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Directory

This schema defines the Directory entity. A Directory is a folder or organizational unit in a Drive Service that can contain files, worksheets, and other directories.

  • id: Unique identifier of this directory instance. Refer to ../../type/basic.json#/definitions/uuid.
  • name: Name of the directory. Refer to ../../type/basic.json#/definitions/entityName.
  • fullyQualifiedName: Fully qualified name of the directory. Refer to ../../type/basic.json#/definitions/fullyQualifiedEntityName.
  • displayName (string): Display Name that identifies this directory.
  • description: Description of the directory. Refer to ../../type/basic.json#/definitions/markdown.
  • service: Link to the drive service this directory belongs to. Refer to ../../type/entityReference.json.
  • serviceType: Type of drive service. Refer to ../../entity/services/driveService.json#/definitions/driveServiceType.
  • parent: Parent directory reference. Refer to ../../type/entityReference.json.
  • children: Child directories and files. Refer to ../../type/entityReferenceList.json.
  • directoryType: Refer to #/definitions/directoryType.
  • path (string): Full path to the directory.
  • isShared (boolean): Whether this directory is shared. Default: False.
  • numberOfFiles (integer): Number of files in this directory.
  • numberOfSubDirectories (integer): Number of subdirectories.
  • totalSize (integer): Total size of all files in bytes.
  • sourceUrl: Link to this directory in the source system. Refer to ../../type/basic.json#/definitions/sourceUrl.
  • href: Link to the resource corresponding to this directory. Refer to ../../type/basic.json#/definitions/href.
  • owners: Owners of this directory. Refer to ../../type/entityReferenceList.json.
  • followers: Followers of this entity. Refer to ../../type/entityReferenceList.json.
  • tags (array): Tags associated with this directory. Default: None.
    • Items: Refer to ../../type/tagLabel.json.
  • version: Metadata version of the entity. Refer to ../../type/entityHistory.json#/definitions/entityVersion.
  • updatedAt: Last update time corresponding to the new version of the entity in Unix epoch time milliseconds. Refer to ../../type/basic.json#/definitions/timestamp.
  • updatedBy (string): User who made the update.
  • changeDescription: Change that lead to this version of the entity. Refer to ../../type/entityHistory.json#/definitions/changeDescription.
  • incrementalChangeDescription: Change that lead to this version of the entity. Refer to ../../type/entityHistory.json#/definitions/changeDescription.
  • deleted (boolean): When true indicates the entity has been soft deleted. Default: False.
  • domains: Domains the Directory belongs to. Refer to ../../type/entityReferenceList.json.
  • dataProducts: List of data products this entity is part of. Refer to ../../type/entityReferenceList.json.
  • lifeCycle: Life Cycle of the entity. Refer to ../../type/lifeCycle.json.
  • sourceHash (string): Source hash of the entity.
  • extension: Entity extension data with custom attributes added to the entity. Refer to ../../type/basic.json#/definitions/entityExtension.
  • votes: Votes on the entity. Refer to ../../type/votes.json.
  • certification: Refer to ../../type/assetCertification.json.
  • usageSummary: Latest usage information for this directory. Refer to ../../type/usageDetails.json. Default: None.
  • directoryType (string): Type of directory. Must be one of: ['Root', 'MyDrive', 'SharedDrive', 'TeamDrive', 'Folder', 'SharePointSite', 'SharePointLibrary'].

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