Box Add Folder

create a new folder in your Box.com account.

Overview

You can use this Snap to create a new folder in your Box.com account.
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Support and limitations

Works in Ultra Tasks.

Snap Views

Type Description Examples of upstream and downstream Snaps
Input This Snap has at most one document input view. It accepts an optional input document that can be used to pass dynamic values (such as folder name or parent folder ID) into the Snap.bYou can connect an upstream Snap and reference those fields in the configuration using expressions.
Output This Snap has exactly one document output view. It creates a new folder in your Box.com account and provides a single output document containing details about the newly created folder.
Learn more about Error handling.

Snap settings

Note: Learn about the common controls in the Snap settings dialog.
Field/Field set Description

Label

String
Required. The name for the Snap. You can modify this to be more specific, especially if you have more than one of the same Snap in your pipeline.

Folder Name

String
Required. The name for the new folder to be created.

Default: None

Example: Demo-folder

Parent ID

String
The ID of the parent folder where the new folder will be created.

Default: None

Example: 34567

Number of retries

Integer
Enter the integer value to specify the number of attempts the Snap makes to perform the selected operation in case of connection failure or timeout.

Minimum value: 0

Default value: 3

Example: 5

Retry interval (seconds)

Integer
Enter the time interval in seconds between retry attempts.

Minimum value: 1

Default value: 5

Example: 10

Snap execution

Dropdown list
Choose 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.