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Rlabkey (version 2.8.0)

labkey.security.createContainer: Creates a new container, which may be a project, folder, or workbook, on the server

Description

Create a new container, which may be a project, folder, or workbook, on the LabKey server with parameters to control the containers name, title, description, and folder type.

Usage

labkey.security.createContainer(baseUrl=NULL, parentPath, name = NULL, title = NULL,
    description = NULL, folderType = NULL, isWorkbook = FALSE)

Arguments

baseUrl

A string specifying the baseUrl for the labkey server.

parentPath

A string specifying the parentPath for the new container.

name

The name of the container, required for projects or folders.

title

The title of the container, used primarily for workbooks.

description

The description of the container, used primarily for workbooks.

folderType

The name of the folder type to be applied (ex. Study or Collaboration).

isWorkbook

Whether this a workbook should be created. Defaults to false.

Value

Returns information about the newly created container.

Details

This function allows for users with proper permissions to create a new container, which may be a project, folder, or workbook, on the LabKey server with parameters to control the containers name, title, description, and folder type. If the container already exists or the user does not have permissions, an error message will be returned.

See Also

labkey.getFolders, labkey.security.getContainers, labkey.security.deleteContainer, labkey.security.moveContainer

Examples

Run this code
# NOT RUN {
library(Rlabkey)

labkey.security.createContainer(baseUrl="http://labkey/", parentPath = "/home",
    name = "NewFolder", description = "My new folder has this description",
    folderType = "Collaboration"
)

# }

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