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

Expand to view access requirements for the functionality in this article.

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

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Adobe Workfront package Any
Adobe Workfront license

New: Standard

Or

Current: Work or higher

Adobe Workfront Fusion license**

Current: No Workfront Fusion license requirement.

Or

Legacy: Workfront Fusion for Work Automation and Integration

Product

New:

  • Select or Prime Workfront package: Your organization must purchase Adobe Workfront Fusion.
  • Ultimate Workfront package: Workfront Fusion is included.

Or

Current: Your organization must purchase Adobe Workfront Fusion.

For more detail about the information in this table, see Access requirements in documentation.

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 API information

The Google Slides connector uses the following:

Base URL
https://slides.googleapis.com/v1
API version
v1
API tag
v1.5.9

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.

Map toggle

Presentation

Add/Delete a Slide

This action module creates a 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.
Enter a Slide ID
If you are deleting a slide, select whether you want to enter the slide ID manually or select the slide from a list.
Presentation ID
Select the presentation or map the Presentation ID of the presentationfor which you want to add or delete a slide.
Slide Object ID
If you are deleting a slide and chose to enter the slide manually, enter or map the slide ID.
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.

Content

Enter or map the text content for the slide. Fields are available based on the template you selected.

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

Create a Presentation From a Template

This action module creates a new presentation by copying a presentation and replacing all tags like {{Name}}, {{Email}} in 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 or enter or map 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}} in the presentation and the replaced value is Sample, then the {{Name}} is 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 enable the Shared option without entering an email in this field, the presentation is shareable to anyone.

Get a Page/Thumbnail

This action module 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.
Enter a Presentation and Page ID
Choose whether to enter a Presentation and Page ID manually, or select them from a list.
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.

Get a Presentation

This action module 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.

List Presentations

This module retrieves a list of all presentations in the given location.

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
Enter or map the maximum number of presentations that you want the module to return during one scenario execution cycle.

Refresh a Chart

THis action module 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.
Enter a Presentation ID
Choose whether to enter a Presentation ID manually, or select it from a list.
Choose a drive

If selecting the presentation from a list, 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 or enter or map the Presentation ID of the presentation that includes the chart you want to refresh.
Chart Object ID
If entering data manually, Enter or map the ID of the chart you want to refresh.

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

If choosing from a dropdown, select the Google Drive where the presentation you want to add an image to is located:

  • My Drive
  • Shared With Me
  • Google Shared Drive
Presentation ID
Select the Presentation ID of the presentation that you are uploading an image to.
Select the Method

Select how you want to replace the image.

  • Upload an image by replacing text tag

    In the Values field, for each image you want to upload, click Add item and enter the image's tag and the URL of the new image.

  • Upload an image by replacing image

    In the Values field, for each image you want to upload, click Add item and enter the image's object ID, replace method, and the URL of the new image.

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

Watch Presentations

This trigger module starts a scenario when 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
Enter or map the maximum number of presentations Workfront Fusion should return during one scenario execution cycle.

Other

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
If you are inserting a link, for each text item that you want to add a link for, click Add item and enter the text and its associated link. Every time the item appears in the presentation, it is automatically linked to the specified site.

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.
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.

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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.

API call example

The following API call returns the presentation details:

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:

Presentatin details

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