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# catalog.create_folder (SSISDB Database)

[!INCLUDE[ssis-appliesto](../../includes/ssis-appliesto-ssvrpluslinux-asdb-asdw-xxx.md)]


[!INCLUDE[tsql-appliesto-ss2012-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md](../../includes/tsql-appliesto-ss2012-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md.md)]

  Creates a folder in the [!INCLUDE[ssISnoversion](../../includes/ssisnoversion-md.md)] catalog.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```sql  
catalog.create_folder [@folder_name =] folder_name, [@folder_id =] folder_id OUTPUT  
```  
  
## Arguments  
 [@folder_name =] *folder_name*  
 The name of the new folder. The *folder_name* is **nvarchar(128)**.  
  
 [@folder_name =] *folder_id*  
 The unique identifier (ID) of the folder. The *folder_id* is **bigint**.  
  
## Return Code Value  
 The folder identifier is returned.  
  
## Result Sets  
 None  
  
## Permissions  
 This stored procedure requires one of the following permissions:  
  
-   Membership to the **ssis_admin** database role  
  
-   Membership to the **sysadmin** server role  
  
## Errors and Warnings  
If a folder with the same name already exists, the stored procedure returns an error .