Provision Users

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Provision Users

When setting up a brand new Box user account, a common need is to have that new account be populated with standard folders, collaborations, and group associations.

Typically there are some common questions that may be asked about the user account to determine when standard setup may be needed for the account:

Will the user need access to standard company files or folders immediately?
Are collaborations associated individually or through groups? If through a group association, are there any standard groups that the user should be added to?
Should the user be assigned any tasks to complete?
Would any instructional comments on any files be helpful?

New User Password Resets and Email Confirmation

You may experience some errors when creating users and immediately trying to take actions with that user through the API. For example, a common error to receive is user_email_confirmation_required or password_reset_required. These kinds of errors may block some actions within the API, but you can still add the user as a collaborator on folders, add the user to groups, etc.

In this scenario we'll focus on provisioning a new Box Managed User, as there are very different considerations when provisioning Box App User accounts.

We'll start with solving the most repeatable aspects of provisioning a user's account, creating a general folder and file structure that everyone will have on first login, using groups to control access to shared files and folders for users.

Provision Users

Provision Users

New User Password Resets and Email Confirmation

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