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Upload File

RCA.Activities.Office365.UploadFile

Description​

Uploads a local file to OneDrive or SharePoint.

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(*For mandatory)

In the body of the activity​

  • File to upload - The path to a local file to upload.
  • Destination folder - The destination folder where to upload the file.

Properties​

Input

  • File to upload: InArgument<String>* - The path to a local file to upload.

  • Destination folder: InArgument<DriveItem> - The destination folder where to upload the file. If left blank, it will default to OneDrive root folder.

  • New name (optional): InArgument<String> - An optional new name for the uploaded file.

  • Conflict behavior: ConflictBehavior - Indicates the conflict resolution behavior in case a file with the same name already exists.

  • Metadata: InArgument<DataTable> - The metadata to associate with the resulted DriveItem. It works only for a DriveItem stored in a SharePoint Document Library. It should contain two columns: field display name (String) and value (Object).

Options

  • Account: InArgument<String> - The ID or User Principal Name for the user who owns the OneDrive. This parameter must be set for ApplicationIdAndSecret and ApplicationIdAndCertificate authentication types.

Output

  • Reference as: OutArgument<DriveItem> - The name you will use to refer the uploaded file in other activities.

Misc

  • Public (Checkbox) - Check if you want to public the activity. Remember to consider data security requirement before using this property.

  • Display Name (String) - The name of this activity. You can edit the name of the activity to organize and structure your code better. E.g: [3424325] Open Window

    • Reference as (Output): Press Ctrl + K to create a DriveItem variable myUploadedFile.
  1. Add a Log Message activity to print the web URL of the uploaded file:
    • Set Message to the VB.NET expression: "File uploaded successfully. Web URL: " & myUploadedFile.WebUrl
  2. Run the workflow. The file is uploaded, any conflict is resolved by replacing the old file, and the web URL is logged.