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Dynamic connections

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this feature is available to enterprise customers a dynamic connection is a variable that contains a connection imagine that you have a {{scenario singular lowercase}} that automatically sends emails to multiple email addresses your team doesn't have a team email so you want your colleagues to use their work emails when they run the {{scenario singular lowercase}} you can set a dynamic connection in both gmail modules that way, your teammates can use their own gmail connections to send the emails when they run the {{scenario singular lowercase}} create a {{scenario singular lowercase}} with a dynamic connection almost every module requires a connection to work properly to create a {{scenario singular lowercase}} with a dynamic connection, you have to assign a connection to build the {{scenario singular lowercase}} {{product name}} calls the initial connection as the "build time value " when you finish the {{scenario singular lowercase}} , you can assign a different connection to the dynamic connection anytime go to your {{scenario singular lowercase}} and select an app module click the ellipsis button, and then click create a dynamic connection in the dynamic connection name field, type the name of the connection set the build time value for the dynamic connection in the build time value , choose a connection to use when building the scenario or click add to create a new connection in the connection name field, enter a name for the connection click save dropbox prompts you to grant {{product name}} access to your data grant {{product name}} access to your dropbox account click save you have set the build time value for the dynamic connection you can see the connection in the build time value field select whether you want to use the build time connection as the default or not {{product name}} uses the default value to run the {{scenario singular lowercase}} you can select a different connection when you run the {{scenario singular lowercase}} schedule a scenario docid\ scpfttwgfapf077ujo1jh (optional) you can select the dynamic connection default value in the default value selection box or create a new connection with the add button if you don't provide a default for the dynamic connection, you can schedule the {{scenario singular lowercase}} to on demand only click save you created a dynamic connection now you can continue configuring the module you can set the default for the dynamic connection in the scenario inputs interface as well you can find the list of dynamic connections in in the build time value tab, the dynamic connection with the connection its using run a {{scenario singular lowercase}} with a dynamic connection a dynamic connection is like a variable or a container for connections, which is empty until you assign a connection to it to run a {{scenario singular lowercase}} with a dynamic connection, you have to assign a connection to it or use a default you can either create a new dynamic connection or use an existing one use an existing dynamic connection to run a {{scenario singular lowercase}} with a dynamic connection, use the {{scenario singular lowercase}} inputs in {{scenario singular lowercase}} inputs, assign a connection to the dynamic connection for your {{scenario singular lowercase}} run or use the default to run your {{scenario singular lowercase}} on schedule, you have to provide a default for your dynamic connections {{product name}} uses the default connection in scheduled {{scenario singular lowercase}} runs go to your {{scenario singular lowercase}} click run once a {{scenario singular lowercase}} inputs window appears you can either set up a new connection or use an existing connection click ok {{product name}} runs the {{scenario singular lowercase}} with the selected connections update a dynamic connection compared to other connections, dynamic connections are flexible and can change the value they contain for example, you might want to assign a different connection to the dynamic connection with each {{scenario singular lowercase}} run this might be practical when you want to frequently use different credentials in the {{scenario singular lowercase}} another option is to update just the default for the dynamic connection for scheduled {{scenario singular lowercase}} runs you can update a dynamic connection dynamic connections docid\ xarn5cszerjvoec om1vp dynamic connections docid\ xarn5cszerjvoec om1vp update dynamic connections in the app module open the connections dropdown list in the app module and find the dynamic connection you want to edit click edit optional you can change the dynamic connection name as well in the build time value dropdown list, select the connection you want to assign to the dynamic connection click add , if you want to create a new connection click save you have updated the dynamic connection when the {{scenario singular lowercase}} runs, the dynamic connection will use the connection you assigned update dynamic connections in the {{scenario singular lowercase}} inputs go to the {{scenario singular lowercase}} in which you want to update the dynamic connection click scenario inputs go to the build time value tab click edit in the dropdown list, select another connection you want to assign to the dynamic connection click add if you want to create a new connection click save you have updated the dynamic connection when the {{scenario singular lowercase}} runs, the dynamic connection will use the connection you assigned