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Version: On-Premise 2.1

Create Virtual Directory

Activity Description​

Creates a Virtual Directory on an IIS website.

Output​

Success/Failure

Settings​

  • Host Name – The host name or IP address.
  • User Name – If required, the username of an account that has read-write access to the host.
  • Password – If required, the password of the account listed in the User Name field.
  • Website Name – The website in which the Virtual Directory resides.
  • Virtual Directory Name – The name of the Virtual Directory to create.
  • Virtual Directory Content Source (A directory…/A redirection…) – Determines whether the Virtual Directory's content is taken from a directory located on the local machine or from an external URL.
    • When a local directory is selected as the Virtual Directory's content source:
      • Local Path – The path of the source directory.
      • Read – Determines whether to permit clients which access the Virtual Directory to read data from it.
      • Write - Determines whether to permit clients which access the Virtual Directory to write data in it.
      • Directory Browsing - Determines whether to permit clients which access the Virtual Directory to browse the list of files in it.
    • When an external URL directory is selected as the Virtual Directory's content source:
      • Redirect URL – The source URL.
      • The exact URL entered above - The client is sent to the exact specified URL.
      • Only redirect requests to content in this directory - The client is sent to any directory which resides in the specified URL.
      • A permanent redirection for this resource – The client is automatically redirected to a different URL.
  • Application Settings:
    • Execute Permissions: None/Scripts Only/Scripts and Executables – Sets the security level of files and resources in the Virtual Directory.
    • Create Application – Determines whether to create an application out of the Virtual Directory's content.
    • Application Name – The name of the application.
    • Custom Application Pool – Select to create a custom application pool.
    • Pool Name – The name of the application pool (overrides the default name).