Nintex Workflow Cloud Release 54 comes with very good news for those of you using Nintex for BOX.
Now, the actions in the BOX connector accept the File or Folder ID as parameters to identify and work with files and folders. And, as you can see in the examples below, the new feature has been added to the actions, it’s not replacing the previous option of the action working with the objects paths. So, if you were already using BOX actions in your workflow with paths don’t panic, you won’t have to change anything.
This new feature comes as a response to the feedback we’ve received during the last months from customers and partners asking for a way to interact with BOX objects using the file and folder ID. From here I’d like to thank my product team at Nintex, for the great job they’ve done here and the quick reaction to the BOX and Nintex user's request (myself included ).
You might be wondering why some of us were asking for this feature, why do we need the File and/or the Folder ID if we can use the Path?
Well, that’s correct, the path can be a way to interact with BOX objects, actually, from the end user perspective using the Path the user can navigate through the folders structure and specify the file or folder he/she wants to interact with. The path is more user-friendly, much better option than memorizing an ID to locate your folder.
On the other hand, if you’ve played already a little bit with the BOX API you’ve probably realized that the ID is the preferred method to interact with BOX objects, especially in more complex scenarios. Here are some examples of the scenarios in which using the file and folder ID is required:
So, in summary, a great feature for the BOX and Nintex integration, this is definitely going to boost the process automation bit of the BOX platform.
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