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Adding a Google Drive Application

In order to integrate with Google Drive, we must first create an application entry in File Access Manager. This entry includes the identification, connection details, and other parameters necessary to create the link.

To add an application, use the New Application Wizard.

  1. Go to to Admin > Applications.
  2. Select Add New to open the wizard.

Select Wizard Type

  1. Select Standard Application
  2. Select Next to open the General Details page.

General Details

  • Application Type - Google Drive
  • Application Name - Logical name of the application
  • Description - Description of the application

  • Tags - Select tags for the application from the dropdown menu, and / or type a new name, and select Enter to create a new tag. The dropdown list of tags filters out matching tags as you type and displays up to 50 tags.

    Note

    The tags replace the Logical container field that was used when creating applications in releases before 8.2.

  • Event Manager Server - This option is available if there are more than one event manager servers configured in the system. Select an event manager from the drop down menu.

Select Next. to open the Connection Details page.

Connection Details

  • Domain Admin User

    • The full user name of an admin user in your Google domain. Enter the username as a UPN: User@Domain.com.

      Note

      The user, domain, and service account name are all case sensitive.

  • Domain Name

    • Your Google primary domain name.

  • Service Account

    • The full name of service account created in the permissions section of this guide e.g.: <email>@<project_name>-123.iam.gserviceaccount.com

  • Certificate File

    • The certificate file created during the Prerequisites section of this guide. Upload a certificate by dragging it onto the certificate field, or clicking to open a file manager dialogue.

  • Certificate Password

    • The password for the certificate file created in the Prerequisites section of this guide.

      Note

      When editing this application, if a new certificate is uploaded, then the former password cannot be used. The user has to provide a new password.

Select Next.