New Library activity
An activity that creates a SharePoint library within a SharePoint site.

Configure the New Library activity
To configure the New Library activity, do the procedure in this topic.
Examples
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?
- You can not use a custom library template to create the document library.
- 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:
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 New Library
activity onto your process.
General Configuration
Specifies the basic settings for the New Library activity.

Good to Know
- Documentation for this screen is provided for completeness. The fields are mostly self-explanatory.
Fields
Field Name | Definition |
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Display Name |
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Description |
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New Library Configuration
Configures your new SharePoint library.

Fields
Field Name | Definition |
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SharePoint |
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Create |
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Site |
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List Template |
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Document Library Name |
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Document Template |
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Overwrite Document Library |
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Enable Versioning |
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Enable Content Management |
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Store Library URL in Process Attribute |
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