Creating a Synchronization Task with Box Sources

1In Data Integration, click New > Tasks.
2Select Synchronization Tasks, and click Create to create a synchronization task.
The Definition tab appears.
3Configure 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	Select Insert.

4Click Next to enter the source details.
5Select a Box connection.
6Select Singleas the source type.
7Specify the Box object. You can choose one of the following options:
• - Click Select to specify the Box source object from which you want to read data.
• - Enter Entities to search the Box objects based on the URI request parameters you specified in the Box connection.
8To display technical names instead of business names, select Display technical field names instead of labels.
9To display source fields in alphabetic order, click Display source fields in alphabetical order.
By default, fields appear in the order returned by the source system.
10Click Next to specify the target connection and target objects.
11Click Next to configure the field mappings. Perform any of the following steps based on your requirements.
1. aClick Edit Types in the Source column to edit the precision and scale of the source objects.
2. bClick Automatch to match source and target fields with similar names.
3. cClick Edit Types in the Target column to edit the data type, precision, and scale of the target object. Note that this option is not available for all target types.
4. dSelect 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.
5. eClick the Add or Edit Expression icon to define a field expression to transform data.
6. fClick Validate Mapping to validate all the field mappings.
7. gClick Clear Mapping to clear all the field mappings.
12Click Next to configure a schedule and advanced options. Perform any of the following steps based on your requirements.
1. aClick Run this task on schedule and specify the schedule you want to use.
2. bConfigure the email notification options.
3. cConfigure advanced options for the task.
4. dConfigure the advanced source properties for Box and any advanced target properties.
5. eSpecify the execution mode.
13Click Save and then Finish.
14From the Explore page, select the task, and click Actions > Run.
In Monitor, you can monitor the status of the logs after you run the task.