Assign Users to a Group for Gmail Integration

Use the Groups tab to create groups of Connect users who have similar requirements. You can assign rights to each group.

Prerequisites:
  • To use Vantagepoint Connect in your Gmail account, you must have a Google Workspace account (formally G Suite). You cannot use a personal .gmail.com email with Vantagepoint Connect.
  • You must use Chrome with Vantagepoint Connect for Gmail.
  • To use Connect, the Vantagepoint application must be exposed to the internet via a publicly facing URL. If your network or firewall is configured to only allow certain IP addresses to access Vantagepoint, you must add Connect IP addresses to the Allow list. For a list of IP addresses, see the Troubleshoot Synchronization and Connect Add-in Issues for Gmail or Troubleshoot Synchronization and Connect Add-in Issues for Outlook help topics.
  • The security role for the individual who is responsible for configuring Connect must have access to Connect Administration. In Settings > Security > Roles, on the Overview tab, make sure that Connect Administration is selected under Utilities > Integrations.
  • The individual who is responsible for configuring Connect (selecting the Connect Administration option in Utilities > Integrations) must have an employee record associated with their user record in Settings > Security > Users. The employee record must also have a valid email address.
  • Each employee who will use Connect must have an employee record that includes an email address and that is associated with a user record in Settings > Security > Users.
  • You must have a Client ID and Secret in API Authorization in Utilities > Integrations that is specific to Connect. You only need to generate the secret one time for each integration.
  • Windows authentication for the on-premises application requires the use of Vantagepoint OAuth with Vantagepoint Connect.
  • Groups must be created on the Groups tab. See the Use Groups to Set Up Multiple Connect Users help topic for more information.

To assign users to a group:

  1. In the Vantagepoint Navigation pane, select Utilities > Integrations > Connect Administration.
  2. On the Connect Administration form, click the Provisioning tab.
  3. Select the name(s) of the user that you want to activate/provision.
    You can use the filter to locate names in the grid.
  4. To provision users:
    • For a single user, click the + on the grid row containing the user name. The User Provisioning fields display.
    • For multiple users, click the (s) next to each row containing the user name, or click the at the top of the grid to select all users. Click Activate Selected for the Provisioning Multiple Users fields to display.
  5. From the Group drop-down list, select the name of the group to which you will assign the user.
    The Mailbox Access Type displays based on the group's configuration: Google with Custom App.
  6. Select the Send Welcome Email option to send a welcome message to the user to alert them when they are provisioned.
  7. Click the Provisioning button to activate the user.
    The Provision Result grid displays. Refer to the Provisioning Results column on this grid to confirm the success of the user activation.

    If successful, the user names display on the Users list on the Groups tab when this group is selected.

    If not successful, review the details provided in the Message column to determine the reason it was activated.