Google Docs

Google Docs is an online word processor. The Google Docs connector A software component that allows seamless integration with third-party services, business applications, and content stores. Examples include Salesforce, Box, and Microsoft SharePoint. Connectors are used to create connections required for workflow actions and start events. is used to create connections for Google Docs actions A tool for building the processes, logic, and direction within workflows. Actions are the steps the workflow performs to complete a process.. Use Google Docs actions to create empty documents, or list existing documents in Google Docs. For more information, see Google Docs.

Create a Google Docs connection

Note: Your browser-stored credentials are accessed to create connections. Either clear credentials from browser memory or make sure the stored credentials are for the intended environment.

Create a connection and sign in with Google Docs from the connections page or from the action configuration panel when configuring the action. For information about creating connections and assigning permissions, see Manage connections.

Google Docs account requirements

• Nintex Automation Cloud uses the Nintex Automation Cloud - Google Docs Connector to create Google Docs connections. This connection requires you to grant permissions to read and write all user and group data.
• The account you use to create a connection for Google Docs is the account that has access to the Google Docs actions.

Create a Google Docs data lookup

Use the Google Docs data lookup to create a drop-down list of Google Docs documents in a form. Each data lookup is configured for a specific Google Docs operation. You can create as many data lookups as you need. For more information on creating a data lookup and assigning permissions to it, see Data lookups.

For example, to allow a user to select a Google Docs document from a list on a form, add a drop-down list of documents to the form using a Data lookup control A form control that allow users to select from a drop-down list that has values sourced from a third-party service.. The Data lookup form control uses a Google Docs - Get documents data lookup to populate a list of calendars.

You can create a data lookup to:

• Get documents: List documents visible to the authorized user.

Google Docs data lookup fields

When you create a Google Docs data lookup, you can configure some additional fields for the operations to retrieve specific date.

To access the data lookup fields, in the Add data lookup section, select the Connector and the Operation.

The following operations are available for the [Google Docs connector:

• Google Docs - Get documents

Operation	Field or selection	Description
Google Docs - Get documents	Results per page	The maximum number of documents to return in the list (10, 20, or 50).
	Page token	Use the page token returned by an Google Docs - Get documents action to retrieve the next page of results.