# tBoxv2Put Uploads files to a Box account. This component uploads data to Box from either a local file or a given data flow. ## tBoxv2Put Standard properties These properties are used to configure tBoxv2Put running in the Standard Job framework. The Standard tBoxv2Put 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.

Built-in: No property data is stored centrally.
Repository: Select the repository file where properties are stored. The fields that follow are completed automatically using the fetched data.

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.

Client ID and Client secret: Enter the client key and client secret required by Box to access the Box API. To obtain the client key and client secret, you need to create an account at https://developers.box.com/ and then create a Box App under the Box account to be used. The client key and client secret can be obtained from the account application settings.
Public key ID
Private key
Private key passphrase
Enterprise ID or User ID

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. | | Box path to file | Type in the Box path to the file to upload data to. | | Action on file | Specify the action to carry out in the course of data uploading.

Fail if exists: terminates the data uploading operation if the file specified already exists.
Replace if exists: replaces the content of the file with data uploaded if the file specified already exists.
Upload a new version if exists: creates a new file if the file specified already exists and uploads the data to the new file.

| | Local path to file | Type in the path to the file to be uploaded. | ## Advanced settings | Properties | Description | | --- | --- | | tStatCatcher Statistics | Select this check box to collect log data at the component
level. | ## 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 is used either standalone in a subJob to directly upload a local file to
Box or as an end component of a Job flow to upload given data being
handled in this flow. |