How to Auto-Sync Salesforce Files / Attachments with DropBox?

Requirement:

A XYZ company is an Accounting firm which manages many clients (Account). Currently, all the files or attachments of all the accounts are stored in Salesforce and accounting person manually download the files/attachments and upload them on DropBox Account.

• Is there a way to automatically upload the files or attachments from Salesforce to DropBox (whenever it is created in Salesforce)?
• Can we automatically access the DropBox files directly in Salesforce without logging into DropBox?

Solution:

As Files or Attachments of any object’s record can be “Auto-Synced” to “DropBox” account, so we need to perform below steps to Configure “Auto-Sync” functionality using File ZIPO:

Step 1: Add or Configure a new DropBox Account in File ZIPO
Step 2: Define the objects which needs to be Auto-Synced across Salesforce & DropBox
Step 3: Add the FileZIPO Sync Component on the Object’s record page to access Sync records

Let’s go through all the above steps one by one to Configure Auto-Sync using File ZIPO.

Step 1:

User can easily add any Dropbox account in few simple steps. Please refer this detailed blog to add a DropBox Account in File ZIPO
https://www.filezipo.io/how-to-add-a-new-dropbox-account-in-the-file-zipo/

Step 2:

Once the “DropBox” account is added in File ZIPO “Manage External Accounts” tab, then click on the “Manual Sync & Folders” on the same page to configure the Objects on which “Sync” needs to be enabled.

(Note: Please skip step 2, if you already have a Sync & folder defined for an Object)

Click “New” button on the “Define Sync & Folders table. Once clicked, it will display a popup.

Above image has some features (each number has its description as below):

1. Select the DropBox Account which needs to used for Sync”
2. Select the Folder path on existing DropBox account (or can create new using step 3)
3. Enter the name of the Folder in which Files or Attachment will be saved
4. Select Single or Multiple Object for which sync needs to be enabled
5. Enable or Disable this checkbox in order to prevent manual Sync.
6. Enable or Disable this checkbox in order to prevent Auto-Sync.
7. If user wants to delete the file or attachment from Salesforce when it is successfully synced,
   just check this checkbox.
8. Enable or Disable this checkbox in order to prevent override existing files.
9. Once all the above configurations are ready, click on “Save Folder” to save this Auto-Sync
   Configuration

Step 3:

Need to Add the FileZIPO Sync Component on the Object’s record page to access Sync records. In order to add the FileZIPO component on the Detail page of the record, please follow below steps.

Few Simple Steps to add File ZIPO Sync Component on Record Page:

Step 1. Go to App Launcher like below image.

Step 2. Search any Standard or Custom object and click on the searched object. (Account object in this example).

Step 3. Go to object record page by clicking on any record and Click on the Gear Icon on the top right corner and click on “Edit Page”.

Step 4. Once “Edit Page” is clicked, it will open the App Builder page.

Above image has some features (each number has its description as below):

1. Click on Tab section.
2. Click on “Add Tab” button.
3. Choose Tab label as “Custom” and enter name in “Custom label” as “File ZIPO Sync”
4. Click on “Done” Button to add tab.

Step 5. After adding tab, select the below component & drag the component to the newly added tab like below image.

Name of Component: FileZIPO_ManageExternalFiles

Click on Save and then Activate Button to add tab on detail page.

Step 6. To Check if the Files / Attachments are Sync with DropBox or not, just go to you Object record page and upload any file or attachment (manually in Salesforce)

Now click on File Zipo Sync Tab, you will see your file will be automatically added to DropBox and it will create a Sync record.

User can easily access the file (from Salesforce) by clicking on “Eye” or “Download” icon.

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