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Overview

Snap type:

Write


Description:

This Snap adds a folder in Box.

  • Expected upstream Snaps: A File Reader Snap, followed by any file parser Snap, followed by a Structure Snap.
  • Expected downstream Snaps:  A CSV Formatter Snap followed by a File Writer Snap.
  • Expected input:  A Folder Name and a Parent ID.
  • Expected output:  Creates a folder in Box.


Prerequisites:

[None]


Support and limitations:Works in Ultra Task Pipelines.
Account: 

This Snap uses account references created on the Accounts page of the SnapLogic Manager to handle access to this endpoint. See Configuring Box Accounts for information on setting up this type of account.


Views:


InputThis Snap has at most one document input view.
OutputThis Snap has exactly one document output view.
ErrorThis Snap has at most one document error view and produces zero or more documents in the view.


Settings

Label


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


Required. The name that you specify for the folder.

Example: New Folder


Parent ID 


The ID of the parent folder in which you will create the folder.
Example: 34567


Number of retries

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.

Example: 5

Minimum value: 0

Default value: 3

Retry interval (seconds)

Enter the time interval in seconds between retry attempts.

Example: 10

Minimum value: 1

Default value: 5

Example

To add a folder to Box, provide the following property values:
 

Folder Name: New Folder (name of the folder)

Parent ID: 1234 (ID of the parent folder. Default is the root folder: 0)

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