Google Drive Folder Component

DriveMate - Google Drive Folder is the main UI component for browsing and managing files in a Google Drive folder directly from Salesforce.

It can be placed on:

• Record pages
• App pages
• Home pages
• Experience Cloud pages

Configuration modes

The component supports two ways to determine which Google Drive folder to display.

1) Record-linked mode

Use this mode when each Salesforce record has its own folder.

Required inputs:

• Record ID
• Folder field name (the object field that stores the Google Drive folder ID)

Typical placements:

• Record pages
• Experience Cloud record-detail pages

2) Fixed-folder mode

Use this mode when you want a global/shared folder view that is not tied to a specific record.

Required input:

• Folder ID

Typical placements:

• App pages
• Home pages
• Experience Cloud landing/custom pages

Component Configuration

Use these steps when you want to add the component quickly in any page builder.

1. Open the page in edit mode (record page, app page, home page, or Experience Cloud page in the Experience Builder).

2. Drag DriveMate - Google Drive Folder onto the page layout.

   

3. In component properties, choose the configuration mode:

   • Record-linked mode: set Record ID and Folder field name.
   • Fixed-folder mode: set Folder ID.

4. Configure remaining options (for example upload, search, columns, limits).

5. Save (and publish, if applicable).

Properties Reference

The following properties are available depending on placement context:

• Label - Sets the title shown in the component header.
• Record ID - Identifies which Salesforce record should be used to resolve the folder (record-linked mode).
• Folder field name - Tells the component which field on the current record stores the Google Drive folder ID.
• Folder ID - Points the component directly to one specific Google Drive folder (fixed-folder mode).
• Number of visible elements without scroll - Controls how many rows are visible before the table becomes scrollable.
• Show reload option? - Shows or hides the manual refresh action.
• Show file upload option? - Shows or hides the upload action.
• Show search option? - Shows or hides the search action.
• Show create folder option? - Shows or hides folder creation actions.
• Show share option? - Shows or hides access-management actions.
• Show folder link option? - Shows or hides the action that opens the folder directly in Google Drive.
• Folder element properties in column - Chooses which file/folder attributes appear as table columns.
• List of accepted file extensions - Limits uploadable files to selected extensions.
• Max number of uploaded files at once - Limits how many files can be uploaded in one upload action.

What users can do in the component

Once configured, users can manage files and folders directly in Salesforce.

Uploading files to Google Drive

Users can upload files with the upload action or by drag-and-drop.

Creating a new folder

Use New > Folder to create a subfolder.

Creating Google Workspace files

Use New to create Google Workspace files (such as docs, sheets, or slides).

Searching for files and folders

Use the search action to filter current folder contents.

Opening the folder in Google Drive

Use Open in Google Drive to open the current folder directly in Google Drive.

Opening an individual file in Google Drive

Use row actions to open a specific file in Google Drive.

Trashing files

Use row actions to move files to trash.

Downloading files

Use row actions to download files.

Reloading folder contents

Use Reload to refresh the list after external changes in Google Drive.

For step-by-step scenario guides:

• Record-level File Management
• File Management on Experience Cloud