# SG schema

**URL:** <https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/t/sg-schema/10873>\
**Category:** Pipeline Integrations\
**Tags:** fptr-tk\
**Created:** [November 30, 2020, 7:33pm UTC](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/t/sg-schema/10873 "2020-11-30T19:33:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![mharris](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/shotgunsoftware/user_avatar/community.shotgridsoftware.com/mharris/32/2644_2.png) [@mharris](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/u/mharris)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2020, 7:33pm UTC](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/t/sg-schema/10873/1 "2020-11-30T19:33:49Z")

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Hello,

I am trying to setup a folder structure for a Pipeline Config using the SG schema. I have all of the folders being created just fine until it gets down to creating the Task folders. I would like to have it create folder under the Artwork folder for “concept”, “3d-design”, and “surf-art”. In my Pipeline config I have a folder named _sg\_task\_notation_ along side the _sg\_task\_notation.yml_ file in the Artwork folder. Here are the contents of my _sg\_task\_notation.yml_ file:

```
# the type of dynamic content
type: shotgun_entity

# the shotgun entity type to connect to
entity_type: Task

# the shotgun field to use for the folder name
name: sg_task_notation

# shotgun filters to apply when getting the list of items
# this should be a list of dicts, each dict containing 
# three fields: path, relation and values
# (this is std shotgun API syntax)
# any values starting with $ are resolved into path objects
filters:
    - { "path": "sg_task_notation", "relation": "in", "values": ["concept", "3d-design", "surf-art"] }

```

Here are the results when trying to create a Character named Fred:

 ![Screen Shot 2020-11-30 at 11.18.31 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/shotgunsoftware/original/2X/1/114baff9e4cc369e5017aa6e2b212dc56f7d9675.png)

In the scenes folder there is also an _sg\_task\_notation_ folder and _sg\_task\_notation.yml_ file. The only difference there is the _relation_ is “not\_in” so that it will create all of the remaining task notation folders that are not part of the Artwork pipe.

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**Author:** ![philip.scadding](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/shotgunsoftware/user_avatar/community.shotgridsoftware.com/philip.scadding/32/30_2.png) [@philip.scadding](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/u/philip.scadding)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2020, 11:32am UTC](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/t/sg-schema/10873/2 "2020-12-02T11:32:42Z")

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Hello!

One thing I have noticed is that you’re not using the [Task folder type](https://support.shotgunsoftware.com/hc/en-us/articles/219039868-Integrations-File-System-Reference#Shotgun%20Task%20Folder), that said I’m currently having issues creating a task folder in a step folder (without filters), and I’m not sure what the reason for that is at the moment. Unfortunately I haven’t got time to investigate further right now.

I think your filters look OK to me though.  
Phil

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**Author:** ![mharris](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/shotgunsoftware/user_avatar/community.shotgridsoftware.com/mharris/32/2644_2.png) [@mharris](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/u/mharris)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2020, 7:02pm UTC](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/t/sg-schema/10873/3 "2020-12-02T19:02:45Z")

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@philip.scadding, thanks for the info!

I got it to work by changing the _sg\_task\_notation.yml_ file content to the following:

```
 # the type of dynamic content
type: "shotgun_task"

# the shotgun field to use for the folder name
name: "sg_task_notation"

# by default, list fields are only created if they are needed by a child entity node
# by setting the create_with_parent parameter to true you ensure that list field
# nodes are always created
create_with_parent: true

# the shotgun entity type to connect to
entity_type: "Task"

# shotgun filters to apply when getting the list of items
# this should be a list of dicts, each dict containing 
# three fields: path, relation and values
# (this is std shotgun API syntax)
# any values starting with $ are resolved into path objects
filters:
    - { "path": "sg_task_notation", "relation": "in", "values": ["concept", "3d-design", "surf-art"] }
```

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**Author:** ![philip.scadding](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/shotgunsoftware/user_avatar/community.shotgridsoftware.com/philip.scadding/32/30_2.png) [@philip.scadding](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/u/philip.scadding)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2020, 7:34pm UTC](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/t/sg-schema/10873/4 "2020-12-02T19:34:30Z")

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Yep that looks good, I figured out my mistake as well … I didn’t assign a Step to the Task, sigh.