This operation was added in the 4.5.1 release.

Creates a build artifact containing file(s) and folder(s) selected on the Project Files tab of a project. This artifact is then used by the partialDeploy operation.

The project file attributes can be defaulted for the project using project properties. Then at populate or evaluate time, the defaults are used to fill the project file attributes. Those attributes are used at deploy time. The attributes are stored with the object, not the build, so it is possible to change the attributes and then deploy again without another build in between.

Environment/Instance Properties

Property Name	Property Code	Required	Description

Project Properties

Property Name	Property Code	Required	Description
Root Target Folder	FDFILE_ROOT_TARGET_FOLDER	No	The path in which to create and update file and folder objects. If left blank, the FD_TEMP_DIR will be used. Unlike the rest of the properties on this operation, this one is not a default. Its value is pulled at deploy time, not populate and evaluate time.
Use Source Path Default	FDFILE_USE_SOURCE_PATH_DEFAULT	No	When populating or evaluating project files, default the Use source path value to this. Defaults to true(checked ).
Ignore Failure Default	FDFILE_IGNORE_FAILURE_DEFAULT	No	When populating or evaluating project files, default the Ignore Failure value to this. Defaults to false (unchecked ).
Owner:Group File Default	FDFILE_OWNER_GROUP_FILE_DEFAULT	No	When populating or evaluating Files, default the Owner:Group value to this.
Owner:Group Folder Default	FDFILE_OWNER_GROUP_FOLDER_DEFAULT	No	When populating or evaluating Folders, default the Owner:Group value to this.
Permissions File Default	FDFILE_PERMISSION_FILE_DEFAULT	No	When populating or evaluating Files, default the Permissions to this.
Permissions Folder Default	FDFILE_PERMISSION_FOLDER_DEFAULT	No	When populating or evaluating Folders, default the Permissions to this.
Property Replacement Default	FDFILE_PROPERTY_REPLACEMENT_DEFAULT	No	When populating or evaluating Files, default the Property Replacement option to this. Defaults to true(checked ).
Execute Default	FDFILE_EXECUTE_DEFAULT	No	When populating or evaluating Files, default the execute option to this. Defaults to false (unchecked ).

Inputs

Input Name	Input Code	Required	Description
File Filter	`FDFILE_INP_FILE_FILTER`	No	Wildcard compatible expression to select file(s). You can enter multiple filter expressions separated by ##. Leave empty to select all files. The ## performs an OR expression. See the Filter Examples.
File Exclude Filter	`FDFILE_INP_FILE_FILTER_EXCLUDED`	No	Wildcard compatible expression to exclude file(s) OR folders. You can enter multiple filter expressions separated by ##. Leave empty to select all files. The ## performs an OR expression. See the Filter Examples.
Source Path	`FDFILE_INP_SOURCE_PATH`	Yes	The source directory to copy file(s) from. The `FD_TEMP_DIR` and `FD_ARTIFACTS_DIR` variables work great in this field.
Target Path	`FDFILE_INP_TARGET_PATH`	Yes	The target directory where file(s) are to be transferred. The `FD_TEMP_DIR` and `FD_ARTIFACTS_DIR` variables work great in this field.
Clean Directory	`FDFILE_INP_CLEAN_DIRECTORY`	No	Flag to indicate if the target path should be cleaned before copy.

Outputs

Output Name	Required	Description

Artifacts

This operation produces an artifact that will be stored in the artifacts repository. The artifact contains the files that were selected on the Project Files page.

Endpoint Selection

This operation will select all available endpoints associated to the Environment/Instance.

Endpoint Execution

This operation will execute on any one of the selected endpoints and will be random in the determination of which one.