Dropbox

Dropbox allows you to store, synchronize and share files online with public access. You can store your files in Dropbox and access them from your computers, phones, tablets, etc. You can edit docs, automatically add photos, and share videos from anywhere. Anything you upload to Dropbox is set to private by default. However, you can control who sees your uploads.

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Field (Account) Information

While configuring the Source or Destination of a Template or Transaction, you need to create an account to connect Dropbox with Adeptia Connect. While creating the account, you need to specify the location from where Adeptia Connect will access the data.

Click  to add an account.

Specify the following information:

 

Field

Description

Account Name

A short, descriptive name that helps you re-use this account in future.

Select ProjectName of the project.

Click Continue.

The Dropbox login page opens.

Enter your Dropbox email ID and password, and click Sign in.

Field NameDescription
EmailEmail ID you use for logging in to your Dropbox account.
PasswordPassword of your Dropbox account.

Triggers

A Trigger specifies when a particular Transaction will start executing. While configuring the Source of a Template, you need to choose an event. 

Following triggers are available for Dropbox at Source.

Trigger Name

Description

New File in Directory

Triggers when a file is added to the Dropbox directory.

Actions

An Action specifies how the data will be transferred to the destination location. While configuring the Destination (Target) of a Template, you need to choose an action. 

Following actions are available for Dropbox at Destination.  

Action Name

Description

Create File

Creates a file (with a unique name) at the specified location.

Copy File From Trigger

Creates a file (with the same name as Source file) at the specified location.