diff --git a/.github/workflows/map-deploy-to-develop.yml b/.github/workflows/map-deploy-to-develop.yml
index 09ab26e..61eb2de 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/map-deploy-to-develop.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/map-deploy-to-develop.yml
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: ./
         with:
-          pipelines: "map_deploy_to_develop"
+          pipelines: "map_deploy_to_develop:Java"
           input-urls:
             https://github.com/aboutcode-org/scancode.io/raw/main/scanpipe/tests/data/d2d/jars/from-flume-ng-node-1.9.0.zip#from
             https://github.com/aboutcode-org/scancode.io/raw/main/scanpipe/tests/data/d2d/jars/to-flume-ng-node-1.9.0.zip#to
-        env:
-          PURLDB_URL: https://public.purldb.io/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 15e4086..7a8e22d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Workflows.
   - [Scan repo codebase](#scan-repo-codebase)
   - [Run a specific pipeline](#run-a-specific-pipeline)
   - [Run multiple pipelines](#run-multiple-pipelines)
+  - [Specify pipeline options](#specify-pipeline-options)
   - [Choose the output formats](#choose-the-output-formats)
   - [Provide download URLs inputs](#provide-download-urls-inputs)
   - [Fetch pipelines inputs](#fetch-pipelines-inputs)
@@ -123,6 +124,17 @@ steps:
     VULNERABLECODE_URL: https://public.vulnerablecode.io/
 ```
 
+### Specify pipeline options
+
+Use the `pipeline_name:option1,option2` syntax to select optional steps for the 
+`map_deploy_to_develop` pipeline
+
+```yaml
+- uses: aboutcode-org/scancode-action@beta
+  with:
+    pipelines: "map_deploy_to_develop:Java,JavaScript"
+```
+
 #### Configuring `find_vulnerabilities` Pipeline
 
 The `find_vulnerabilities` pipeline requires access to a VulnerableCode instance, 
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 5c0e93b..1c13ff0 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ inputs:
     default: "json xlsx spdx cyclonedx"
   inputs-path:
     description: "Relative path within the $GITHUB_WORKSPACE for pipeline inputs"
-    default: "${{ github.workspace }}/scancode-inputs"
+    default: "scancode-inputs"
   input-urls:
     description: "Provide one or more URLs to download for the pipeline run execution."
     required: false
@@ -116,14 +116,30 @@ runs:
         echo "PROJECT_WORK_DIRECTORY=$work_directory" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
     - name: Copy input files to project work directory
+      if: ${{ !inputs.input-urls }}
       shell: bash
       run: |
         SOURCE_PATH="${{ inputs.inputs-path }}"
+        [[ "$SOURCE_PATH" != /* ]] && SOURCE_PATH="${{ github.workspace }}/$SOURCE_PATH"
         DESTINATION_PATH="${{ env.PROJECT_WORK_DIRECTORY }}/input/"
+        mkdir -p "$DESTINATION_PATH"
+
         if [ -d "$SOURCE_PATH" ]; then
-          cp -r "$SOURCE_PATH"/* "$DESTINATION_PATH"
+          if [ "$(ls -A "$SOURCE_PATH")" ]; then
+            echo "Copying contents of directory: $SOURCE_PATH → $DESTINATION_PATH"
+            cp -r "$SOURCE_PATH"/* "$DESTINATION_PATH"
+          else
+            echo "Input directory '$SOURCE_PATH' is empty, nothing to copy."
+          fi
+        else
+          echo "Copying file: $SOURCE_PATH → $DESTINATION_PATH"
+          cp "$SOURCE_PATH" "$DESTINATION_PATH"
         fi
 
+        echo ""
+        echo "Input files now in: $DESTINATION_PATH"
+        ls -lh "$DESTINATION_PATH"
+
     - name: Run the pipelines
       shell: bash
       run: scanpipe execute --project ${{ inputs.project-name }} --no-color