Dropbox Business - Store a file

The Dropbox Business - Store a file action A tool for building the processes, logic, and direction within workflows. stores a file specified by a variable to a selected destination in a selected Dropbox Business account.

For more information about the Dropbox Business connector, see Dropbox Business.

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Configure the Dropbox Business - Store a file action

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

  2. Select a Connection. If you do not have a connection, see Add a connection.
  1. Select a Member ID.
  2. Under Source, select a variable for File. You can select a file variable for a single file or a collection variable for a set of files.
  3. Under Destination, in Path, type the file path where you want to store the file. You can also browse the folder structure using the browse icon () to select a path.

    4. Note: The Connection and Member ID must be selected for the Destination Path field to become configurable.

  4. Select an option for Overwrite file.

Dropbox Business - Store a file action fields, buttons, and settings

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.

Section

Field

Description

Variable types

(unlabeled)

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 Dropbox Business connection to use for storing the files.

(n/a)

 

Member ID

The ID of the Dropbox Business team member.

All the active members in the Dropbox Business account will be listed in the drop down to select from.

Boolean, Collection, DateTime, Decimal, Integer, Text

Source

File

The file or set of files to store in the destination path.

Collection, File

Destination

Path

The location in Dropbox Business to store the files.

Text, Decimal, Integer, Boolean, DateTime

 

Overwrite file

When selected, overwrites existing file with the same name in the destination.

Boolean