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The connection must use a Dropbox for Business Administrator account. Standard accounts will return an error from the Dropbox for Business platform. The connector will only connect to team folders in the root of the account.

Creating a Connection

  1. Select Content from the main menu.

  2. Verify you are on the Connections tab.

  3. Select Add connection.

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  4. Select Dropbox for Business Team Folders as the platform on the Add connection modal.

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  5. Enter the connection information. See Connection Authentication Options below for details about each field.

  6. Select Sign in with Dropbox for Business Team Folders.

  7. On the Dropbox API Request Authorization modal, enter the Email and Password required to log in to the account and select Sign In. (Note that the authorization will refer to “SkySync.” This is expected.)

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  8. You will see a "Connection test succeeded" message on the Add connection modal. (If you don't see this message, repeat the sign in and authorization steps above.)

  9. Select Done to finish creating the connection. 

Connection Authentication Options

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Field

Description

Required

Display as

Enter the display name for the connection. If you will be creating multiple connections, ensure the name readily identifies the connection. The name displays in the application, and you can use it to search for the connection and filter lists.

If you do not add a display name, the connection will automatically be named using the account owner's name. For example, Dropbox for Business Team Folders (Name). If it will be useful for you to reference the connection by account, you should use the default name.

Optional

Platform API client credentials

Required

Use the system default client credentials

Select this option to use the default DryvIQ client application.


Use custom client credentials

Select this option to use custom client credentials provided by your administrator. When selected, two additional fields will be available to enter the credentials. 


Client ID

This field displays only when you select Use custom client credentials. This value will be provided by your administrator. 

Required when using custom credentials

Client Secret

This field displays only when you select Use custom client credentials. This value will be provided by your administrator. 

Required when using custom credentials

Understanding the Overshared Flag

The DryvIQ Discovery Scan has a built-in “overshared” permissions flag. When the scan detects access granted to the following groups, the file will be flagged as "overshared."

  • Everyone at <org name>