Create Directory activity

reference australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read r_CreateDirectoryActivity.md

The Create Directory activity creates a new directory on an SFTP server.

Input variables

Variable	Description
sourceHost	Name or IP address of the server containing the files you want to move.
sourcePort	Port number to use to communicate with the source server. The default port number is 22.
sourceDirectory	Path to the target directory to create.
sourceCredentialTag	Specific Credential aliases for Orchestration activities this activity must use to run SSH commands on the host.

Output variables

Variable	Description
errorMessage	The executionResult.errorMessages from the Activity designer parsing sources. If this variable is not null, the operation has failed.
result	Text message advising that the command was executed successfully.

Conditions

Variable	Description
Success	The activity succeeded in creating the directory.
Failure	The activity failed to create the directory.

Parent Topic:SFTP File Transfer activity pack

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title: Create Directory activity
description: The Create Directory activity creates a new directory on an SFTP server.
locale: en-US
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release: australia
product: Orchestration
classification: orchestration
topic_type: reference
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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breadcrumb: [SFTP File Transfer activity pack, Orchestration activity packs, Classic Orchestration, Workflow Data Fabric]
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# Create Directory activity

The Create Directory activity creates a new directory on an SFTP server.

## Input variables

|Variable|Description|
|--------|-----------|
|sourceHost|Name or IP address of the server containing the files you want to move.|
|sourcePort|Port number to use to communicate with the source server. The default port number is **22**.|
|sourceDirectory|Path to the target directory to create.|
|sourceCredentialTag|Specific [Credential aliases for Orchestration activities](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-security/c_AssignCredsOrchActivities.md) this activity must use to run SSH commands on the host.|

## Output variables

|Variable|Description|
|--------|-----------|
|errorMessage|The **executionResult.errorMessages** from the [Activity designer parsing sources](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/integrate-applications/orchestration/t_CreateAParsingRule.md). If this variable is not null, the operation has failed.|
|result|Text message advising that the command was executed successfully.|

## Conditions

|Variable|Description|
|--------|-----------|
|Success|The activity succeeded in creating the directory.|
|Failure|The activity failed to create the directory.|

**Parent Topic:**[SFTP File Transfer activity pack](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/integrate-applications/orchestration/c_OrchestrationSFTPActivityPack.md)