Box File Operations

This Snap performs move, copy, and delete operations in Box.

Snap Views

Type Description Examples of upstream and downstream Snaps
Input This Snap has at most one document input view.
Output This Snap has exactly one document output view.
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.

Box operations

Dropdown list
Required. The operation in Box to perform. The options available include:
  • Move
  • Copy
  • Delete

If Copy or Move is selected, Destination ID is mandatory.

If Delete is selected, Destination ID and New name are not applicable.

Default value: Move

Example: Copy

Source type

Dropdown list
Required. The type of item to be moved. Can be a file or folder.

Default value: File

Example: File

Source ID

String
Required. The ID of the item you wish to move. If the target is a folder, this will be the folder ID. If the target is a file, this will be the file ID.

Example: 1234

New name

String
The item will be renamed to this in its new destination. This is an optional property.

Example: new_file

Destination ID

String
Required. The folder ID of the folder to which the item will be moved.

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: 3

Retry interval (seconds)

Integer
Enter the time interval in seconds between retry attempts.

Minimum value: 1

Default value: 5

Example: 4

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.

Default value: Execute only