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Creating a Synchronization Task with Box Targets

Creating a
Synchronization
Task with Box Targets

When you want to upload, download, or delete objects in Box or write data to CSV files in Box, specify a Box connection while configuring the target in a

synchronization

task.

Data Integration

, click

New

Tasks

Select

Synchronization Tasks

, and click

Create

to create a synchronization task.

The

Definition

tab appears.

Configure the following fields on the

Definition

tab:

Field	Description
Task Name	Name of the synchronization task. The name of a synchronization task must be unique within the organization. A synchronization task name can contain alphanumeric characters, spaces, and the following special characters:_ . + -. A synchronization task name is not case sensitive.
Description	Description of the synchronization task. Maximum length is 255 characters.
Task Operation	Specify the target task operation. Choose one of the following options: Insert for the upload, download, and write data to CSV file Box object operations. Delete to delete Box objects.

Click

to specify the source connection. Choose one of the following options:

Select a flat file connection that points to the location of the

upload.csv

download.csv

, or

delete.csv

files.

Select a source connection that connects to the source from which you want to read data from.

Select

Single

as the source type.

Specify the Box source object. Specify one of the following options:

The

upload.csv

file to upload Box objects.

The

download.csv

file to download Box objects.

The

delete.csv

file to delete Box objects.

The name of the source object that you want to read data from and write data to a CSV file in Box.

Click

to specify the target connection and target object.

Select a Box connection.

Specify the Box object. Specify one of the following options:

Upload to upload Box objects.

Download to download Box objects.

Delete to delete Box objects.

The name of the CSV file to which you want to write the source data.

Click

to configure the field mappings. Perform any of the following steps based on your requirements.

Click

Edit Types

in the Source column to edit the precision and scale of the source objects. Note that this option is not available for all source types.

Click

Automatch

to match source and target fields with similar names.

Click

Edit Types

in the Target column to edit the data type, precision, and scale of the target object.

Select a source field and drag it to the target field to map the source and target fields. Repeat for all the fields that you want to map.

Click the

Add or Edit Expression

icon to define a field expression to transform data.

Click

Validate Mapping

to validate all the field mappings.

Click

Clear Mapping

to clear all the field mappings.

Click

to configure a schedule and advanced options. Perform any of the following steps based on your requirements.

Click

Run this task on schedule

and specify the schedule you want to use.

Configure the email notification options.

Configure advanced options for the task.

Configure the advanced source and target properties.

Specify the execution mode.

Click

Save

and then

Finish

From the

Explore

page, select the task, and click

Actions

Run

Monitor

, you can monitor the status of the logs after you run the task.

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Creating a
Synchronization
Task with Box Targets