# tBoxv2List Lists the information about the files and/or folders in a specified folder in Box. This component lists the metadata and the contents of the files and/or the folders in a Box folder. ## tBoxv2List Standard properties These properties are used to configure tBoxv2List running in the Standard Job framework. The Standard tBoxv2List component belongs to the Cloud family. The component in this framework is available in all subscription-based Talend products. Information noteNote: This component is available only when you have installed the 8.0.1-R2023-04 Talend Studio Monthly update or a later one delivered by Talend. For more information, check with your administrator. ## Basic settings | Properties | Description | | --- | --- | | Property type | Either Built-in or Repository.



This drop-down list is not available if you select the Use an
existing connection option. | | Use an existing connection | Select this check box and in the Component
List drop-down list, select the desired connection component to
reuse the connection details you already defined. | | Authentication type | Select the authentication type: JWT (short for JSON Web
Token) or Developer token.

You need to provide the following
parameters in the corresponding fields for the JWT authentication
type.




For more information about JWT authentication, see [JWT Auth](https://developer.box.com/guides/authentication/jwt/).

Information noteNote: To enter the client secret, private key, or private key passphrase, click the
[...] button next to the corresponding field to bring out the
Enter a new password dialog box, enter the key in the text
field, and click OK. Note that you can enter the key either in a
JSON string in the pure password mode or as a Java expression in the
Java mode. You can toggle between the two modes by clicking
switch to Java mode or switch to pure password
mode on the top of the text field.

If you select Developer token from the drop-down list, type in
the developer token in the Developer token field. For more information about developer token, see [Developer Tokens](https://developer.box.com/guides/authentication/tokens/developer-tokens/).

The Authentication type drop-down list is available when Use an existing connection is not selected. | | Schema and Edit schema | A schema is a row description. It defines the number of fields
(columns) to be processed and passed on to the next component. When you create a Spark
Job, avoid the reserved word line when naming the
fields.


Built-In: You create and store the schema locally for this component
only.


Repository: You have already created the schema and stored it in the
Repository. You can reuse it in various projects and Job designs.

Click Edit
schema to make changes to the schema. If the current schema is of the Repository type, three options are available:

| | Guess schema | Click this button to retrieve the schema according to your settings. | | Box remote path | Type in the Box path. The information about the files and the folders under the Box path will be
listed.

You can also specify the Box path by clicking the [...]
button next to this field and navigating to the folder.

This option
is available when the Get folder by ID option in the
Advanced settings view is not selected. | | Box ID | Type in the Box ID of the folder whose file information is to be
listed.

You can also specify the Box ID by clicking the [...] button next to this
field and navigating to the folder.

This option is available when the Get folder by ID option in the
Advanced settings view is selected. | | List type | Select the type of the objects whose information is to be listed:
Files, Folders, or
Both. | | Include subfolders | Select this option to also list the information about the objects in the subfolders of the specified Box folder. | ## Advanced settings | Properties | Description | | --- | --- | | tStatCatcher Statistics | Select this check box to collect log data at the component
level. | | Fetch more information | Select this option to retrieve more detailed information about the objects
in the specified folder. This is achieved by adding extra columns in the schema.

If this option is not selected, the schema generated after you click the
Guess schema button contains these four columns:
ID, NAME,
RELATIVE\_PATH, and TYPE; with
this option selected, the schema generated contains these columns:
ID, NAME,
RELATIVE\_PATH, ABSOLUTE\_PATH,
LAST\_MODIFIED, MODIFIED\_BY,
and SIZE. | | Get folder by ID | Select this option to specify the folder using its Box ID. | ## Global Variables | Variables | Description | | --- | --- | | Global Variables | ERROR\_MESSAGE: the error message generated by the
component when an error occurs. This is an After variable and it returns a string. This
variable functions only if the Die on error checkbox is
cleared, if the component has this checkbox.

A Flow variable functions during the execution of a component
while an After variable functions after the execution of the component.

To fill up a field or expression with a variable, press Ctrl+Space to access the variable list and choose the variable to use from
it.

For more information about variables, see [Using contexts and variables](https://help.qlik.com/talend/r/en-US/8.0/studio-user-guide/contexts-and-variables). | ## Usage | Usage guidance | Description | | --- | --- | | **Usage rule** | This component can be used alone or along with other components via the Iterate link or a trigger link such as
OnSubjobOk. |