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Templates

List Templates

parameter	description	required	default
kind	Job Template Kind	optional
search, q	Search text	optional
active	Only retrieve active job templates	optional
offset	Search offset	optional	0
limit	Search page size	optional	20

Example 1: List all the job templates

In the following example, the authentication parameters are provided within the configuration file. See the authentication section for more information.

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ID                               Name                                      Kind     Enabled
382d78ab17784b6bb14844ba1ea819bc Example template 1						   transfer true
8c92e69280b74d1aa8c66e6c992ac475 Example template 2						   transfer true

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[
  {
    "id": "382d78ab17784b6bb14844ba1ea819bc",
    "name": "Example template 1",
    "kind": "transfer",
    "disabled": false,
    "schedule": {
      "mode": "manual"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "8c92e69280b74d1aa8c66e6c992ac475",
    "name": "Example template 2",
    "kind": "transfer",
    "disabled": false,
    "schedule": {
      "mode": "manual"
    }
  }
]

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Example 2: List transfer job templates

In the following example, the authentication parameters are provided within the configuration file. See the authentication section for more information.

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command	skysync-cli templates list --kind transfer

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Example 3: List active job templates

In the following example, the authentication parameters are provided within the configuration file. See the authentication section for more information.

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skysync-cli templates list --active

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Example 4: List job templates with "test" in their name

In the following example, the authentication parameters are provided within the configuration file. See the authentication section for more information.

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skysync-cli templates list --search test

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skysync-cli templates list -q "test"

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Example 5: List the job templates skipping the first 5

In the following example, the authentication parameters are provided within the configuration file. See the authentication section for more information.

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command	skysync-cli templates list --offset=5

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This command will show the details of the specified job template.

parameter	description	required	default
id	The ID of the job template for which details will be shown	required

In the following example, the authentication parameters are provided within the configuration file. See the authentication section for more information.

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The parameters within the two curly braces (including the braces) will need to be replaced with valid values.

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Command with variables

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skysync-cli templates show {{id}}
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Command with example values

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skysync-cli templates show 382d78ab17784b6bb14844ba1ea819bc

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ID 382d78ab17784b6bb14844ba1ea819bc Name Example template 1 Kind transfer Enabled true
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Example results (JSON)

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[
  {
    "id": "382d78ab17784b6bb14844ba1ea819bc",
    "name": "Example template 1",
    "kind": "transfer",
    "disabled": false,
    "schedule": {
      "mode": "manual"
    },
    "transfer": {
      "source": {
        "options": null,
        "connection": {
          "id": "df48c59e4bb54a66bccf2270b316bd71",
          "name": "Box Connection",
          "platform": {
            "id": "box",
            "type": "platform"
          },
          "disabled": true,
          "type": "connection"
        },
        "target": {
          "item": {
            "parent": {
              "root": true,
              "name": "Libraries"
            },
            "name": "Documents"
          }
        }
      },
      "destination": {
        "options": null,
        "connection": {
          "id": "df48c59e4bb54a66bccf2270b316bd71",
          "name": "Box Connection",
          "platform": {
            "id": "box",
            "type": "platform"
          },
          "disabled": true,
          "type": "connection"
        },
        "target": {
          "item": {
            "root": true,
            "name": "transfer_destination"
          }
        }
      },
      "transfer_type": "copy",
      "audit_level": "trace",
      "type": "transfer"
    }
  }
]

If the ID entered does not correspond to an existing job template, for example, if the template was already deleted, the expected output is the following.

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ID Name Kind Enabled true
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Create a Job Template

This command will create a template.

parameter	description	required	default
kind	The job template kind	required	transfer
name	The job template name	optional
auto	Schedule the job as automatic	optional	true
manual	Schedule the job as manual	optional	false
options-input, in	Read JSON options from stdin
options-file, file	The options JSON file

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If both auto and manual are set to true, the job will be created to run manually.

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To create a job template that imports permissions or metadata, use the below examples in conjunction with the documentation for the permissions import or the metadata import.

Example 1: Creating a job template providing the options from the stdin

This feature is available only with scripting such as within a PowerShell or Node script. In this example, the the template will be created by providing the JSON contents as a parameter and the schedule will be set to manual. The The authentication parameters are provided within the configuration file. See the authentication section for more information.

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This feature is not supported from a standard terminal such as a command line; however, piping may be utilized to pass in the json option block via Node or PowerShell. See example below.

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'{"source": {"connection": {"id": "{{sourceConnectionId"}, "target": {"path": "{{sourcePath}}"}}, "destination": {"connection": {"id": "{{destinationConnectionId"}, "target": {"path": "{{destinationPath}}"}}}' | skysync-cli templates add --manual --in --name="Example Template"

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ID 8b9ea3d812e24d7892d88d63acb40402 Name : to Kind transfer Enabled true

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In this example, the the template will be created by providing the location of the JSON options file and the schedule will be set to manual. The The authentication parameters are provided within the configuration file. See the authentication section for more information.

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skysync-cli templates add --name="Example Template" --manual --options-file=templateOptions.JSON
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Contents of templateOptions.json with variables

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{
	"source": 
	{
		"connection": 
		{
			"id": "{{sourceConnectionId}}"
		}, 
		"target": 
		{
			"path": "{{sourcePath}}"
		}
	},
	"destination": 
	{
		"connection": 
		{
			"id": "{{destinationConnectionId}}"
		}, 
		"target": 
		{
			"path": "{{destinationPath}}"
		}
	}
}

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Contents of templateOptions.json with sample values

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{
	"source": 
	{
		"connection": 
		{
			"id": "490d8c2eba054392bde988a548d88354"
		}, 
		"target": 
		{
			"path": "/source"
		}
	},
	"destination": 
	{
		"connection": 
		{
			"id": "fbc78a0fa9074d20b778e6e6fc1bd898"
		}, 
		"target": 
		{
			"path": "/destination"
		}
	}
}

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ID 8b9ea3d812e24d7892d88d63acb40402 Name Example Tempalte Kind transfer Enabled true

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This command will delete the specified job template

parameter	description	required	default
id	The ID of the template to be deleted	required

In the following example, the authentication parameters are provided within the configuration file. See the authentication section for more information.

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The parameters within the two curly braces (including the braces) will need to be replaced with valid values.

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skysync-cli templates delete {{id}}
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skysync-cli templates delete 5dc531df34554edd96c31272262ad950

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The template was deleted successfully.

If the ID entered does not correspond to an existing template, for example, if the template was already deleted, the expected output is the following.

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The template could not be deleted.

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The response is only available in the default format. If JSON output is specified, no output will be provided.

Versions Compared

Old Version 5

New Version 6

Key

Templates

List Templates

Example 1: List all the job templates

Example 2: List transfer job templates

Example 3: List active job templates

Example 4: List job templates with "test" in their name

Example 5: List the job templates skipping the first 5

Create a Job Template

Example 1: Creating a job template providing the options from the stdin

Expected results

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Versions Compared

Old Version 5

New Version 6

Key

Templates

List Templates

Example 1: List all the job templates

Example 2: List transfer job templates

Example 3: List active job templates

Example 4: List job templates with "test" in their name

Example 5: List the job templates skipping the first 5

Create a Job Template

Example 1: Creating a job template providing the options from the stdin

Expected results