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# folder.json Attributes

The `folder.json` file attributes are:

| Attribute                                            | Required                                                                             | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| ---------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `name`                                               | Yes for auto-installed templates, No for templates that use the configuration wizard | Folder developer name. For apps created from auto-installed templates, the folder developer name is required for the creation of app.                                                                                                                                     |
| `label`                                              | No                                                                                   | Folder label.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| `description`                                        | No                                                                                   | Folder description.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| `featuredAssets`                                     | Yes                                                                                  | Container for assets; this can be empty if no `featuredAssets` are present.                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| `featuredAssets` → `default`                         | No                                                                                   | Container for assets.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| `featuredAssets` → `default`→ `assets`               | No                                                                                   | Container for array of assets.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| `featuredAssets` → `default`→ `assets`→ `id` element | No                                                                                   | Tokenized ID of dashboard asset.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| `featuredAssets` → `default`→ `assets`→ `name`       | No                                                                                   | Asset name.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| `featuredAssets` → `default`→ `assets`→ `namespace`  | No                                                                                   | Asset namespace.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| `featuredAssets` → `default`→ `assets`→ `type`       | No                                                                                   | Asset type, such as `dashboards`, `lenses`, or `eltDatflows`. Can be `null`.                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| `shares`                                             | No                                                                                   | Sharing rules for the folder.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| `shares` → `sharedWithID`                            | Yes, if `shares` is used.                                                            | User ID or Group ID to share this folder with.                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| `shares` → `accessType`                              | Yes, if `shares` is used.                                                            | Access type for the sharing rule. Valid values are `EDIT`, `MANAGE`, and `VIEW`.                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| `shares` → `shareType`                               | Yes, if `shares` is used.                                                            | The sharing type for the sharing rule. Valid values are `Group`, `Organization`, `Role`, `RoleAndSubordinates`, `RoleAndSubordinatesInternal`, `User`, `PortalRole`, `PortalRoleAndSubordinates`, `AllCspUsers`, `AllPrmUsers`, `PartnerUsers`, and `CustomerPortalUser`. |

**See Also**

- [Edit folder.json](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/analytics/bi-dev-guide-wave-templates/concept/bi-templatesdev-edit-folder-json.md)