Dropbox Business - Copy a file

The Dropbox Business - Copy a fileaction A tool for building the processes, logic, and direction within workflows. Actions are the steps the workflow performs to complete a process. copies a file from one folder to another folder in a selected Dropbox Business account.

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

Configure the Dropbox Business - Copy 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.

3. Select the Member ID.

Note: When the Connection and Member ID are selected, the Source Path and Destination Path fields become configurable.

4. For Source, select Path or File variable.
5. If you selected:
   • Path : type the file path of the file to copy. You can also click the browse icon () to browse the folder structure and select the file path.
   • File variable : File variable from the current workflow that specifies the file to copy.
6. Under Destination, in Path, type the file path where you want to copy the file to. You can also browse the folder structure using the browse icon ().
7. Select an option for Overwrite file.

Dropbox Business - Copy 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 that enables workflows to communicate with external systems, services, or applications. It's 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 the copy operation.	(n/a)
(unlabeled)	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	Select a source type	Source file: Path: location in Dropbox Business directory. File variable: file stored in a variable in the current workflow.	(n/a)
	Source path	Displays when you select the Path source type. The location in Dropbox Business where the workflow retrieves the file to copy.	Boolean, DateTime, Decimal, Integer, Text
	File variable	Displays when you select the File variable source type. The file to copy to the destination path.	File
Destination	Destination path	The location in Dropbox Business where the workflow copies the file to.	Boolean, DateTime, Decimal, Integer, Text
	Overwrite file	Select Yes to overwrite an existing file with the same name in the destination.	Boolean
Output	Result	Object variable to store the following details of the destination file. New file path: Text variable to store the new path of the file in the new destination.	Object