Google Slides modules

The Adobe Workfront Fusion Google Slides modules allow you to create, update, list, and/or delete presentations and upload images to presentations in your Google Slides account.

In order to use Google Slides with 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.

You also need Google Slides in your Google Drive.

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 Slides modules, you must have a Google account.

Google Slides modules and their fields

When you configure Google Slides modules, Workfront Fusion displays the fields listed below. Along with these, additional Google Slides 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.

Presentation

Watch Presentations

Triggers when a new presentation is created or updated.

Connection

For instructions about connecting your Google Slides account to Workfront Fusion, see Create a connection to Adobe Workfront Fusion - Basic instructions
Watch

Select the option to watch the presentations:

  • Created Date

  • Modified Date
Limit

The maximum number of presentations Workfront Fusion should return during one scenario execution cycle.

List Presentations

Retrieves a list of all presentations.

Connection

For instructions about connecting your Google Slides account to Workfront Fusion, see Create a connection to Adobe Workfront Fusion - Basic instructions
Choose a drive location

Select the Google Drive where the presentations you want to list are located:

  • My Drive
  • Shared With Me
  • Google Shared Drive
Folder ID

Choose the folder location of the presentations you want to list.
Limit

The maximum number of presentations Workfront Fusion should return during one scenario execution cycle.

Get a Presentation

Gets the latest version of a specified presentation.

Connection

For instructions about connecting your Google Slides account to Workfront Fusion, see Create a connection to Adobe Workfront Fusion - Basic instructions
Choose a drive

Select the Google Drive where the presentations you want to list are located:

  • My Drive
  • Shared With Me
  • Google Shared Drive
Presentation ID

Select the presentation that you want to retrieve.

Get a Page/Thumbnail

Gets the latest version of the specified page or of the thumbnail of a page in the presentation.

Connection

For instructions about connecting your Google Slides account to Workfront Fusion, see Create a connection to Adobe Workfront Fusion - Basic instructions
Presentation ID

Select the Presentation ID that you want to retrieve.
Page Object ID

Select the slide for which you want to view the page object details.
Show Page Thumbnail

Select the checkbox if you want to view the page thumbnail information.

Create a Presentation From a Template

Creates a new presentation by replacing all tags like {{Name}}, {{Email}} in a template with provided data.

Connection

For instructions about connecting your Google Slides account to Workfront Fusion, see Create a connection to Adobe Workfront Fusion - Basic instructions
Title

Enter a name for the new presentation.
Copy a Presentation

Select the option if you are copying an existing presentation:

  • By Mapping
  • By Dropdown
Copy of Existing Presentation ID

Enter the Path or Presentation ID of an existing presentation which you want to copy. This field appears if you are creating the presentation By Mapping.
Choose a drive

Select the Google Drive where the presentations you want to list are located:

  • My Drive
  • Shared With Me
  • Google Shared Drive

This field appears if you are creating the presentation By Dropdown.
Presentation ID

Select the Presentation ID of the presentation you want to use as a template.
Values

Add the values:

  • Tag: Enter the tag you want to replace in the presentation. For example, {{Name}}
  • Replaced Value: Enter the value with which the existing tag is to be replaced. For example, if a string {{Name}}/code> in the presentation and the replaced value is Sample, then the {{Name}} will be replaced by Sample.
New Drive Location

Select the Google Drive where you want to store or add the new presentation:

  • My Drive
  • Shared With Me
  • Google Shared Drive

New Document's Location

Select the folder where you want to store or add the presentation.
Shared

Select if you want to share the presentation.
Sharing with Other's Email Address

Enter the email address with whom you want to share the presentation. If you are not entering an email address and selecting only shared field, the presentation is shareable to anyone.

Upload an Image To a Presentation

Uploads an image with provided data.

Connection

For instructions about connecting your Google Slides account to Workfront Fusion, see Create a connection to Adobe Workfront Fusion - Basic instructions
Choose a Presentation

Choose how you want to select the presentation that you are uploading an image to.

  • By Mapping
  • By Dropdown
Choose a drive

Select the Google Drive where the presentations you want to list are located:

  • My Drive
  • Shared With Me
  • Google Shared Drive

This field appears if you are creating the presentation By Dropdown.
Presentation ID

Select the Presentation ID of the presentation that you are uploading an image to.
Values

Values Add the values:

  • Tag: Enter the tag to which you want to add the URL.
  • Image URL: Enter the path or URL to the image you want to upload.

Note: The images must be less than 50MB in size, cannot exceed 25 megapixels, and must be in PNG, JPEG, or GIF format.

Refresh a Chart

Refreshes the chart data stored in a presentation specified by ID.

Connection

For instructions about connecting your Google Slides account to Workfront Fusion, see Create a connection to Adobe Workfront Fusion - Basic instructions
Choose a drive

Select the Google Drive where the presentations you want to list are located:

  • My Drive
  • Shared With Me
  • Google Shared Drive
Presentation ID

Select the Presentation ID of the presentation that includes chart you want to refresh.
Chart Object ID

Select the Chart you want to refresh.

Add/Delete a Slide

Creates an empty slide or deletes an existing slide on the specified presentation.

Connection

For instructions about connecting your Google Slides account to Workfront Fusion, see Create a connection to Adobe Workfront Fusion - Basic instructions
Select the method

Choose whether you want to add a new slide or delete a slide.
Presentation ID

Select the Presentation ID of the presentation for which you want to add or delete a slide.
Predefined layout type

Select the predefined slide layout that you want your added slide to use. Specify values for any additional fields (such as Title).

  • Blank layout, with no placeholders
  • Layout with a caption at the bottom
  • Layout with a title and subtitle
  • Layout with a title and body
  • Layout with a title and two columns
  • Layout with only a title
  • Layout with a section title
  • Layout with a title and subtitle on one side and description on the other
  • Layout with one title and one body, arranged in a single column
  • Layout with a main point
  • Layout with a big number heading

This field is available if you selected to add a slide.

Other

Make an API Call

Performs an arbitrary authorized API call.

Connection

For instructions about connecting your Google Slides account to Workfront Fusion, see Create a connection to Adobe Workfront Fusion - Basic instructions
URL

Enter a path relative to https://developers.google.com/slides/. E.g. Presentation.

For the list of available endpoints, refer to the Google Slides API Documentation.
Method

Select the HTTP request method you need to configure the API call. For more information, see HTTP request methods in Adobe Workfront Fusion.
Headers

Enter the desired request headers. You don't need to add authorization headers.
Query String

Enter the request query string.
Body

Add the body content for the API call in the form of a standard JSON object.

Note:

When using conditional statements such as if in your JSON, put the quotation marks outside of the conditional statement.
INFO

Example: Using an API call you can get the presentation details for the presentation ID you have entered. You can find the presentation ID in the URL when you the open the presentation in Google Slides.

The following API call returns the presentation details:

Matches of the search can be found in the module’s Output under Bundle > Body > presentationId.

In our example, the requested presentation details were returned:

This module makes all links in a presentation clickable, or inserts a link into all matched input texts.

Connection

For instructions about connecting your Google Slides account to Workfront Fusion, see Create a connection to Adobe Workfront Fusion - Basic instructions
Choose a Presentation

Choose how you want to select the presentation that you are uploading an image to.

  • By Mapping
  • By Dropdown
Choose a drive

Select the Google Drive where the presentations you want to list are located:

  • My Drive
  • Shared With Me
  • Google Shared Drive

This field appears if you are creating the presentation By Dropdown.
Presentation ID

Choose the folder location of the presentations you want to list.
Select

Select whether you want to make all links in a presentation clickable, or whether you want to insert a link into all match input texts.
Text Inputs For each text item that you want to add a link for, add the item as well as its associated link to the list. Every time the item appears in the presentation, it will automatically be linked to the specified site.

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