Box is a smart content storage platform with powerful collaborative features. With a connection to Creative Force, studios can harness scalable and secure storage with post-production providers– and for when assets have completed production.

Set up of the Box.com connector requires creating a custom app within the Box.com interface. Depending on your permissions and familiarity with the technology/interface, you may need to request assistance from your internal IT Team.

You will need to have different custom apps for External Post and Asset Delivery. If you have multiple Asset Delivery locations or External Post Production providers within your Box account, you will want to have custom apps for each.

As a first step, you will want to ensure that you have two-factor authentication turned on for your Box account, via your Account settings, as shown below.

From there, you will want to navigate to the Dev Console via https://app.box.com/developers/console.

Once you are in the Dev Console, you will need to create a new app by selecting 'Custom App' from the options menu, as shown below:

Select Server Authentication (with JWT), choose the name of the application, and then create the app.

When the app has been created, you will want to navigate to the Application Scope section:

In Application Scopes, toggle the following settings:

After defining the application scope, you can move over to the Webhooks section.

Click Manage Signature Keys.

From here, you can generate the Primary Key and Secondary Key.

Move to the Configuration section and navigate to Add and Manage Public Keys so that you can generate a Public/Private Key pair.

You will need to save the config.json file for use later during the setup steps in Creative Force.

The first time you click on Generate a Public/Private Keypair you will be asked for two-factor authentication.

Once done, it will redirect you back to the app page where you can click on Generate a Public/Private Keypair again, and the JSON file will be downloaded.
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Navigate to the Authorisation section and click on Review and Submit

4. Navigate to the Admin section.

Once in the Admin section, navigate to Apps, then Custom Apps. From here, you can Authorise the app.

After the app has been authorized by an Admin, you will want to go to the 'App Details' section of the Dev Console. From here, copy your 'Service Account ID.'

Once copied, you can go back into your Account and create an Upload and Download folder for your External Vendor and/or the Final Asset Delivery location folder:

Under "Invite Additional People," you can paste in the previously copied service account ID. This will ensure folders are shared with the External Vendor.

With the Box.com Connector, Creative Force can send assets directly to Box.com for editing and pull them back into Creative Force when complete. Keeping your productions moving forward seamlessly with vendors you trust.

For general information on setting up and configuring a new external post-production vendor, please see our dedicated article at the link below.

The next sections will cover setup and configuration options that are unique when utilizing the Box.com connection type as an External Post-Production option.

For a detailed walkthrough on Transfer Settings applicable to both Box.com and FTP servers, please see our dedicated article at the link below.

With the Box.com Connector enabled, you can deliver finished assets to a Box.com location of your choice.

For general information and a walkthrough on adding a new Delivery Location, first review our related article on Delivery Locations, here.

The next sections will cover specific configuration options for Box.com that are not covered in the general article.

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