Box - Update folder details

The Box - Update folder details action A tool for building the processes, logic, and direction within workflows. adds a description or tags to a folder in the web version of your Box account.

View the description by hovering your cursor over the information icon to the right of the folder name. The tags display below the folder name.

For more information about the Box connector, go to Box.

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Configure the Box - Update folder details

  1. Add the action to the workflow and open the action configuration panel. For more information, see Add, rename, and copy actions.

  2. Select a Connection. If you do not have a connection, see Add a connection.
  3. In Select a Source type, select how you want to specify the source file.
  4. Specify the Folder path or Folder ID based on what you selected in Select a source type:

    • Folder path: The path to the folder. You can also browse the folder structure using the browse icon ().

    • Folder ID: The unique identifier folder ID number.

  1. Type the Description you want to add to the folder.

Maintain path integrity

Caution: If a file/folder that's used in a workflow is moved, renamed, or deleted, any workflows that use that file/folder will not start or will fail. Make sure you keep the paths in your workflow configurations up to date.

Box- Update folder details action fields, buttons, and settings

 

Field

Description

Variable types
 

Connection Credentials and other settings required to pass data between the workflow and the indicated service, which could be a cloud service, business application, or content store.

The Box connection to use for the add description/tags operation.

(n/a)
Source

Select a source type

Select how the action finds the file in Box:

  • Path: location in Box directory.
  • File ID: unique file identifier number.

(n/a)
 

Folder path

Displays when you select the Path source type.

The full path to the file in Box.

Boolean, DateTime, Decimal, Integer, Text
 

Folder ID

Displays when you select the Folder ID source type.

The unique identifier number the action uses to access the file in Box.

Boolean, Collection, DateTime, Decimal, Integer, Text
 

Description

The description the action adds to the folder in Box. Accepts an inserted variable.

Text, Decimal. Integer, Boolean, DateTime, Collection
 

Tags

The tags the action adds to the folder in BoxAccepts an inserted variable. Separate tags with commas.

Text, Decimal. Integer, Boolean, DateTime, Collection