Google Forms modules

The Adobe Workfront Fusion Google Forms modules allow you to monitor, select, add, update or delete responses on your Google Forms.

In order to use Google Docs with Adobe Workfront Fusion, it is necessary to have a Google account. If you don’t have a Google account yet, you can create one at the Google Account help page.

If you need instructions on creating a scenario, see Create a scenario in Adobe Workfront Fusion.

For information about modules, see Modules in Adobe Workfront Fusion.

Access requirements

You must have the following access to use the functionality in this article:

Adobe Workfront plan*

Pro or higher
Adobe Workfront license*

Plan, Work
Adobe Workfront Fusion license**

Workfront Fusion for Work Automation and Integration

Product Your organization must purchase Adobe Workfront Fusion as well as Adobe Workfront to use functionality described in this article.

To find out what plan, license type, or access you have, contact your Workfront administrator.

For information on Adobe Workfront Fusion licenses, see Adobe Workfront Fusion licenses.

Prerequisites

To use Google Forms modules, you must have a Google account.

Creating a Spreadsheet from the Form

In order to work with your form responses, the spreadsheet from your responses must be created.

  1. Open your form.

  2. Go to the Responses tab.

  3. Click the Create Spreadsheet icon .

  4. Select whether you want to create a new spreadsheet or an existing spreadsheet

  5. Click Create.

Google Forms modules and their fields

When you configure Google Forms modules, Workfront Fusion displays the fields listed below. Along with these, additional Google Forms fields might display, depending on factors such as your access level in the app or service. A bolded title in a module indicates a required field.

If you see the map button above a field or function, you can use it to set variables and functions for that field. For more information, see Map information from one module to another in Adobe Workfront Fusion.

Triggers

Watch Responses

Watches the form for new responses.

Connection

For instructions about connecting your Google account to Workfront Fusion, see Connect the module's app or web service to Workfront Fusion in the article Create a scenario in Adobe Workfront Fusion.
Spreadsheet

Select the spreadsheet that contains the responses from the form that you want to watch for new responses.
Sheet

Select the sheet that contains the form responses.
Row with headers Specify the header row of the table. The default row is A1:Z1.
Value Render Option

Specify how you want the values to be rendered in the output.

  • Formatted value

    Values are calculated and formatted in the reply according to the cell's formatting. Formatting is based on the spreadsheet's locale, not the requesting user's locale. For example, if A1 is 1. 23 and A2 is =A1 and formatted as currency, then A2 returns $1. 23 .

  • Unformatted value

    Values are calculated, but not formatted in the reply. For example, if A1 is 1. 23 and A2 is =A1 and formatted as currency, then A2 returns the number 1. 23 .

  • Formula

    Values are not calculated. The reply includes the formulas. For example, if A1 is 1. 23 and A2 is =A1 and formatted as currency, then A2 returns =A1.
Date and time render option Select how you want dates, times, and duration to be represented in the output. This field is ignored if Value Render Option is set to Formatted Value.
Limit

Set the maximum number of responses that Workfront Fusion works with during one cycle.

Actions

Add a Response

This module appends a new response to the bottom of the form’s spreadsheet.

When you are configuring this module, the following fields display.

Connection

For instructions about connecting your Google account to Workfront Fusion, see Connect the module's app or web service to Workfront Fusion in the article Create a scenario in Adobe Workfront Fusion.
Spreadsheet

Select the spreadsheet that contains the sheet where you want to add a response.
Sheet

Select the sheet that contains the form responses.

Values

Enter the desired values to the sheet columns.

For the Timestamp column in the correct format, use the following value:

formatDate(now;DD/MM/YYYY HH:mm;UTC)
Value input option

  • Raw

    The values that the user enters are not parsed and are stored as-is.

  • User entered

    The values are parsed as if the user typed them into the UI. Numbers remain numbers, but strings may be converted to numbers, dates, or other formats following the same rules that are applied when entering text into a cell via the Google Sheets UI.
Insert data option

Specify how existing data is changed when new data is input.

  • Overwrite

    The new data overwrites existing data in the areas where it is written. Adding data to the end of the sheet inserts new rows or columns so the data can be written.

  • Insert rows

    Rows are inserted for the new data.

Update a Response

This module updates the selected response.

When you are configuring this module, the following fields display.

Connection

For instructions about connecting your Google account to Workfront Fusion, see Connect the module's app or web service to Workfront Fusion in the article Create a scenario in Adobe Workfront Fusion.
Spreadsheet

Select the spreadsheet that contains the sheet where you want to update a response.
Sheet

Select the sheet that contains the form responses.

Row number

Enter or map the number of the row you want to update.

Values

Enter the new values to the desired columns.
Value input option

  • Raw

    The values that the user enters are not parsed and are stored as-is.

  • User entered

    The values are parsed as if the user typed them into the UI. Numbers remain numbers, but strings may be converted to numbers, dates, or other formats following the same rules that are applied when entering text into a cell via the Google Sheets UI.

Delete a Response

This module deletes a selected response.

Connection

For instructions about connecting your Google account to Workfront Fusion, see Connect the module's app or web service to Workfront Fusion in the article Create a scenario in Adobe Workfront Fusion.
Spreadsheet

Select the spreadsheet that contains the sheet where you want to delete a response.
Sheet

Select the sheet that contains the form responses.

Row number

Enter or map the number of the row you want to delete.

Searches

Search Responses

This module returns responses matching the given criteria.

Connection

For instructions about connecting your Google account to Workfront Fusion, see Connect the module's app or web service to Workfront Fusion in the article Create a scenario in Adobe Workfront Fusion.
Spreadsheet

Select the form you want to search in.
Sheet

Select the sheet that contains the form responses.
Column range

Select the column range you want to search.
Filter

Define the filter you want to search responses responses by.
Sort Order

Select whether to sort returned responses in ascending or descending order.
Order By

Select the column you want to order returned responses by.
Value Render Option

Specify how you want the values to be rendered in the output.

  • Formatted value

    Values are calculated and formatted in the reply according to the cell's formatting. Formatting is based on the spreadsheet's locale, not the requesting user's locale. For example, if A1 is 1. 23 and A2 is =A1 and formatted as currency, then A2 returns $1. 23 .

  • Unformatted value

    Values are calculated, but not formatted in the reply. For example, if A1 is 1. 23 and A2 is =A1 and formatted as currency, then A2 returns the number 1. 23 .

  • Formula

    Values are not calculated. The reply includes the formulas. For example, if A1 is 1. 23 and A2 is =A1 and formatted as currency, then A2 returns =A1.
Date and time render option Select how you want dates, times, and duration to be represented in the output. This field is ignored if Value Render Option is set to Formatted Value.
Maximum number of returned responses

Set the maximum number of responses that Workfront Fusion returns during one cycle.

Search Responses (Advanced)

This module performs a search using the Google Charts Query Language. This module does not return a row number.

Connection

For instructions about connecting your Google account to Workfront Fusion, see Connect the module's app or web service to Workfront Fusion in the article Create a scenario in Adobe Workfront Fusion.
Spreadsheet

Select the spreadsheet that contains the sheet you want to search.
Sheet

Select the sheet that contains the form responses.
Filter

Define the search query using the Google Charts Query Language.

Example: select * where C = "John" retrieves all values for the row where the C column is "John".
Maximum number of returned rows

Set the maximum number of responses that Workfront Fusion returns during one cycle.

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