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Sample Tasks -> T03- Create folders in network drive & backup data

Task Description: Daily create folders in network drive for users, prefix those folders with today’s date and backup files from a local folder to those folders.

Solution
1.	Create user list	Create List Variable from Tools Menu > Variable Manager. Make sure “User Variables” tab is selected. Click “New” and in 'Type' selection select “List” Type user names. Give an appropriate name to List Variable (say “MyUsers”) and save the List Variable. Screenshot 1
2.	Create new task	Click on Tools -> Task Editor.
3.	Loop through user list & create folder for each user	From the command list select "Loop->Start Loop” command. In the "Loop" wizard, select “List” Variable option and select the newly created List Variable. Screenshot 2 Select “Programs/Files/Windows->Files/Folders” Command. Select “Create Folder” option and select the parent folder. Press F2 Key to enter the List Variable created above and also add System Date variables as prefix. Screenshot 3 .
4.	Loop through user list and copy files	You can create another loop command like above and select Programs/Files/Windows->Files/Folders” command wizard. Choose “Copy File(s)” option in “Files/Folder” wizard. Select or enter the path of the source folder from where the files are to be copied. In destination folder enter the parent folder of our newly created folders. Using F2 Key enter the List Variable and System Variables for today’s date. Save the command. Screenshot 4

When you run this task, it will create new folders in your given drive and backup data from your local folders to these newly created folders.