Connect to a Google Drive Data Source

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Contents:

1. Begin Adding a Google Drive Data Source
2. Input your Credential
3. Connect to the Desired Folder(s)
4. Confirmation

1. Begin Adding a Google Drive Data Source

1. Log into Nexla with your provided credentials.
   

   If you need credentials, contact [e-mail].

2. Navigate to the Integrate section by selecting  from the platform menu on the left side of the screen. 
   
   
3. Click  at the top of the Integrate toolbar on the left.
   
   
   
   
4. Select , and click in the upper right corner of the screen to begin adding a Google Drive data source.

2. Input Your Credential

1. Click "Add A New Credential".
   
   
   
   
2. Enter the name of the credential in the Credential Name field.
   
   
   
   
3. Optional: Enter the desired description of the credential in the Credential Description field.
   
   
   
   
4. Select the appropriate option from the Authentication Type dropdown menu.
   
   
   

   The System User Authentication method is recommended, as it is best-suited for accessing your own data. It is also tied to the service account instead of individual user accounts.
   

5. End User Authentication: Click . Then, select the appropriate Google account from the pop-up window and allow Nexla to access the account.
   
   System User Authentication: Click , and upload the service account credentials JSON file generated by Google Cloud IAM.
   
   
6. Optional: To address file encryption using Nexla, click "Advanced Settings", and check the box next to "Handle File Encryption/Decryption?"
   
   
   

   This configures Nexla to process encrypted files such that the source will decrypt files before scanning, and the destination will encrypt the generated files before they are uploaded to storage.

7. Click .

3. Connect to the Desired Folder(s)

1. To expand a file, click  next to it.
   
   
2. To select a file, hover over it, and click the  button that appears.
   

   The button should now display .

3. Optional: Use the Advanced Settings menu on the right to access additional settings for the source, including file scan scheduling and options related to text files and delimiter-separated values.
   
   
   
   
4. Once all needed files are selected, click  in the upper right corner.

4. Confirmation

1. The confirmation page indicates that the Google Drive has been successfully created as a data source.
   
   
   
   
2. Optional: Edit the name of the data source by hovering over it and entering the desired text.
   
   
   
   
3. Optional: Add a description of the data source by hovering over below the source name and entering the desired text.
   
   
4. To return to My Data Sources, click in the upper right corner of the screen.
   
   To view the newly created data source, click .
   
   To view datasets detected from the newly added source, click .