is the responsibility of the vendors who create and maintain these technologies to provide this information. This includes specific business use cases and examples; explanations for third-party concepts; details about the data models and input and output data formats for third-party technologies; and various types of IDs, URL patterns, connection string formats, or other technical information that is specific to the third-party technologies. For more information, refer to Where Can I Find Information and Examples for Third-Party Integrations?

How to Start

Open Process Builder.
For information about how to open this screen, refer to Process Builder.
In Process Builder, in the Activity Library, and open the SharePoint tab.
On the SharePoint tab, drag the Delete Files activity onto your process.

General Configuration

Specifies the basic settings for the Delete Files activity.

Good to Know

Documentation for this screen is provided for completeness. The fields are mostly self-explanatory.

Fields

Field Name	Definition
Display Name	Function: Specifies the activity name that shows in your process. Accepted Values: One line of text that can have spaces. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: No Example: This is a common configuration field that is used in many examples. Refer to: Examples - Step-by-step use case examples, information about what types of examples are provided in the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and other resources where you can find more examples.
Description	Function: Specifies an optional text description for your activity. Accepted Values: More than one line of text. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: No

Field Name

Definition

Display Name

Function:

Specifies the activity name that shows in your process.

Accepted Values:

One line of text that can have spaces.

Default Value:

None

Accepts Process Data Variables:

Example:

This is a common configuration field that is used in many examples. Refer to:

Examples - Step-by-step use case examples, information about what types of examples are provided in the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and other resources where you can find more examples.

Description

Function:: Specifies an optional text description for your activity.
Accepted Values:: More than one line of text.
Default Value:: None
Accepts Process Data Variables:: No

Delete Files Configuration

Specifies the SharePoint files to delete.

Figure: Delete File Configuration screen

Fields

Field Name	Definition
SharePoint	Function: Specifies the access token that connects to your SharePoint site. Accepted Values: A list of access tokens configured for your environment. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: No Example: Refer to: (Example) Configure a Create List Item Activity to Put the Leave Information in the SharePoint List (External) Form Based Apps – SharePoint Data Source (Example) Create a SharePoint Access Token
Create	Opens this Screen: Access Token for SharePoint Function of this Screen: Configure an access token to connect to SharePoint. Example: Refer to: (Example) Create a SharePoint Access Token
Site	Function: Specifies the URL for your SharePoint site. Accepted Values: A valid SharePoint site URL. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: Yes Example: http://[machine name]:[port]/sites/[site name] Note: You must include the /sites in the Site URL for the site to be created successfully. (External) Form Based Apps – SharePoint Data Source
Library	Function: Specifies the name for the new document library. Accepted Values: One line of text that can have spaces. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: Yes
Folder	Function: Specifies the name of your SharePoint folder. Accepted Values: The name of your SharePoint folder If the folder does not exist within the specified SharePoint list, the AgilePoint system creates it. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: Yes
Filter	Function: Specifies the file name or a set of files expressed with the filter expression to search within the specified source location. Accepted Values: File Name - Specifies the name of the file in your storage source location. Filter - Specifies a file name or a filter string that uses asterisks () as wildcards. Default Value: Filter Accepts Process Data Variables: Yes Example: These are some examples of filter expressions: .* - All files are searched. .txt - The files that have the .txt file extension are searched. .pdf - The files that have the .pdf file extension are searched. MyFile.* - All files start with MyFile are searched. *[part of file name]* - All files that contain the specified part of file name are searched. .xml - The files that have the .xml* file extension are searched. .doc - The files that have the .doc* file extension are searched. MyFile.xml - Only the specific file MyFile.xml is searched. The filter action is done at the source location specified in the activity.
File Not Found	Function: Specifies what to do if the process does not find your files. Accepted Values: Complete Activity - The task status changes to Complete, and the process continues. Suspend Process - The process status changes to Suspended. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: No
Recursive	Function: Specifies if the activity's action — such as copy, upload, or delete — is recursive. In other words, it specifies if the activity does the action again in the subfolders of the target location Accepted Values: Deselected - The activity does the action only on the files in the specified source folder. There is no effect on files in subfolders. Selected - The activity does the action on the files in the specified source folder, as well as the files in the subfolders. Default Value: Deselected