We’re happy to announce that the new Box activity package is now in Public Preview.
Please reply below and tell us what you think! Your feedback will be critical as we drive toward GA release.
Overview
Simplify automating processes that use Box.com file storage by replacing UI operations with background API calls.
Box customers can now manage their files, folders, permissions etc. directly from a UiPath Robot. The package provides an integration between UiPath and Box.com that permits the usage of key functionalities that are most likely to be used in automation.
This UiPath Official Preview package includes the following activities:
Box Scope: provides authentication for Box services and all activities, using JWT (Server Authentication) or standard OAuth 2.0 (User Authentication)
Invoke Method: Invoke any Box API method from an easily configurable dialog.
File Management
Upload, Update, Copy, Delete, Move, Lock/Unlock or Download a File
Get File Info, Get Detailed File Info, and Get File Lock Info
Get File Comments
Chunked File Uploads
Create New File Upload or Version Session
Upload File Chunk
Commit Session
File Version Control
Get Versions, Promote Version and Delete Old Version
Folder Management
Create, Copy, Rename, and Delete Folders
Get Folder Info and Folder Items
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How to install
In the Official feed, check ‘Include Prerelease’, search for “UiPath.Box.Activities”, and install the latest Preview version.
Important - Please make sure you check the ‘Include Prerelease’ checkbox
Getting Started (Guide + Demo)
Check out the demo below and the user guide to help get you up to speed fast.
This is admirable, I wonder if this activities can be used in intranet, which has an accessible box server, and do you have any solution for below question?
Hi - that issue is fixed on the latest version of Box, which is 1.1.1-preview. You can find it on the feed, or direct download at UiPath Marketplace | Error.
We have in our backlog for Box 1.2 to look at being able to expose the entire REST API via the Box Invoke Method activity, but cannot specify any time frame other than “2020 Q4”.
I use search fort contents and all the times it return nothing. When i dis get Golder info and I passe as parameter “0” It return à folder name “All files”. Thanks a lot for the help
Hi - here is the test robot I used. You will have to update the values of the variables for your folders, auth, etc. You’ll need to use the 1.1.3 version of the Box activity pack.
Will you give an example on how to use the Execute Method Activity? Namely the “CreateSharedLink” method? I’m not sure how to create/initalize the “sharedLinkRequest” parameter.
For the robot you will need to provide the ID of the resource, e.g. for CreatedSharedLink (Folder), you would set:
id = id of the Folder you want to create a link for
sharedLinkRequest = you will need to create a new object and optionally set it’s parameters, e.,g. new BoxSharedLinkRequest
Attached is the folder I used. The credentials are removed so you will have to supply your own.