File Operations

performs move,copy and delete operations on Google Drive files and folders.

Overview

This Snap performs move,copy and delete operations on Google Drive files and folders.



Prerequisites

None.

Limitations and known issues

None.

Snap views

View Description Examples of upstream and downstream Snaps
Input Optional. This Snap has at most one document.
  • Drive Add Folder
  • Drive Search
Output This Snap has exactly one document output view.
  • Drive Write
  • Drive Delete
Error

Error handling is a generic way to handle errors without losing data or failing the Snap execution. You can handle the errors that the Snap might encounter when running the pipeline by choosing one of the following options from the When errors occur list under the Views tab. The available options are:

  • Stop Pipeline Execution Stops the current pipeline execution when the Snap encounters an error.
  • Discard Error Data and Continue Ignores the error, discards that record, and continues with the remaining records.
  • Route Error Data to Error View Routes the error data to an error view without stopping the Snap execution.

Learn more about Error handling in Pipelines.

Snap settings

Note:
  • Suggestion icon (): Indicates a list that is dynamically populated based on the configuration.
  • Expression icon (): Indicates whether the value is an expression (if enabled) or a static value (if disabled). Learn more about Using Expressions in SnapLogic.
  • Add icon (Plus Icon): Indicates that you can add fields in the field set.
  • Remove icon (Minus Icon): Indicates that you can remove fields from the field set.
Field / Field set Type Description
Label String Required. Specify a unique name for the Snap. Modify this to be more appropriate, especially if there are more than one of the same Snap in the pipeline.
Box Operations Dropdown list Required. Select the box operation you want to perform with the specified file.

Default value: Move

Example: Copy

Source type Dropdown list Select the file or folder you want to perform operations.

Default value: File

Example: Folder

Source ID String Enter the ID of the item you want to move. If the source type is folder, then enter the folder ID. If the source type is file, then enter the file ID.

Default value: N/A

Example: docs_test

New name String Specify the name you want to rename the item in its new destination folder.

Default value: N/A

Example: docs_test1

Destination folder ID String Specify the ID of the folder to which the item should be moved.

Default value: N/A

Example: docs_test _folder

Number of Retries Integer/Expression Enter the integer value to specify the number of attempts the Snap should make to perform the selected operation in case of connection failure or timeout.

Default value: 3

Example: 5

Minimum value: 0

Retry Interval (seconds) Integer/Expression Enter the time interval in seconds between retry attempts.

Default value: 5

Example: 10

Minimum value: 1

Snap execution Dropdown list Select one of the three modes in which the Snap executes.
Available options are:
  • Validate & Execute. Performs limited execution of the Snap and generates a data preview during pipeline validation. Subsequently, performs full execution of the Snap (unlimited records) during pipeline runtime.
  • Execute only. Performs full execution of the Snap during pipeline execution without generating preview data.
  • Disabled. Disables the Snap and all Snaps that are downstream from it.

Troubleshooting

None.