Regex Additional Column in Copy Activity Azure Data Factory - string

I am trying to parse the $$FILEPATH value in the "Additional columns" section of the Copy Activity.
The filepaths have a format of: time_period=202105/part-12345.parquet . I would like just the "202105" portion of the filepath. I cannot hardcode it because there are other time_period folders.
I've tried this (from the link below): #{substring($$FILEPATH, add(indexOf($$FILEPATH, '='),1),sub(indexOf($$FILEPATH, '/'),6))} but I get an error saying Unrecognized expression: $$FILEPATH
The only other things I can think of are using: 1) Get Metadata Activity + For each Activity or 2) possibly trying to do this in DataFlow

$$FILEPATH is the reserved variable to store the file path. You cannot add dynamic expression with $$FILEPATH.
You have to create a variable to store the folder name as required and then pass it dynamically in an additional column.
Below is what I have tried.
As your folder name is not static, getting the folder names using the Get Metadata activity.
Get Metadata Output:
Pass the output to the ForEach activity to loop all the folders.
Add a variable at the pipeline level to store the folder name.
In the ForEach activity, add the set variable activity to extract the date part from the folder name and add the value to the variable.
#substring(item().name, add(indexof(item().name, '='),1), sub(length(item().name), add(indexof(item().name, '='),1)))
Output of Set variable:
In source dataset, parameterize the path/filename to pass them dynamically.
Add copy data activity after set variable and select the source dataset.
a) Pass the current item name of the ForEach activity as a file path. Here I hardcoded the filename as *.parquet to copy all files from that path (this works only when all files have the same structure).
b) Under Additional Column, add a new column, give a name to a new column, and under value, select to Add dynamic content and add the existing variable.
Add Sink dataset in Copy data Sink. I have added the Azure SQL table as my sink.
In Mapping, add filename (new column) to the mappings.
When you run the pipeline, the ForEach activity runs the number of items in the Get Metadata activity.
Output:

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Demo:
I have created pipeline parameters like below for new file names.
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Parameters:
Here I have used two parameters for better understanding. If you want, you can do it with single pipeline parameter also.
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Sink dataset with dataset parameter for Folder name and filename:
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NOTE: Make sure you publish all the changes before triggering the pipeline.
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Then I want to check if those files are already present in sink folder.
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Picture 1 -This is the initial picture which contains files in source and sink
Picture 2 - This is the desired output where only those files are copied which were not present in Sink (except junk files)
Picture 3 - This is how I tried. There are IF & copyData activity in ForEach, But I am getting error in copyData activity.
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