SharePoint Online - Delete Item
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Overview
This Snap provides the ability to delete items from the SharePoint Online document library.
Prerequisites
- Use valid SharePoint Online tenant and associated site in account and snap settings respectively.
- Valid application in the Azure portal with necessary permissions to the application. To learn more, including how to choose permissions, see Permissions.
Support for Ultra Pipelines
- Works in Ultra Pipelines.
See Snap Support for Ultra Pipelines.
Limitations and Known Issues
N/A
Snap Input and Output
| Input/Output | Type of View | Number of Views | Examples of Upstream and Downstream Snaps | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Input | Document |
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| A document containing the data that need to be deleted. |
| Output | Document |
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| A document containing the response after the delete operation. |
Snap Settings
| Parameter Name | Data Type | Description | Default Value | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Label | String | Required. The name for the Snap. You can modify this to be more specific, especially if you have more than one of the same Snap in your pipeline. | N/A | SharePoint Online - Delete Item |
Site | String | Required. This property enables you to define the name of a site, which contains the list of document library to be used in the subsequent settings. | N/A | MySite |
Document Library | String | Required. This property enables you to select Drive representing the top-level container for a file system, such as OneDrive or SharePoint document libraries. This field will be populated dynamically from different sites from the suggestion dropdown. Users are allowed either to choose a document library from suggestion dropdown or type an entity manually. Note If an expression is used in the Site property, then the document library cannot be suggested. | N/A | Shared Documents |
Source file path | String | Required. The driveItem resource path that represents a file, folder, or other item stored in a document library. Note: The snap will delete the folder also even if the folder is not empty. | N/A | testFile.pdf |
Connection details | N/A | Settings to influence connection properties to the SharePoint Online APIs. | N/A | N/A |
Connection timeout | int | Required. This property enables you to set the connection timeout duration in seconds. | 30 | 30 |
Number of retries | int | Required. This property enables you to set the maximum number of re-connections in case of connection failure or timeout. | 1 | 1 |
Retry interval (seconds) | int | Required. This property enables you to set the time interval in seconds between connection attempts. | 10 | 10 |
Snap Execution | DropDown | Specifies the execution type:
| Execute only | N/A |
For more information on how to delete an item in the SharePoint Online please refer to the graph API, see driveitem-delete.
Troubleshooting
| Error | Reason | Resolution |
|---|---|---|
The input entity does not exist. | An invalid entity has been entered. | Please click the suggestion dropdown button and select the entity. |
Examples
The example assumes that you have configured & authorized a valid Sharepoint Online Account (see SharePoint Online Account).
The following SharePoint Online - Delete Item snap and pipeline shows how to delete a specified item. This example will upload a file to the SharePoint Online and then performs the same item to delete.
Configuration of the SharePoint Online - Delete Item snap is shown as below.
A successful validation or execution of the Snap gives the following output preview, showing the results.
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Important Steps to Successfully Reuse Pipelines
- Download and import the Pipeline into SnapLogic.
- Configure Snap accounts as applicable.
- Furnish Pipeline parameters as applicable.
See Also
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