Connect Your Box Account to Coro

Stage 1: Creating an application

  1. To create a new application, sign in to your Box developer console:

    https://account.box.com/login?redirect_url=%2Fdevelopers%2Fconsole

  2. In My Apps, select Create New App:

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  3. Choose Custom App, then select Next:

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  4. Choose Server Authentication (with JWT), type in a name for the Coro application in the App Name field, and select Create app:

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Stage 2: Configure the application

  1. Switch to the Configuration tab and set the following permissions:

    • In the App Access Level section, select App + Enterprise Access.
    • In the Application Scopes/Content actions section, leave as default (only Read all files and folders stored in Box is checked).
    • In the Application Scopes/Administrative actions and Application Scopes/Developer options sections, check all options.
    • In the Advanced Features section, check all options:
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  2. Select Save changes at the top-right corner of the screen:

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  3. Scroll down to the Add and Manage Public Keys section and select Generate a Public/Private keypair.

    You will be required to confirm the operation with 2FA (two-factor-authentication) process.

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  4. Save the configuration file that has been downloaded. This file is used later in the Coro console as a configuration file (Stage 3). Select OK to close the message and re-select Save changes:

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  5. Switch to the Authorization tab and select Review and Submit:

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  6. Select Submit at the opened window:

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  7. Select Back to My Account at the bottom-left corner of the screen:

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  8. Select Admin Console at the bottom-left corner of the screen to navigate to your Box admin screen:

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  9. Select Apps on the left-side menu and switch to the Custom Apps Manager tab.

    Find the record of your newly created Coro application, select the three-dot menu on the right side of the line and select Authorize App:

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  10. Select Authorize in the opened window:

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Stage 3: Upload the configuration file to Coro

  1. Sign in to the Coro console.

  2. From the sidebar, select Control Panel.

  3. Select Cloud Applications:

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  4. On the Cloud Applications page, select Box:

    Cloud apps screen

    Alternatively, select + CONNECT to start the process. Then, select Box from the app selection dialog that follows.

  5. The Connect to Box dialog appears:

    Connect to Box dialog step 1
  6. Step 1 requires you to create a new Coro application in Box, as described in Stage 1 and Stage 2.

    If you have already created a Coro application in Box, select CONTINUE.

  7. In Step 2, specify the configuration file downloaded as part of Stage 2, then select CONFIRM:

    Connect to Box step 2

Box is now connected to Coro and is shown as Connected:

Cloud apps screen

For further assistance, contact Coro Support.