# Parameter 'dataFolder' is unknown for plugin 'gatling-maven-plugin:3.1.2:test (default-cli)'

**URL:** <https://community.gatling.io/t/parameter-datafolder-is-unknown-for-plugin-gatling-maven-plugin-3-1-2-test-default-cli/8202>\
**Category:** Gatling (Open-Source)\
**Created:** [August 11, 2023, 1:10pm UTC](https://community.gatling.io/t/parameter-datafolder-is-unknown-for-plugin-gatling-maven-plugin-3-1-2-test-default-cli/8202 "2023-08-11T13:10:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![harshit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c57346/32.png) [@harshit](https://community.gatling.io/u/harshit)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 1:10pm UTC](https://community.gatling.io/t/parameter-datafolder-is-unknown-for-plugin-gatling-maven-plugin-3-1-2-test-default-cli/8202/1 "2023-08-11T13:10:54Z")

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We have kept body of API inside bodies folder but for some reason maven is not able to pick this. It shows warning on both dataFolder and bodyFolder tag

 io.gatling gatling-maven-plugin 3.1.2 ${project.basedir}/src/test/performance/resources ${project.basedir}/src/test/performance/resources ${project.basedir}/src/test/performance/scala com.oracle.fa.expenses.simulations.expensesSimulation ${project.basedir}/src/test/performance/resources/data ${project.basedir}/src/test/performance/resources/bodies ${project.basedir}/src/test/performance/results 

Terminal Warning on mvn gatling:test -  
[WARNING] Parameter ‘dataFolder’ is unknown for plugin ‘gatling-maven-plugin:3.1.2:test (default-cli)’  
[WARNING] Parameter ‘bodiesFolder’ is unknown for plugin ‘gatling-maven-plugin:3.1.2:test (default-cli)’

Because of this we are not able to test POST API. Thanks in advance

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**Author:** ![slandelle](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.gatling.io/slandelle/32/4_2.png) [@slandelle](https://community.gatling.io/u/slandelle)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 1:25pm UTC](https://community.gatling.io/t/parameter-datafolder-is-unknown-for-plugin-gatling-maven-plugin-3-1-2-test-default-cli/8202/2 "2023-08-11T13:25:13Z")

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- gatling-maven-plugin 3.1.2 was released more than 2 years.
- the latest version is 4.5.0
- these options were dropped as of 3.0.0 released 5 years ago and replaced with a single `resourcesFolder`

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**Author:** ![system](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/gatling2/original/2X/b/b148e0742de35c6280726cabf3ecd3de2d320f63.png) [@system](https://community.gatling.io/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2023, 1:25pm UTC](https://community.gatling.io/t/parameter-datafolder-is-unknown-for-plugin-gatling-maven-plugin-3-1-2-test-default-cli/8202/3 "2023-09-10T13:25:36Z")

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