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Google Workspace Add-ons now generally available in Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides

Quick Summary 

Google Workplace Add-ons are now available for Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides. Google Workspace Add-ons are already available for Calendar, Gmail, and Google Drive.


Google Workspace Add-ons allow you to use third-party applications within Google Workspace, helping you get work done faster without switching from one app to another. 

Organizations can also create add-ons using Apps Script or alternative runtimes — use the Google Workspace Developer guide for add-ons to learn more about building add-ons

Getting started 

Rollout pace 

Availability 

  • Available to Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education, Enterprise for Education, and Nonprofits customers and users with personal accounts.  

Resources 

Enhancing Google Workspace Add-ons in Gmail with Compose-time functions

Quick launch summary 

We’re enhancing the way you work with Google Workspace Add-ons in Gmail with the addition of Compose-time functions. Compose-time functions can help modify and format your messages in Gmail faster by: 
  • Adding recipients in the “To”, “CC”, and “BCC” fields. 
  • Inserting content into the subject line and body of the email. 
  • Inserting message templates for a consistent look and feel for your communications, and more. 


Organizations can also create their own compose-time add-ons using Apps Script or alternative runtimes. Use the Google Workspace Developer Guide to learn more about building compose actions

Getting started 

Rollout pace 

  • Compose time add-ons are available now in the Google Workspace Marketplace. 

Availability 

  • Available to all Google Workspace customers (when enabled by admins) and users with personal accounts.  

Resources 

Enhancing Google Workspace Add-ons in Gmail with Compose-time functions

Quick launch summary 

We’re enhancing the way you work with Google Workspace Add-ons in Gmail with the addition of Compose-time functions. Compose-time functions can help modify and format your messages in Gmail faster by: 
  • Adding recipients in the “To”, “CC”, and “BCC” fields. 
  • Inserting content into the subject line and body of the email. 
  • Inserting message templates for a consistent look and feel for your communications, and more. 


Organizations can also create their own compose-time add-ons using Apps Script or alternative runtimes. Use the Google Workspace Developer Guide to learn more about building compose actions

Getting started 

Rollout pace 

  • Compose time add-ons are available now in the Google Workspace Marketplace. 

Availability 

  • Available to all Google Workspace customers (when enabled by admins) and users with personal accounts.  

Resources 

Block apps from accessing G Suite data with app access control

What’s changing 

Last year, we launched app access control to help all G Suite and Cloud Identity customers control access to G Suite data via OAuth 2.0 by third-party and domain-owned apps. Now, we're improving it by allowing admins to block apps from accessing any OAuth 2.0 scopes. This makes it easy for customers to quickly restrict apps that are deemed to be high-risk or compromised. 

If an app is blocked, it will not be able to access any data from Google services. It will be blocked whether the app is on iOS, Android, or the web. If users try to authorize the app, they’ll see an authorization error message. Admins can customize this error message if they choose. 


Who’s impacted 

Admins 


Why you’d use it 


G Suite has a robust developer ecosystem, with thousands of apps available via the G Suite Marketplace and directly to customers, and a rich API framework enabling customers to develop custom apps. Not all apps, however, conform to every enterprise customer’s security policy, so our customers and partners value controls to manage third-party apps accessing G Suite data. 

Previously, admins could trust or limit access by specific apps. Now, we’re streamlining this to make it easier to manage potentially thousands of apps, and to help you to more quickly block apps when needed. By adding an option to block an app, you can quickly and efficiently protect data when an app is compromised or high-risk.
You can now block app access to OAuth 2.0 scopes via the Admin console. 

Apps can now be trusted, limited, or blocked. 


Getting started 

Rollout pace 

Availability 

  • Available to G Suite Basic, G Suite Business, G Suite Enterprise, G Suite for Education, G Suite Enterprise for Education, and G Suite for Nonprofits customers
  • Not available to G Suite Essentials and G Suite Enterprise Essentials customers

Resources 

Admin console improvements: API client access, GSM apps, admin roles, domain management, and unmanaged users

We’ve made several updates to the Admin console interface. Specifically, we’ve:
  • Streamlined the API client access page 
  • Improved and expanded the G Suite Marketplace apps (GSM) settings 
  • Made it easier to manage admin role assignments 
  • Created a new interface for domain management 
  • Updated the unmanaged users and consumer account invite section 

See below for more details on each of these changes.


Streamlined the API client access page 

The API client access page helps you grant API access to internal or 3rd-party apps, especially those using service accounts, on behalf of your users. We’ve created a simpler view of all apps that are authorized for domain-wide delegation and all authorized scopes, with service account and app name details. Updates to this view include:

  • A new location for the page. It’s now found at Security > API Controls > Domain-wide Delegation. It was previously at Security > Advanced settings
  • Improved interface, with more information and clearer UI, which makes it easier to see, understand, and manage apps and scopes. 
  • Removed applications domain-installed from G Suite Marketplace (GSM) from this view (they’re now in the GSM settings section, detailed below.) 

Visit the Help Center to learn more about controlling G Suite API access with domain-wide delegation
The new interface for domain-wide delegation in the Admin console 



Improved and expanded G Suite Marketplace apps (GSM) settings section 

The GSM section helps you control which GSM apps your organization can use. Updates in this section include:

  • General interface updates to several pages, including Admin console > Apps > G Suite Marketplace whitelist, Admin console > Apps > Settings for G Suite Marketplace apps, and Admin console > Apps > Domain install G Suite Marketplace apps
  • Functionality updates when you click into a specific app on the Domain install G Suite Marketplace apps page, including: 
    • A new “partially approved” status, in addition to "approved" and "not approved" to provide more visibility into data permissions for apps. 
    • New grouping for data access scopes by API buckets (e.g. "Gmail," "Calendar," etc) to make it easier to understand app data access. 
    • The OAuth client ID for the app. 

Visit the Help Center to learn more about how to manage Marketplace apps for your organization.
An example of the improved GSM app information page 



Easier to manage admin role assignments 

We’ve made updates to the area where you can view, create and assign admin roles within your organization. Improvements include:

  • A new roles home page, where you can quickly see all the system and custom roles and the admins assigned those roles. 
  • New quick-action buttons to more easily understand role privileges, then add and manage users in those roles. 
  • Easier ways to create and assign custom roles, including ability to copy an existing role. 

Use our Help Center to learn more about administrator roles in G Suite.
The new interface to manage admin roles 



New interface for domain management in the Admin console 

We’ve updated the interface you use to manage your primary domain, secondary domains, and domain aliases. When you go to Admin console > Domains > Manage domains, you may notice:

  • An updated interface with more complete information and descriptions of items and domain state. 
  • New grouped action buttons which make it easier to see and select the action you want to take, such as verifying domains, changing your primary domain, setting up MX records, and more. 
  • A new side panel which shows information about domains registered through Google, enabling you to quickly see and manage renewals and advanced DNS settings. 

Use our Help Center to learn more about how to add and manage domains in G Suite.
The new domain management interface in the Admin console 

Updated the unmanaged users and consumer account invite section 

We’re making improvements to the interface you use to find and manage users who have personal Google Accounts that use your organization's domain. Through this interface you can invite them to join your domain so you can better manage their accounts and any company data within it.

Specifically, when you go to Admin console > Tools > Transfer tool for unmanaged users, you’ll find an updated interface that makes it easier to:

  • Switch between managed and unmanaged account views. 
  • See and filter users with personal accounts. 
  • Invite them to migrate that account to your G Suite organization. 

Visit the Help Center to learn more about managing existing personal accounts for your organization.
Unmanaged user section in the Admin console

Getting started 

  • Admins: These updates will happen automatically. Use the Help Center links in each section above to learn more about the enhancements and available controls. 
  • End users: No end user impact. 

Rollout pace 

  • These updates are available now for all users. 

Availability 

  • Available to all G Suite customers 

Roadmap 

  • Updates to the G Suite Marketplace apps section in Admin console was listed as an upcoming G Suite release.

G Suite Add-ons now generally available in Calendar, Gmail, and Google Drive

What’s changing 

Last year we announced the beta of G Suite Add-ons, a new cross-suite platform that connects G Suite to your favorite workplace apps. Beginning today, G Suite Add-ons will begin rolling out to all users.

With G Suite Add-ons, workflows that require third-party applications can be executed inside G Suite, allowing users and teams to use the applications they want without leaving G Suite. For example, you can install the Workfront add-on for quick access across Calendar, Gmail, and Google Drive.

Installing the Workfront add-on directly from Calendar


Access G Suite Add-ons from the side panel of Calendar, Google Drive, and Gmail

Take action without leaving G Suite


Who’s impacted

Admins and end users

Why it’s important

G Suite Add-ons connect G Suite with third-party applications so you can work directly from the G Suite app you’re using, rather than toggling from one app to another. They also surface relevant information and suggest actions based on what you’re working on. 

Add-ons from SignEasy, WebEx, Workfront, Lucidchart and more will be available once this feature has fully rolled out and can be installed from the G Suite Marketplace

Organizations can also build their own add-ons using Apps Script. Note that the developer feature will be fully available in early February — we’ll provide an update here once it’s fully rolled out.


Additional Details

G Suite Add-ons will work across G Suite products, allowing developers to create a single add-on that works across G Suite, rather than building a separate add-on for each application within G Suite. 

G Suite Add-ons are currently accessible in Calendar, Gmail, and Google Drive, with support for other G Suite products coming later this year.

Getting started

  • Admins: This feature will be available by default. If you allow users to install only whitelisted applications from the G Suite Marketplace, you can specify those apps within the Admin console. Or, you can install chosen G Suite Add-ons for your entire domain via the listing in the G Suite Marketplace.
  • End users: This feature will be available by default. You’ll be able to install G Suite Add-ons using the “+” button in the G Suite quick access side panel. The add-ons you install will appear in the side panel across G Suite apps.

Rollout pace

Resources

Roadmap

G Suite and Google Cloud Identity Premium now support password vaulted apps for single sign-on

What’s changing 

We're making it easy for admins to enable single sign-on for thousands of additional apps that don’t support modern authentication standards like SAML and OIDC. The combination of standards based and password-vaulted app support will deliver one of the largest SSO app catalogs in the industry. 

Who’s impacted 

Admins and end users

Why you’d use it 

Google supports single sign-on for apps in the G Suite Marketplace, apps that support SAML or OIDC as an authentication mechanism, and apps that leverage LDAP for sign-on. While this existing solution works for many apps, some of our customers rely on apps that don’t support these standards. others don’t support federated single sign-on. This release provides seamless one-click access for users and a single point of management, visibility, and control for admins.

With password vaulting, admins can:

  • Manage credentials in a single space,
  • Securely enable access to shared credentials,
  • Manage access to app credentials based on group membership, and
  • Log and access reports on usage of the credentials within their organization.

End users can view and login to their apps with a single click within a new user dashboard.

How to get started



Availability

Rollout details
G Suite editions
  • Available to G Suite Enterprise, G Suite Enterprise for Education, and Cloud Identity Premium
  • Not available to G Suite Basic, G Suite Business, G Suite for Education, or G Suite for Nonprofits

On/off by default?
  • This feature will be available by default.  

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Goal Seek add-on now available for Google Sheets

What’s changing

The Goal Seek add-on for Google Sheets can now be downloaded and installed from the G Suite Marketplace.


Populating and triggering the solve functionality for the Goal Seek add-on.

The Goal Seek add-on running and successfully finding a solution.


Who’s impacted

Admins and end users

Why you’d use it

You can use the Goal Seek add-on to calculate the required value of a cell to achieve a desired value in another cell. This is particularly useful when conducting break-even analysis or sensitivity calculations, like determining how changing one value affects other correlated values in your sheet.

How to get started

Additional details

This add-on is developed in Apps Script and requires making requests via the Sheets API. That means that the API request quota for your domain will be affected and the number of requests that can be made by other App Script projects could be limited. See the Help Center for more information about monitoring API quotas and adjusting the request quota for your domain.

Helpful links

Availability

Rollout details

G Suite editions
  • Available to all G Suite editions

On/off by default?

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Form Notifications add-on now available in the G Suite Marketplace

Quick launch summary 

The Form Notifications add-on is now available on the G Suite Marketplace. You can use the add-on to receive an email notification once your Google Form has received a set number of responses, or you can use it to send an automated follow-up email to any user who completes your form. To learn more, see this article in our Help Center.


Availability 

Rollout details 
  • This add-on is available now in the G Suite Marketplace. 

G Suite editions 
  • Available to all G Suite editions

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Google Drive apps and Editor add-ons moving from Chrome Web Store to G Suite Marketplace

What’s changing

In the coming weeks, we’ll move all Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Forms add-ons and Google Drive apps from the Chrome Web Store to the G Suite Marketplace. See our Cloud Blog for more details on this change. If an add-on’s developer hasn’t taken action to migrate their listing, new users won’t be able to install it. We’re calling these add-ons “unmigrated add-ons.”


Who’s impacted

Admins and end users

Why it matters

Existing users of unmigrated add-ons will continue to be able to use them. However, if they uninstall Editor add-ons or Drive apps, they won’t be able to reinstall them. Moreover, if an existing user creates a template with one of these add-ons, any users who don’t already have the add-on installed won’t be able to use the add-on within the template.

How to get started


  • Admins and end users: No action is required. To check whether an add-on has been migrated, search for it in the G Suite Marketplace
  • Developers: Drive apps and Editor Add-ons must have a G Suite Marketplace listing prior to September 9, 2019. For more information on how to migrate your add-ons, see here for Drive developers and here for Editors developers.

Helpful links



Availability

Rollout details

  • Rapid Release domains: Extended rollout (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility) starting on August 28, 2019
  • Scheduled Release domains: Extended rollout (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility) starting on August 28, 2019

G Suite editions

  • All G Suite editions


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