diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4ea36d3b7d..4eff6fbd7f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -297,6 +297,11 @@
                <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
                <version>2.19</version>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+               <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+               <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
+               <version>1.8</version>
+            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/rm-automation/pom.xml b/rm-automation/pom.xml
index 78c62c3a3b..1e6d3439db 100644
--- a/rm-automation/pom.xml
+++ b/rm-automation/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
    </modules>
 
    <properties>
-      <alfresco.installer.host>releases</alfresco.installer.host>
       <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
       <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
       <suiteXmlFile>testng.xml</suiteXmlFile>
@@ -109,22 +108,18 @@
                               <echo>Recreating database...</echo>
                               <sql driver="org.postgresql.Driver" url="jdbc:postgresql:template1" userid="alfresco" password="alfresco" autocommit="true">drop database if exists alfresco; create database alfresco</sql>
                               <echo>Downloading Alfresco installer...</echo>
-                              <get src="https://${alfresco.installer.host}.alfresco.com/${installer.path}" dest="target/alf-installer.bin" />
+                              <get src="${installer.url}" dest="target/alf-installer.bin" />
                               <chmod file="target/alf-installer.bin" perm="a+x" verbose="true" />
                               <echo>Installing Alfresco...</echo>
                               <exec executable="${basedir}/target/alf-installer.bin" dir="target" failonerror="true">
                                  <arg line="--mode unattended --alfresco_admin_password admin --disable-components postgres,alfrescowcmqs --jdbc_username alfresco --jdbc_password alfresco --prefix ${basedir}/target/alf-installation" />
                               </exec>
+                              <delete file="target/alf-installer.bin" verbose="true" />
                            </target>
                         </configuration>
                      </execution>
                   </executions>
                   <dependencies>
-                     <dependency>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>ant-jsch</artifactId>
-                        <version>1.8.2</version>
-                     </dependency>
                      <dependency>
                         <groupId>postgresql</groupId>
                         <artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
diff --git a/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/model/fileplancomponents/FilePlanComponent.java b/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/model/fileplancomponents/FilePlanComponent.java
index d821768829..b9edeb4002 100644
--- a/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/model/fileplancomponents/FilePlanComponent.java
+++ b/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/model/fileplancomponents/FilePlanComponent.java
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ package org.alfresco.rest.rm.community.model.fileplancomponents;
 
 import static org.alfresco.rest.rm.community.model.fileplancomponents.FilePlanComponentFields.ALLOWABLE_OPERATIONS;
 import static org.alfresco.rest.rm.community.model.fileplancomponents.FilePlanComponentFields.IS_CLOSED;
+import static org.alfresco.rest.rm.community.model.fileplancomponents.FilePlanComponentFields.PATH;
 import static org.alfresco.rest.rm.community.model.fileplancomponents.FilePlanComponentFields.PROPERTIES;
+import static org.alfresco.rest.rm.community.model.fileplancomponents.FilePlanComponentFields.RELATIVE_PATH;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -96,7 +98,8 @@ public class FilePlanComponent
 
     @JsonProperty (required = false)
     private FilePlanComponentContent content;
-    
+
+    @JsonProperty (value = PATH)
     private FilePlanComponentPath path;
 
     @JsonProperty (required = true)
@@ -108,4 +111,7 @@ public class FilePlanComponent
     @JsonProperty (required = true)
     private FilePlanComponentUserInfo modifiedByUser;
 
+    @JsonProperty (value = RELATIVE_PATH)
+    private String relativePath;
+
 }
diff --git a/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/model/fileplancomponents/FilePlanComponentFields.java b/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/model/fileplancomponents/FilePlanComponentFields.java
index 11b14c1906..130cb388f5 100644
--- a/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/model/fileplancomponents/FilePlanComponentFields.java
+++ b/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/model/fileplancomponents/FilePlanComponentFields.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class FilePlanComponentFields
     public static final String PROPERTIES_REVIEW_PERIOD = "rma:reviewPeriod";
     public static final String PROPERTIES_LOCATION = "rma:location";
     public static final String PROPERTIES_IS_CLOSED = "rma:isClosed"; // not to be confused with IS_CLOSED!
-    
+
     // for non-electronic records
     public static final String PROPERTIES_BOX = "rma:box";
     public static final String PROPERTIES_FILE = "rma:file";
@@ -57,5 +57,8 @@ public class FilePlanComponentFields
     public static final String PROPERTIES_PHYSICAL_SIZE = "rma:physicalSize";
     public static final String PROPERTIES_SHELF = "rma:shelf";
     public static final String PROPERTIES_STORAGE_LOCATION = "rma:storageLocation";
-        
+
+    //RelativePath specifies the container structure to create relative to the node nodeId.
+    public static final String RELATIVE_PATH = "relativePath";
+    public static final String PATH = "path";
 }
diff --git a/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/fileplancomponents/RecordFolderTests.java b/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/fileplancomponents/RecordFolderTests.java
index 4c7d836a43..bab76aec0c 100644
--- a/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/fileplancomponents/RecordFolderTests.java
+++ b/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/fileplancomponents/RecordFolderTests.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import static org.alfresco.rest.rm.community.base.TestData.FOLDER_NAME;
 import static org.alfresco.rest.rm.community.base.TestData.FOLDER_TITLE;
 import static org.alfresco.rest.rm.community.model.fileplancomponents.FilePlanComponentAlias.FILE_PLAN_ALIAS;
 import static org.alfresco.rest.rm.community.model.fileplancomponents.FilePlanComponentFields.IS_CLOSED;
+import static org.alfresco.rest.rm.community.model.fileplancomponents.FilePlanComponentFields.PATH;
 import static org.alfresco.rest.rm.community.model.fileplancomponents.FilePlanComponentType.RECORD_FOLDER_TYPE;
 import static org.alfresco.utility.data.RandomData.getRandomAlphanumeric;
 import static org.springframework.http.HttpStatus.CREATED;
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ import static org.testng.Assert.assertNotNull;
 import static org.testng.Assert.fail;
 import static org.testng.AssertJUnit.assertTrue;
 
+import java.time.LocalDateTime;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
 
@@ -358,6 +360,97 @@ public class RecordFolderTests extends BaseRestTest
             );
 
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Given that I want to create a record folder
+     * When I use the API with the relativePath
+     * Then the categories specified in the relativePath that don't exist are created within the record folder
+     *
+     * Containers in the relativePath that do not exist are created before the node is created
+     */
+    @Test
+    (
+        description = "Create a folder based on the relativePath. " +
+            "Containers in the relativePath that do not exist are created before the node is created"
+    )
+    public void createFolderWithRelativePath() throws Exception
+    {
+        //RelativePath specify the container structure to create relative to the record folder to be created
+        String RELATIVE_PATH = LocalDateTime.now().getYear()+"/"+ LocalDateTime.now().getMonth()+"/"+ LocalDateTime.now().getDayOfMonth();
+
+        // Authenticate with admin user
+        filePlanComponentAPI.usingRestWrapper().authenticateUser(dataUser.getAdminUser());
+        //The record folder to be created
+        FilePlanComponent recordFolder = FilePlanComponent.builder()
+                                                          .name(FOLDER_NAME)
+                                                          .nodeType(RECORD_FOLDER_TYPE.toString())
+                                                          .relativePath(RELATIVE_PATH)
+                                                          .build();
+
+        // Create the record folder
+        FilePlanComponent folder = filePlanComponentAPI.withParams("include="+ PATH).createFilePlanComponent(recordFolder,FILE_PLAN_ALIAS.toString());
+        //Check the API response code
+        filePlanComponentAPI.usingRestWrapper().assertStatusCodeIs(CREATED);
+
+        // Verify the returned properties for the file plan component - record folder
+        assertFalse(folder.getIsCategory());
+        assertFalse(folder.getIsFile());
+        assertTrue(folder.getIsRecordFolder());
+
+        //Check the path return contains the RELATIVE_PATH
+        assertTrue(folder.getPath().getName().contains(RELATIVE_PATH));
+        //check the parent is a category
+        assertTrue(filePlanComponentAPI.getFilePlanComponent(folder.getParentId()).getIsCategory());
+
+        //check the created folder from the server
+        folder=filePlanComponentAPI.withParams("include=" + PATH).getFilePlanComponent(folder.getId());
+        //Check the API response code
+        filePlanComponentAPI.usingRestWrapper().assertStatusCodeIs(OK);
+        // Verify the returned properties for the file plan component - record folder
+        assertFalse(folder.getIsCategory());
+        assertFalse(folder.getIsFile());
+        assertTrue(folder.getIsRecordFolder());
+
+        //Check the path return contains the RELATIVE_PATH
+        assertTrue(folder.getPath().getName().contains(RELATIVE_PATH));
+
+        //New Relative Path only a part of containers need to be created before the record folder
+        String NEW_RELATIVE_PATH = LocalDateTime.now().getYear() + "/" + LocalDateTime.now().getMonth() + "/" +( LocalDateTime.now().getDayOfMonth()+1);
+        //The record folder to be created
+        FilePlanComponent recordFolder2 = FilePlanComponent.builder()
+                                                          .name(FOLDER_NAME)
+                                                          .nodeType(RECORD_FOLDER_TYPE.toString())
+                                                          .relativePath(NEW_RELATIVE_PATH)
+                                                          .build();
+
+        // Create the record folder
+        FilePlanComponent folder2 = filePlanComponentAPI.withParams("include=" + PATH).createFilePlanComponent(recordFolder2, FILE_PLAN_ALIAS.toString());
+        //Check the API response code
+        filePlanComponentAPI.usingRestWrapper().assertStatusCodeIs(CREATED);
+
+        // Verify the returned properties for the file plan component - record folder
+        assertFalse(folder2.getIsCategory());
+        assertFalse(folder2.getIsFile());
+        assertTrue(folder2.getIsRecordFolder());
+        //Check the path return contains the NEW_RELATIVE_PATH
+        assertTrue(folder2.getPath().getName().contains(NEW_RELATIVE_PATH));
+
+        //check the parent is a category
+        assertTrue(filePlanComponentAPI.getFilePlanComponent(folder.getParentId()).getIsCategory());
+
+        // Check the folder created on the server
+        folder2 = filePlanComponentAPI.withParams("include=" + PATH).getFilePlanComponent(folder2.getId());
+        //Check the API response code
+        filePlanComponentAPI.usingRestWrapper().assertStatusCodeIs(OK);
+
+        // Verify the returned properties for the file plan component - record folder
+        assertFalse(folder2.getIsCategory());
+        assertFalse(folder2.getIsFile());
+        assertTrue(folder2.getIsRecordFolder());
+        //Check the path return contains the NEW_RELATIVE_PATH
+        assertTrue(folder2.getPath().getName().contains(NEW_RELATIVE_PATH));
+    }
+
     @AfterClass (alwaysRun = true)
     public void tearDown() throws Exception
     {