Connect Administration Basics for Gmail
Review the Vantagepoint Connect add-in tabs, grids, tools, and grid options.
Before You Begin
- 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.
- Chrome is required for use 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, it will be necessary to add Connect IP addresses to the Allow list. See the Troubleshoot Synchronization and Connect Add-in Issues for Gmail or Troubleshoot Synchronization and Connect Add-in Issues for Outlook help topics for the list of IP addresses.
- The security role for the individual who is responsible for configuring Connect must have access to Connect Administration. In Connect Administration is selected under . , on the Overview tab, make sure that
- The individual who is responsible for configuring Connect (selecting the Connect Administration option in ) must have an employee record associated with their user record in . 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 .
- You must create a Client ID and Secret in API Authorization in 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.
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- Work With Connect Administration Tabs and Grids
You specify and review the groups, users, and provisioning information for the Connect Administration utility on tabs and grids. These tabs and grids consist of fields, options, columns, and rows that you use to enter, change, and view data for a record. Different functions are available for each tab and grid.
Parent Topic: Connect Administration Integration Utility for Gmail