Get File Information in Box

Get File in Box Configuration Screen

Prerequisites

• Create an access token for your Box application.

Good to Know

• You must specify the file or file ID to get the information of the file.
• In most text fields, you can use process data variables as an alternative to literal data values.

How to Start

1. On the Organizer, do one of these:
   • Open a process.
   • Create a process.
2. Do one of these:
   • Add an activity:
     1. In the Process Builder, in the Activity Library, open the Box tab.
     2. On the Box tab, drag the Get Folder Info activity onto your process.
   • Change an activity:
     1. In your process, double-click your activity.
3. Click Get File Info .

Procedure

1. On the Get File in Box Configuration screen, in the Box field, select your Box access token.

   To create a new access token, click New Box Access Token.

2. Complete this field as necessary.

   Field Name	Definition
   File ID	Function: Specifies the Box file. The activity uses this file ID when the process runs. Accepted Values: Choose File ID - Specifies an absolute path for the file. Dynamic File ID - Specifies a process variable that stores the ID of file. Default Value: None. Accepts Process Data Variables: No

3. To connect the response to a process data variable, complete this field as necessary.

   Field Name	Definition
   Store the Response in Custom Attribute or Schema - File ID	Function: Specifies the process data variable that stores the file ID. The file ID comes from Box. Accepted Values: A process data variable. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: Yes

4. (Optional) To connect the response to a process data variable, complete these fields as necessary.

   Field Name	Definition
   Store the Response in Custom Attribute or Schema - File Name	Function: Specifies the process data variable that stores the name of the file. Accepted Values: A process data variable. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: Yes
   Store the Response in Custom Attribute or Schema - Shared Link	Function: Specifies the process data variable that stores the download link of the file. Accepted Values: A process data variable. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: Yes
   Store the Response in Custom Attribute or Schema - Description	Function: Specifies an optional description for your file or folder. Accepted Values: More than one line of text. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: Yes

RelatedTopics

• Configure General Options for a System Activity
• Get File Info (Box) activity
• Process Data Variables