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Essentials for Office 365 2.13 - User Guide

Connecting to SharePoint Site or Site Collections Copyright Tool Overview
General Tool Configuration Profile Manager Proxy Mode Azure Turbo and CSOM Creating User Mapping Creating User and Template Reports Support and Troubleshooting Activation Modes of Migration
Home Tab Migration Analysis Tab Migrator Tab
Interface Connect to Resources Copy Sites Live Compare Hyper Mode Classic Mode Copy Alerts Orphaned Users Copy In-Place Tagging of SharePoint Items Incremental/Delta Copy Forms Migration Workflow Migration Save Site to XML
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Interface Overview Migration Job Structure Connecting to Resources Copy Google Drive Copy File Share Copy My Sites to OneDrive for Business Copy Tenant Copy Box Copy Dropbox Nintex Deployment
Post Migration Compare Security Manager Tab Term Store Manager Tab Administrator Tab Backup Tab
Interface Overview Backup Job Structure Advanced Search Retention Policies Storage for Backup Import/Export Backup Archives Connecting to SharePoint and OneDrive for Business Connecting to Cloud Storage Hyper vs Classic Backup Setup Hyper SharePoint Online Backup Hyper OneDrive Backup Hyper Office 365 Groups Backup Smart Backup Classic SharePoint Online Backup Classic OneDrive Backup Classic Office365 Groups Backup Classic Mailbox Backup Change Properties for Backup Admin Management Scheduling Backup Jobs Backup Project Conversion
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Connecting to Google Admin Console

This section describes the process required to connect to Google's Admin Console for running migrations of Google Drives.  

1.Open the Google Cloud Developer Console and log in with your Google Admin Account. https://console.developers.google.com

2.At the top-left, click Google Menu Icon IAM & Admin >  Create a Project.

3.Click [New Project].

4.Enter a Project name, Organization, and Location then click [Create].

Google Cloud New Project

Once the Project has been created you will receive a notification.

5.Select the project from the dropdown.

Google Drive Project Selection

6.At the top-left, click Google Menu Icon APIs & Services > Library.

7.Enable the Google Drive API and the Admin SDK API as follows:

a)In the search field, enter the name of the API, then press Enter.

b)In the list of search results, click the API , then click Enable.

Google Drive API

Google ADmin SDK API

8.At the top-left, click Google Menu Icon APIs & Services > Credentials.

Google Cloud Create Credentials

9.On the Credentials page, click Create Credentials then select Service account.

Google Cloud Credentials Service Account

10.In the Service account details section:

§Enter a Service account name, Service account ID, and Service account description.

§Click [Done].

Google Cloud Service Acct Details

The Credentials overview page displays.

11.Click Manage Service Accounts.

Google Cloud Manage Service Accounts

12.For the service account you just created, click the Actions ellipsis and select Manage keys.

Google Cloud Manage Keys

13.From the Add Key dropdown, select Create new key.

Google Cloud Create Key

14.For Key type, select P12 then click [Create] to redisplay Service accounts page.

Google Cloud Key Type

15.For the service account you created, click the Actions ellipsis and select Manage Details to display the Service account details page.

Google Cloud Manage Details Select

16.Copy into a text file the Service account Email and, from the Advanced Settings section, the Client ID.

Google Cloud Manage Details

17.Click View Google Workspace Admin Console or open a new tab in your browser and go to https://admin.google.com. Log in with your admin account if necessary.

18.At the top-left, click Google Menu Icon Security > Access and data control >API Controls.

19.In the Domain wide delegation pane, select Manage Domain Wide Delegation to display the Domain Wide Delegation page.

Manage Domain Wide Delegation

20. Select Add new.

Google Cloud Add Delegation

21.Paste in the Client ID that you copied to the text file.

22.In the OAuth scopes section, add the following string exactly as it appears below (or download it in .txt file format here) then click [Authorize].

https://docs.google.com/feeds,https://www.googleapis.com/auth/admin.directory.group.member.readonly,https://www.googleapis.com/auth/admin.directory.group.readonly,https://www.googleapis.com/auth/admin.directory.user.readonly,https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive,https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file,https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.email,https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.profile

Google Cloud Authorize Delegation

23.In the Metalogix Essentials application, go to Drives tab and click Copy Google Drive in the ribbon. Select "Copy Google Drive to OneDrive" from the drop down list.

copy google drive 1

24.Enter the Google Drive parameters:

a)Admin User– Enter the username of the account that was just used to create the service account.

b)P12 Key File – Click the Load button and select the .p12 key file you downloaded earlier.

c)Service Account– Paste in the service account Email that you saved to the text file.

Google Prerequisites19

25.Click [Connect].

In a few seconds, you should receive the message “Successfully connected to Google Drive”.

Connecting to Box

If you wish to connect to a Box account, then follow these steps:

1.Start by selecting the Box option in the Connect To section under the Drives tab.
Connecting to Box1

2.The connecting to Box window will pop up. enter a Project name, and your Box Username and Password. Click on Connect or Claims (depending on the authorization settings for your Box service).
Connecting to Box2

3.Box will now appear in the Navigator tab, located on the left hand side.
Connecting to Box3

Export to CSV

Essentials provides users with the ability to Export a list of Box users to a CSV file. This report can then be used for User Mapping or Source-To-Target CSV file creation for Mass Migrations from the Drives Tab.

Box-Users-CSV-Report

 

The following steps will run through the process of Exporting Box users to a CSV file.

1.In the Essentials console, click on the Drives tab, and select Box. This will open the Connect to Box window.
Export to CSV 1

2.On the Connect to Box window, enter a project name, a Box Admin account and its corresponding Password. Check on the "User Service Account" option. Click on Connect or Claims (depending on the authorization settings for your Box service).
Export to CSV 2

3.Once you're connected to box the Select Box Users window will pop up. Select the users you wish to export to a CSV report and then click the Export to CSV button.
Export to CSV 3

4.Provide your CSV file with a name and click Save.
Export to CSV 4

Connecting to Dropbox

If you wish to connect to a Dropbox account, then follow these steps:

1.Start by selecting the Dropbox option in the Connect To section under the Drives tab.
Connecting to Dropbox1

 

2.Give your project a name.
Dropbox Project Name

3.Enter the username of your Dropbox Administrator.

4.Make sure Dropbox Business - Connection Requirements are met.

5.Use the information in the following table to determine the appropriate action to take.

If ...

Then ...

you have long-term Access Token obtained prior to Metalogix Essentials version 2.10

a)Provide the token in the Access Token field.

b)Click Connect.

Connect to Dropbox Long Term Access Token

you do not have a long-term Access Token obtained prior to Metalogix Essentials version 2.10

a)Provide the App Key and App Secret obtained from the app Settings page.

b)For Access Code, click the Get Code button to connect to the Dropbox OAuth authorization page.

c)Click Allow to provide the app with the applicable access permissions and generate an Access Code.

d)Copy the generated Access Code and paste it into the Access Code field.

Dropbox Access Code

e)Click Connect.

The Access Token field will be populated automatically and will be refreshed as needed during the course of a migration to prevent the token from expiring.

Connect to Dropbox Access Code

If you receive any message other than Successfully connected to Dropbox, double check your supplied information and try again.  If you are still experiencing issues, please contact Support for further assistance.

info

NOTE: If you attempt to connect or open a Dropbox drive through the software and it does not respond, please contact support for a updated version of the required framework.

Dropbox will now appear in the Navigator tab located on the left hand side.
Connecting to Dropbox3

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