| layout | command |
|---|---|
| title | Command `dropbox team group batch add` |
| lang | en |
Create multiple groups at once using batch processing, efficient for large-scale team organization
Bulk creates groups from a data file, ideal for initial setup or reorganizations. Validates all groups before creation to prevent partial failures. Include external IDs for integration with identity management systems. Significantly faster than individual creation.
watermint toolbox stores credentials into the file system. That is located at below path:
| OS | Path |
|---|---|
| Windows | %HOMEPATH%\.toolbox\secrets (e.g. C:\Users\bob.toolbox\secrets) |
| macOS | $HOME/.toolbox/secrets (e.g. /Users/bob/.toolbox/secrets) |
| Linux | $HOME/.toolbox/secrets (e.g. /home/bob/.toolbox/secrets) |
Please do not share those files to anyone including Dropbox support. You can delete those files after use if you want to remove it. If you want to make sure removal of credentials, revoke application access from setting or the admin console.
Please see below help article for more detail:
| Description |
|---|
| Dropbox for teams: View and manage your team group membership, including removing and recovering member accounts |
| Dropbox for teams: View basic information about your team including names, user count, and team settings |
For the first run, tbx will ask you an authentication with your Dropbox account.
Please copy the link and paste it into your browser. Then proceed to authorization. After authorization, Dropbox will show you an authorization code. Please copy that code and paste it to the application.
watermint toolbox xx.x.xxx
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1. Visit the URL for the auth dialogue:
https://www.dropbox.com/oauth2/authorize?client_id=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx&response_type=code&state=xxxxxxxx
2. Click 'Allow' (you might have to login first):
3. Copy the authorization code:
Enter the authorization code
Please download the pre-compiled binary from Latest Release. If you are using Windows, please download the zip file like tbx-xx.x.xxx-win.zip. Then, extract the archive and place tbx.exe on the Desktop folder.
The watermint toolbox can run from any path in the system if allowed by the system. But the instruction samples are using the Desktop folder. Please replace the path if you placed the binary other than the Desktop folder.
This document uses the Desktop folder for command example.
Windows:
cd $HOME\Desktop
.\tbx.exe dropbox team group batch add -file /PATH/TO/DATA_FILE.csv
macOS, Linux:
$HOME/Desktop/tbx dropbox team group batch add -file /PATH/TO/DATA_FILE.csv
Note for macOS Catalina 10.15 or above: macOS verifies Developer identity. Currently, tbx is not ready for it. Please select "Cancel" on the first dialogue. Then please proceed "System Preference", then open "Security & Privacy", select "General" tab.
You may find the message like:
"tbx" was blocked from use because it is not from an identified developer.
And you may find the button "Allow Anyway". Please hit the button with your risk. At second run, please hit button "Open" on the dialogue.
-file : Path to data file
-management-type : Who is allowed to manage the group (user_managed, company_managed, or system_managed). Options: company_managed (Managed by company administrators), user_managed (Managed by individual users). Default: company_managed
-peer : Account alias. Default: default
-auth-database : Custom path to auth database (default: $HOME/.toolbox/secrets/secrets.db)
-auto-open : Auto open URL or artifact folder. Default: false
-bandwidth-kb : Bandwidth limit in K bytes per sec for upload/download content. 0 for unlimited. Default: 0
-budget-memory : Memory budget (limits some feature to reduce memory footprint). Options: low, normal. Default: normal
-budget-storage : Storage budget (limits logs or some feature to reduce storage usage). Options: low, normal, unlimited. Default: normal
-concurrency : Maximum concurrency for running operation. Default: Number of processors
-debug : Enable debug mode. Default: false
-experiment : Enable experimental feature(s).
-extra : Extra parameter file path
-lang : Display language. Options: auto, en, ja. Default: auto
-output : Output format (none/text/markdown/json). Options: text, markdown, json, none. Default: text
-output-filter : Output filter query (jq syntax). The output of the report is filtered using jq syntax. This option is only applied when the report is output as JSON.
-proxy
: HTTP/HTTPS proxy (hostname:port). Please specify DIRECT if you want to skip setting proxy.
-quiet : Suppress non-error messages, and make output readable by a machine (JSON format). Default: false
-retain-job-data : Job data retain policy. Options: default, on_error, none. Default: default
-secure : Do not store tokens into a file. Default: false
-skip-logging : Skip logging in the local storage. Default: false
-verbose : Show current operations for more detail.. Default: false
-workspace : Workspace path
Data file for batch operation to groups.
| Column | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| name | Group name | Sales |
The first line is a header line. The program will accept a file without the header.
name
Sales
Report file path will be displayed last line of the command line output. If you missed the command line output, please see path below. [job-id] will be the date/time of the run. Please see the latest job-id.
| OS | Path pattern | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Windows | %HOMEPATH%\.toolbox\jobs\[job-id]\reports |
C:\Users\bob.toolbox\jobs\20190909-115959.597\reports |
| macOS | $HOME/.toolbox/jobs/[job-id]/reports |
/Users/bob/.toolbox/jobs/20190909-115959.597/reports |
| Linux | $HOME/.toolbox/jobs/[job-id]/reports |
/home/bob/.toolbox/jobs/20190909-115959.597/reports |
This report shows the transaction result.
The command will generate a report in three different formats. operation_log.csv, operation_log.json, and operation_log.xlsx.
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| status | Status of the operation |
| reason | Reason of failure or skipped operation |
| input.name | Group name |
| result.group_name | Name of a group |
| result.group_management_type | Who is allowed to manage the group (user_managed, company_managed, or system_managed) |
| result.member_count | The number of members in the group. |
If you run with -budget-memory low option, the command will generate only JSON format report.
In case of a report becomes large, a report in .xlsx format will be split into several chunks like follows; operation_log_0000.xlsx, operation_log_0001.xlsx, operation_log_0002.xlsx, ...