diff --git a/data-processing-lib/python/src/data_processing/runtime/pure_python/transform_file_processor.py b/data-processing-lib/python/src/data_processing/runtime/pure_python/transform_file_processor.py
index 143835dd0..fa3e69e4a 100644
--- a/data-processing-lib/python/src/data_processing/runtime/pure_python/transform_file_processor.py
+++ b/data-processing-lib/python/src/data_processing/runtime/pure_python/transform_file_processor.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 from data_processing.data_access import DataAccessFactoryBase
 from data_processing.runtime import AbstractTransformFileProcessor
-from data_processing.transform import AbstractBinaryTransform, TransformStatistics
+from data_processing.transform import AbstractTransform, TransformStatistics
 from data_processing.utils import UnrecoverableException
 
 
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ def __init__(
         data_access_factory: DataAccessFactoryBase,
         statistics: TransformStatistics,
         transform_params: dict[str, Any],
-        transform_class: type[AbstractBinaryTransform],
+        transform_class: type[AbstractTransform],
+        is_folder: bool,
     ):
         """
         Init method
@@ -36,11 +37,13 @@ def __init__(
         :param statistics - reference to statistics class
         :param transform_params - transform parameters
         :param transform_class: transform class
+        :param is_folder: folder transform flag
         """
         # invoke superclass
         super().__init__(
             data_access_factory=data_access_factory,
             transform_parameters=dict(transform_params),
+            is_folder=is_folder,
         )
         self.transform_params["statistics"] = statistics
         # Create local processor
@@ -52,7 +55,8 @@ def __init__(
         # Create statistics
         self.stats = statistics
 
-    def _publish_stats(self, stats: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+
+def _publish_stats(self, stats: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
         self.stats.add_stats(stats)
 
 
@@ -65,17 +69,20 @@ def __init__(
         self,
         data_access_factory: DataAccessFactoryBase,
         transform_params: dict[str, Any],
-        transform_class: type[AbstractBinaryTransform],
+        transform_class: type[AbstractTransform],
+        is_folder: bool
     ):
         """
         Init method
         :param data_access_factory - data access factory
         :param transform_params - transform parameters
         :param transform_class: transform class
+        :param is_folder: folder tranform flag
         """
         super().__init__(
             data_access_factory=data_access_factory,
             transform_parameters=dict(transform_params),
+            is_folder=is_folder,
         )
         # Add data access and statistics to the processor parameters
         self.transform_params["data_access"] = self.data_access
diff --git a/data-processing-lib/python/src/data_processing/runtime/pure_python/transform_orchestrator.py b/data-processing-lib/python/src/data_processing/runtime/pure_python/transform_orchestrator.py
index 8692da29e..153eaaf0a 100644
--- a/data-processing-lib/python/src/data_processing/runtime/pure_python/transform_orchestrator.py
+++ b/data-processing-lib/python/src/data_processing/runtime/pure_python/transform_orchestrator.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     PythonTransformFileProcessor,
     PythonTransformRuntimeConfiguration,
 )
-from data_processing.transform import AbstractBinaryTransform, TransformStatistics
+from data_processing.transform import AbstractBinaryTransform, TransformStatistics, AbstractFolderTransform
 from data_processing.utils import GB, get_logger
 
 
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ def _execution_resources() -> dict[str, Any]:
         "object_store": 0,
     }
 
-
-
 def orchestrate(
     data_access_factory: DataAccessFactoryBase,
     runtime_config: PythonTransformRuntimeConfiguration,
@@ -74,15 +72,21 @@ def orchestrate(
         return 1
     # create additional execution parameters
     runtime = runtime_config.create_transform_runtime()
+    is_folder = issubclass(runtime_config.get_transform_class(), AbstractFolderTransform)
     try:
-        # Get files to process
-        files, profile, retries = data_access.get_files_to_process()
-        if len(files) == 0:
-            logger.error("No input files to process - exiting")
-            return 0
-        if retries > 0:
-            statistics.add_stats({"data access retries": retries})
-        logger.info(f"Number of files is {len(files)}, source profile {profile}")
+        if is_folder:
+            # folder transform
+            files = AbstractFolderTransform.get_folders(data_access=data_access)
+            logger.info(f"Number of folders is {len(files)}")
+        else:
+            # Get files to process
+            files, profile, retries = data_access.get_files_to_process()
+            if len(files) == 0:
+                logger.error("No input files to process - exiting")
+                return 0
+            if retries > 0:
+                statistics.add_stats({"data access retries": retries})
+            logger.info(f"Number of files is {len(files)}, source profile {profile}")
         # Print interval
         print_interval = int(len(files) / 100)
         if print_interval == 0:
@@ -99,6 +103,7 @@ def orchestrate(
                     data_access_factory=data_access_factory, statistics=statistics, files=files
                 ),
                 transform_class=runtime_config.get_transform_class(),
+                is_folder=is_folder,
             )
         else:
             # using sequential execution
@@ -111,6 +116,7 @@ def orchestrate(
                     data_access_factory=data_access_factory, statistics=statistics, files=files
                 ),
                 transform_class=runtime_config.get_transform_class(),
+                is_folder=is_folder,
             )
         status = "success"
         return_code = 0
@@ -157,7 +163,8 @@ def _process_transforms(
     data_access_factory: DataAccessFactoryBase,
     statistics: TransformStatistics,
     transform_params: dict[str, Any],
-    transform_class: type[AbstractBinaryTransform],
+    transform_class: type[AbstractTransform],
+    is_folder: bool,
 ) -> None:
     """
     Process transforms sequentially
@@ -167,9 +174,8 @@ def _process_transforms(
     :param data_access_factory: data access factory
     :param transform_params - transform parameters
     :param transform_class: transform class
+    :param is_folder: folder transform flag
     :return: metadata for the execution
-
-    :return: None
     """
     # create executor
     executor = PythonTransformFileProcessor(
@@ -177,6 +183,7 @@ def _process_transforms(
         statistics=statistics,
         transform_params=transform_params,
         transform_class=transform_class,
+        is_folder=is_folder,
     )
     # process data
     t_start = time.time()
@@ -203,6 +210,7 @@ def _process_transforms_multiprocessor(
     data_access_factory: DataAccessFactoryBase,
     transform_params: dict[str, Any],
     transform_class: type[AbstractBinaryTransform],
+    is_folder: bool
 ) -> TransformStatistics:
     """
     Process transforms using multiprocessing pool
@@ -212,13 +220,17 @@ def _process_transforms_multiprocessor(
     :param data_access_factory: data access factory
     :param transform_params - transform parameters
     :param transform_class: transform class
+    :param is_folder: folder transform class
     :return: metadata for the execution
     """
     # result statistics
     statistics = TransformStatistics()
     # create processor
     processor = PythonPoolTransformFileProcessor(
-        data_access_factory=data_access_factory, transform_params=transform_params, transform_class=transform_class
+        data_access_factory=data_access_factory,
+        transform_params=transform_params,
+        transform_class=transform_class,
+        is_folder=is_folder,
     )
     completed = 0
     t_start = time.time()
diff --git a/data-processing-lib/python/src/data_processing/runtime/transform_file_processor.py b/data-processing-lib/python/src/data_processing/runtime/transform_file_processor.py
index d4ec548d8..1d268875f 100644
--- a/data-processing-lib/python/src/data_processing/runtime/transform_file_processor.py
+++ b/data-processing-lib/python/src/data_processing/runtime/transform_file_processor.py
@@ -26,11 +26,13 @@ def __init__(
         self,
         data_access_factory: DataAccessFactoryBase,
         transform_parameters: dict[str, Any],
+        is_folder: bool = False,
     ):
         """
         Init method
         :param data_access_factory: Data Access Factory
         :param transform_parameters: Transform parameters
+        :param is_folder: folder transform flag
         """
         self.logger = get_logger(__name__)
         # validate parameters
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ def __init__(
         # Add data access and statistics to the processor parameters
         self.transform_params = transform_parameters
         self.transform_params["data_access"] = self.data_access
+        self.is_folder = is_folder
 
     def process_file(self, f_name: str) -> None:
         """
@@ -58,25 +61,29 @@ def process_file(self, f_name: str) -> None:
             self.logger.warning("No data_access found. Returning.")
             return
         t_start = time.time()
-        # Read source file
-        filedata, retries = self.data_access.get_file(path=f_name)
-        if retries > 0:
-            self._publish_stats({"data access retries": retries})
-        if filedata is None:
-            self.logger.warning(f"File read resulted in None for {f_name}. Returning.")
-            self._publish_stats({"failed_reads": 1})
-            return
-        self._publish_stats({"source_files": 1, "source_size": len(filedata)})
+        if not self.is_folder:
+            # Read source file only if we are processing file
+            filedata, retries = self.data_access.get_file(path=f_name)
+            if retries > 0:
+                self._publish_stats({"data access retries": retries})
+            if filedata is None:
+                self.logger.warning(f"File read resulted in None for {f_name}. Returning.")
+                self._publish_stats({"failed_reads": 1})
+                return
+            self._publish_stats({"source_files": 1, "source_size": len(filedata)})
         # Process input file
         try:
-            # execute local processing
-            name_extension = TransformUtils.get_file_extension(f_name)
             self.logger.debug(f"Begin transforming file {f_name}")
-            out_files, stats = self.transform.transform_binary(file_name=f_name, byte_array=filedata)
+            if not self.is_folder:
+                # execute local processing
+                out_files, stats = self.transform.transform_binary(file_name=f_name, byte_array=filedata)
+                name_extension = TransformUtils.get_file_extension(f_name)
+                self.last_file_name = name_extension[0]
+                self.last_file_name_next_index = None
+                self.last_extension = name_extension[1]
+            else:
+                out_files, stats = self.transform.transform(folder_name=f_name)
             self.logger.debug(f"Done transforming file {f_name}, got {len(out_files)} files")
-            self.last_file_name = name_extension[0]
-            self.last_file_name_next_index = None
-            self.last_extension = name_extension[1]
             # save results
             self._submit_file(t_start=t_start, out_files=out_files, stats=stats)
         # Process unrecoverable exceptions
@@ -95,10 +102,10 @@ def flush(self) -> None:
         the hook for them to return back locally stored data and their statistics.
         :return: None
         """
-        if self.last_file_name is None:
+        if self.last_file_name is None or self.is_folder:
             # for some reason a given worker never processed anything. Happens in testing
             # when the amount of workers is greater than the amount of files
-            self.logger.debug("skipping flush, no name for file is defined")
+            self.logger.debug("skipping flush, no name for file is defined or this is a folder transform")
             return
         try:
             t_start = time.time()
diff --git a/data-processing-lib/python/src/data_processing/transform/__init__.py b/data-processing-lib/python/src/data_processing/transform/__init__.py
index 6af43ad60..20254e47b 100644
--- a/data-processing-lib/python/src/data_processing/transform/__init__.py
+++ b/data-processing-lib/python/src/data_processing/transform/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from data_processing.transform.abstract_transform import AbstractTransform
+from data_processing.transform.folder_transform import AbstractFolderTransform
 from data_processing.transform.binary_transform import AbstractBinaryTransform
 from data_processing.transform.table_transform import AbstractTableTransform
 from data_processing.transform.transform_statistics import TransformStatistics
diff --git a/data-processing-lib/python/src/data_processing/transform/abstract_transform.py b/data-processing-lib/python/src/data_processing/transform/abstract_transform.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..89db70f42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data-processing-lib/python/src/data_processing/transform/abstract_transform.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# (C) Copyright IBM Corp. 2024.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the “License”);
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an “AS IS” BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+################################################################################
+
+class AbstractTransform:
+    """
+    Base class for all transform types
+    """
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/data-processing-lib/python/src/data_processing/transform/binary_transform.py b/data-processing-lib/python/src/data_processing/transform/binary_transform.py
index 80dff61ea..b313aff2f 100644
--- a/data-processing-lib/python/src/data_processing/transform/binary_transform.py
+++ b/data-processing-lib/python/src/data_processing/transform/binary_transform.py
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 ################################################################################
 
-from typing import Any, TypeVar
+from typing import Any
+from data_processing.transform import AbstractTransform
 
 
-class AbstractBinaryTransform:
+class AbstractBinaryTransform(AbstractTransform):
     """
     Converts input binary file to output file(s) (binary)
     Sub-classes must provide the transform() method to provide the conversion of one binary files to 0 or
diff --git a/data-processing-lib/python/src/data_processing/transform/folder_transform.py b/data-processing-lib/python/src/data_processing/transform/folder_transform.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..866e3286f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data-processing-lib/python/src/data_processing/transform/folder_transform.py
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# (C) Copyright IBM Corp. 2024.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the “License”);
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an “AS IS” BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+################################################################################
+
+from typing import Any
+from data_processing.data_access import data_access
+from data_processing.transform import AbstractTransform
+
+
+class AbstractFolderTransform(AbstractTransform):
+    """
+    Converts input folder to output file(s) (binary)
+    Sub-classes must provide the transform() method to provide the conversion of a folder to 0 or
+    more new binary files and metadata.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, config: dict[str, Any]):
+        """
+        Initialize based on the dictionary of configuration information.
+        This simply stores the given instance in this instance for later use.
+        """
+        self.config = config
+
+    def transform(self, folder_name: str) -> tuple[list[tuple[bytes, str]], dict[str, Any]]:
+        """
+        Converts input folder into o or more output files.
+        If there is an error, an exception must be raised - exit()ing is not generally allowed.
+        :param folder_name: the name of the folder containing arbitrary amount of files.
+        :return: a tuple of a list of 0 or more tuples and a dictionary of statistics that will be propagated
+                to metadata.  Each element of the return list, is a tuple of the transformed bytes and a string
+                holding the extension to be used when writing out the new bytes.
+        """
+        raise NotImplemented()
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_folders(data_access:data_access) -> list(str):
+        """
+        Compute the list of folders to use.
+        :param data_access - data access class
+        :return:
+        """
+        raise NotImplemented()
diff --git a/data-processing-lib/ray/src/data_processing_ray/runtime/ray/transform_file_processor.py b/data-processing-lib/ray/src/data_processing_ray/runtime/ray/transform_file_processor.py
index e1fabb144..cdad1309f 100644
--- a/data-processing-lib/ray/src/data_processing_ray/runtime/ray/transform_file_processor.py
+++ b/data-processing-lib/ray/src/data_processing_ray/runtime/ray/transform_file_processor.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ def __init__(self, params: dict[str, Any]):
         super().__init__(
             data_access_factory=params.get("data_access_factory", None),
             transform_parameters=dict(params.get("transform_params", {})),
+            is_folder=params.get("is_folder", False)
         )
         # Create statistics
         self.stats = params.get("statistics", None)
diff --git a/data-processing-lib/ray/src/data_processing_ray/runtime/ray/transform_orchestrator.py b/data-processing-lib/ray/src/data_processing_ray/runtime/ray/transform_orchestrator.py
index 42eba47a6..8276eb56c 100644
--- a/data-processing-lib/ray/src/data_processing_ray/runtime/ray/transform_orchestrator.py
+++ b/data-processing-lib/ray/src/data_processing_ray/runtime/ray/transform_orchestrator.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 import ray
 from data_processing.data_access import DataAccessFactoryBase
+from data_processing.transform import AbstractFolderTransform
 from data_processing_ray.runtime.ray import (
     RayTransformExecutionConfiguration,
     RayTransformFileProcessor,
@@ -56,13 +57,18 @@ def orchestrate(
     # create transformer runtime
     runtime = runtime_config.create_transform_runtime()
     resources = RayUtils.get_cluster_resources()
+    is_folder = issubclass(runtime_config.get_transform_class(), AbstractFolderTransform)
     try:
-        # Get files to process
-        files, profile, retries = data_access.get_files_to_process()
-        if len(files) == 0:
-            logger.error("No input files to process - exiting")
-            return 0
-        logger.info(f"Number of files is {len(files)}, source profile {profile}")
+        if is_folder:
+            # folder transform
+            files = AbstractFolderTransform.get_folders(data_access=data_access)
+            logger.info(f"Number of folders is {len(files)}")        # Get files to process
+        else:
+            files, profile, retries = data_access.get_files_to_process()
+            if len(files) == 0:
+                logger.error("No input files to process - exiting")
+                return 0
+            logger.info(f"Number of files is {len(files)}, source profile {profile}")
         # Print interval
         print_interval = int(len(files) / 100)
         if print_interval == 0:
@@ -84,6 +90,7 @@ def orchestrate(
                 data_access_factory=data_access_factory, statistics=statistics, files=files
             ),
             "statistics": statistics,
+            "is_folder": is_folder,
         }
         logger.debug("Creating actors")
         processors = RayUtils.create_actors(
diff --git a/data-processing-lib/spark/src/data_processing_spark/runtime/spark/transform_file_processor.py b/data-processing-lib/spark/src/data_processing_spark/runtime/spark/transform_file_processor.py
index d63664ac4..a0968ab1d 100644
--- a/data-processing-lib/spark/src/data_processing_spark/runtime/spark/transform_file_processor.py
+++ b/data-processing-lib/spark/src/data_processing_spark/runtime/spark/transform_file_processor.py
@@ -29,12 +29,15 @@ def __init__(
         data_access_factory: DataAccessFactoryBase,
         runtime_configuration: SparkTransformRuntimeConfiguration,
         statistics: TransformStatistics,
+        is_folder: bool,
     ):
         """
         Init method
         """
         super().__init__(
-            data_access_factory=data_access_factory, transform_parameters=runtime_configuration.get_transform_params()
+            data_access_factory=data_access_factory,
+            transform_parameters=runtime_configuration.get_transform_params(),
+            is_folder=is_folder,
         )
         # Add data access ant statistics to the processor parameters
         self.runtime_configuration = runtime_configuration
diff --git a/data-processing-lib/spark/src/data_processing_spark/runtime/spark/transform_orchestrator.py b/data-processing-lib/spark/src/data_processing_spark/runtime/spark/transform_orchestrator.py
index 57a6c58fc..11589dbaf 100644
--- a/data-processing-lib/spark/src/data_processing_spark/runtime/spark/transform_orchestrator.py
+++ b/data-processing-lib/spark/src/data_processing_spark/runtime/spark/transform_orchestrator.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 
 from data_processing.data_access import DataAccessFactoryBase
-from data_processing.transform import TransformStatistics
+from data_processing.transform import TransformStatistics, AbstractFolderTransform
 from data_processing.utils import GB, get_logger
 from data_processing_spark.runtime.spark import (
     SparkTransformFileProcessor,
@@ -68,7 +68,10 @@ def process_partition(iterator):
         runtime = runtime_conf.create_transform_runtime()
         # create file processor
         file_processor = SparkTransformFileProcessor(
-            data_access_factory=d_access_factory, runtime_configuration=runtime_conf, statistics=statistics
+            data_access_factory=d_access_factory,
+            runtime_configuration=runtime_conf,
+            statistics=statistics,
+            is_folder=is_folder,
         )
         first = True
         for f in iterator:
@@ -92,13 +95,19 @@ def process_partition(iterator):
         return list(statistics.get_execution_stats().items())
 
     num_partitions = 0
+    is_folder = issubclass(runtime_config.get_transform_class(), AbstractFolderTransform)
     try:
-        # Get files to process
-        files, profile, retries = data_access.get_files_to_process()
-        if len(files) == 0:
-            logger.error("No input files to process - exiting")
-            return 0
-        logger.info(f"Number of files is {len(files)}, source profile {profile}")
+        if is_folder:
+            # folder transform
+            files = AbstractFolderTransform.get_folders(data_access=data_access)
+            logger.info(f"Number of folders is {len(files)}")        # Get files to process
+        else:
+            # Get files to process
+            files, profile, retries = data_access.get_files_to_process()
+            if len(files) == 0:
+                logger.error("No input files to process - exiting")
+                return 0
+            logger.info(f"Number of files is {len(files)}, source profile {profile}")
         # process data
         logger.debug("Begin processing files")
         # process files split by partitions