Property Type

Select the way the connection details
will be set.

• Built-In: The connection details will be set
  locally for this component. You need to specify the values for all
  related connection properties manually.

• Repository: The connection details stored
  centrally in Repository > Metadata will be reused by this component. You need to click
  the […] button next to it and in the pop-up
  Repository Content dialog box, select the
  connection details to be reused, and all related connection
  properties will be automatically filled in.

This property is not available when other connection component is selected
from the Connection Component drop-down list.

Connection Component

Select the component that opens the database connection to be reused by this
component.

Application Name

The application name required by Google Drive to get access to its
APIs.

OAuth Method

Select an OAuth method used to
access Google Drive from the drop-down list.

• Access Token (deprecated):
  uses an access token to access Google Drive.

• Installed Application (Id &
  Secret): uses the client ID and client secret created through Google
  API Console to access Google Drive. For more information about this method, see
  Google Identity Platform > Installed
  applications .

• Installed Application
  (JSON): uses the client secret JSON file that is created through Google
  API Console and contains the client ID, client secret, and other OAuth 2.0
  parameters to access Google Drive.

• Service Account: uses a
  service account JSON file created through Google API Console to access Google Drive.
  For more information about this method, see Google Identity Platform > Service
  accounts.

For more detailed information about how to access Google Drive using
each method, see OAuth methods for accessing Google Drive.

Access Token

The access token generated through Google Developers OAuth 2.0
Playground.

This property is available only when Access
Token is selected from the OAuth
Method drop-down list.

Client ID and Client Secret

The client ID and client secret.

These two properties are available only when Installed Application (Id & Secret) is selected from the OAuth Method drop-down list.

Client Secret JSON

The path to the client secret JSON file.

This property is available only when Installed Application (JSON) is selected from the OAuth Method drop-down list.

Service Account JSON

The path to the service account JSON file.

This property is available only when Service
Account is selected from the OAuth
Method drop-down list.

Use Proxy

Select this check box when you are working behind a proxy. With this
check box selected, you need to specify the value for the following parameters:

• Host: The IP address of the
  HTTP proxy server.

• Port: The port number of the
  HTTP proxy server.

Use SSL

Select this check box if an SSL connection is used to access Google
Drive. With this check box selected, you need to specify the value for the following
parameters:

• Algorithm: The name of the
  SSL cryptography algorithm.

• Keystore File: The path to
  the certificate TrustStore file that contains the list of certificates the client
  trusts.

• Password: The password used
  to check the integrity of the TrustStore data.

Parent Folder

The name or ID of the parent folder in which a new folder will
be created.

Access Method

Select the method by which the parent folder is specified, either by
Name or by Id.

New Folder Name

The name of the new folder to be created.

Schema and Edit schema

A schema is a row description, and
it defines the fields to be processed and passed on to the next component.

The schema of this component is read-only. You can click the
[…] button next to Edit schema to view the predefined schema which
contains the following fields:

• parentFolderId:
  the ID of the parent folder.

• newFolderId: the
  ID of the new folder.

DataStore Path

The path to the
credential file that stores the refresh token.

This property is available
only when Installed Application (Id &
Secret) or Installed Application
(JSON) is selected from the OAuth
Method drop-down list.

tStatCatcher Statistics

Select this check box to gather the Job processing metadata at the Job level
as well as at each component level.

ERROR_MESSAGE

The error message generated by the component when an error occurs. This is an After
variable and it returns a string.

PARENT_FOLDER_ID

The ID of the parent folder. This is an After variable and it returns a string.

NEW_FOLDER_ID

The ID of the new folder. This is an After variable and it returns a string.

Usage rule

This component can be used as a standalone component or as a start
component of a Job or subJob.