Folder

Represents a repository for a Document, EmailTemplate, Report, or Dashboard. Only one type of item can be contained in a folder.

Supported Calls

create(), delete(), describeSObjects(), getDeleted(), getUpdated(), query(), retrieve(), update(), upsert()

Special Access Rules

You must have the “Modify All Data” permission to create, update, or delete document folders and email template folders.
Customer Portal users can’t access this object.
To query this object, no special permissions are needed.
As of API version 35.0, when a folder is shared with a role, it is only visible to users in that role. Superior roles in the role hierarchy don’t gain visibility.
If analytics folder sharing is turned on, then users need these permissions to create and manage report folders and dashboard folders:
- “Create Dashboard Folders”
- “Create Report Folders”

Fields

Field	Details
AccessType	Type picklist Properties Create, Filter, Group, Restricted picklist, Sort, Update Description Required. Indicates who can access the Folder. Available values include: `Hidden`—Folder is hidden from everyone. `Public`—Folder is accessible by all users. `Shared`—Folder is accessible only by a User in a particular Group or UserRole. The API doesn’t allow you to view, insert, or update which group or Role the Folder is shared with. If analytics folder sharing is turned on for your organization, then this field is present but not used. Note
DeveloperName	Type string Properties Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update Description The unique name of the object in the API. This name can contain only underscores and alphanumeric characters, and must be unique in your organization. It must begin with a letter, not include spaces, not end with an underscore, and not contain two consecutive underscores. In managed packages, this field prevents naming conflicts on package installations. With this field, a developer can change the object’s name in a managed package and the changes are reflected in a subscriber’s organization. Label is Folder Unique Name. When creating large sets of data, always specify a unique DeveloperName for each record. If no DeveloperName is specified, performance may slow while Salesforce generates one for each record. Note
IsReadonly	Type boolean Properties Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update Description Indicates whether this Folder is read-only (`true`) or editable (`false`). Label is `Read Only`. If analytics folder sharing is turned on for your organization, then this field is present but not used. Note
Name	Type string Properties Create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update Description Label of the folder as it appears in the user interface. Label is Document Folder Label.
NamespacePrefix	Type string Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description The namespace prefix associated with this object. Each Developer Edition organization that creates a managed package has a unique namespace prefix. Limit: 15 characters. You can refer to a component in a managed package by using the `namespacePrefix__componentName` notation. The namespace prefix can have one of the following values: In Developer Edition organizations, the namespace prefix is set to the namespace prefix of the organization for all objects that support it. There is an exception if an object is in an installed managed package. In that case, the object has the namespace prefix of the installed managed package. This field’s value is the namespace prefix of the Developer Edition organization of the package developer. In organizations that are not Developer Edition organizations, NamespacePrefix is only set for objects that are part of an installed managed package. There is no namespace prefix for all other objects. This field can’t be accessed unless the logged-in user has the “Customize Application” permission.
Type	Type picklist Properties Create, Filter, Group, Restricted picklist, Sort Description Required. Type of objects contained in the Folder. This field can’t be updated. Available values include: `Dashboard` `Document` `Email template` `Report`

Usage

Only one type of item can be contained in a folder, either Document, EmailTemplate, Report, or Dashboard.

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Folder

Supported Calls

Special Access Rules

Fields

Usage