How to manage the groups in Google Analytics

[Prashant16]

We are integrating Google Analytics with Saviynt. So far, we have been able to create an account in Google Analytics. However, we need help managing user groups, and we are not finding a suitable API directly for this purpose.

If anyone has experience with Google Analytics integration, could you please guide us on how to manage groups and assign permissions effectively in Google Analytics?

[pruthvi_t]

Hi @Prashant16 ,

Greetings.

Can you please elaborate on your use case of integrating google analytics?? If there is any documentation you're referring to, kindly share it as well.

Thanks

[rushikeshvartak]

Integrating Google Analytics with Saviynt and managing user groups effectively can be challenging due to the limitations of the Google Analytics API. Google Analytics primarily provides APIs for data retrieval rather than for managing user groups and permissions.

Here are some steps and suggestions for managing user groups and permissions:

1. Google Analytics Admin API:
• Google Analytics offers the Admin API, which allows you to manage accounts, properties, views, and permissions. However, it does not directly support group management.
• You can use the Google Analytics Admin API to assign user roles and permissions.
2. User Management:
• For user management, you can use the Admin API to create and update user links. This can be used to assign different roles (e.g., Viewer, Editor, Analyst, Administrator) to users for different properties and views.
• Example: To assign a user to a property with a specific role, you can use the accountUserLinks.createmethod.
3. Using Google Workspace for Group Management:
• If your organization uses Google Workspace (formerly G Suite), you can manage groups and assign permissions via Google Workspace.
• Create user groups in Google Workspace and manage group memberships there.
• Use the Admin SDK Directory API to manage group memberships programmatically.

[Prashant16]

Hi @rushikeshvartak ,

1. Using Google Workspace for Group Management:
• If your organization uses Google Workspace (formerly G Suite), you can manage groups and assign permissions via Google Workspace.
• Create user groups in Google Workspace and manage group memberships there.
• Use the Admin SDK Directory API to manage group memberships programmatically.
  
  Here "Use the Admin SDK Directory API to manage group memberships programmatically." this steps need to perform at application side or on saviynt side ,can you please elaborate 
  

[rushikeshvartak]

tory API to manage group memberships programmatically" refers to performing actions programmatically through code, typically using a scripting language or a programming environment. Here’s how it breaks down in the context of Google Workspace and Saviynt:

1. Admin SDK Directory API: This is an API provided by Google Workspace (formerly G Suite) that allows developers to interact with Google Workspace services programmatically. It provides methods to manage users, groups, organizational units, and other directory-related features.

2. Application Side vs. Saviynt Side:

   • Application Side: Refers to any external application or script that interacts with Google Workspace. For example, you might have a custom application or a script written in Python, Java, Node.js, etc., that uses the Admin SDK Directory API to manage Google Groups and memberships.

   • Saviynt Side: Saviynt is a platform that integrates with various enterprise systems, including Google Workspace. When managing group memberships programmatically, this would typically involve configuring Saviynt to use the Admin SDK Directory API to automate the management of Google Groups and memberships from within the Saviynt platform.

3. Integration with Saviynt:

   • To manage Google Groups via Saviynt using the Admin SDK Directory API, you would configure Saviynt to make API calls to Google Workspace. This involves setting up credentials (like OAuth tokens or service account keys) in Saviynt that allow it to authenticate and authorize API requests to Google Workspace on behalf of your organization.

   • Saviynt can then programmatically add or remove users from Google Groups based on predefined policies or rules set within the Saviynt platform. This automation helps streamline group management across your organization, ensuring that permissions are correctly assigned and revoked as users’ roles change.

[Prashant16]

Hi @rushikeshvartak ,

Do we have any saviynt documents to refer to and execute the steps ?If yes can you please share that with us .

[rushikeshvartak]

No