Alteryx directory behavior question

[DADE]

So I am wondering what happens if during the execution of a workflow that is reading the files in a directory using the directory tool (going file per file and creating an output) new files are being added to that folder.

Does the directory tool check the files that are in the folder once, at the start, or does it also take into account new files if they are being added during the execution of the workflow?

Thanks!

[AbhilashR · Accepted solution]

From what I can tell it scans the folder once at the start each time the user executes (i.e. Runs) the workflow. The snapshot of the list of files may change at every run assuming the list of files in the folder have changed, but not within a single Run.