What's changing
In October 2024,
we introduced Google Drive Inventory Reporting, which provides admins with key metadata about the files in their Drive corpus via a BigQuery report. These reports provide admins valuable insights into how data is classified, accessed, and used, which can help identify security risks, ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, and much more.
Beginning today, we're pleased to announce that we've enhanced Drive Inventory Reporting to include more detailed permission information for files and folders in My Drive. This means you can now access the following schema fields concerning
permission details for both shared drive and My Drive files:
- Inherited: A boolean indicating whether the permission is inherited.
- Permission Type: The permission type for the user.
- Role: The primary role for the user.
This update builds on recent
upgrades to the access experience in Drive, providing a more comprehensive and unified view of permissions across your entire Drive environment.
Getting started
- Admins: Visit the Help Center to learn more about Drive inventory reporting.
- End users: There is no end user impact or action required.
Rollout pace
Availability
Available* for Google Workspace:
- Enterprise Standard and Plus
- Education Standard and Plus
- Enterprise Essentials Plus
- Cloud Identity Premium
*Note that this availability refers to the ability to generate a report. All end users will be included in the report and are not limited to any specific Google Workspace edition.
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