Use the following headers when you're creating a CSV file for a scoped view or mapping for a file share migration. Your choice of headers depends on the data that you want to migrate.
CSV file format
- All headers and entries are case-sensitive unless indicated.
- When using a mapping CSV file, prefix the column headers belonging to the source connection with Source. Prefix the target connection column headers with Target.
- Make sure the character encoding of the CSV file is set to UTF-8.
CSV file headers
CSV file headers for file shares (source)| Header | Use and examples |
|---|---|
| Folder | To map data from a file share folder, use the Folder header with the path to the folder.
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| Header | Use and examples |
|---|---|
| MapChildrenOnly
Must be preceded by a column with a folder value |
To map the contents of the folder, but not the folder itself, use the MapChildrenOnly header with the (case-insensitive) string true. To map the folder and its content, omit the column or use the (case-insensitive) string false.
Example |
| Header | Use and examples |
|---|---|
| GDrive
Must be preceded by a GUser column and value |
To map data to a user’s My Drive or to a shared drive, use the GDrive header with one of the following strings:
Example Note: If you are using GSharedDrive as the header and specifying the shared drives ID, you don't need to use the GDrive header. |
| GFolder
Must be preceded by a GUser column and value |
To map data to a folder inside a user’s My Drive or shared drive, use the GFolder header with the folder’s ID. Find the ID value by navigating to the folder and inspecting the URL. For example, the URL https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/BDEz25J3DzFb has an ID value of BDEz25J3DzFb.
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| GGroup | To map data to a group in Google Groups, use the GGroup header with the group’s email address.
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| GOrgUnit | To map data to a specific organizational unit, use the GOrgUnit header and the path to the organizational unit.
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| GService
Must be preceded by a GUser column and value |
To map data to a user’s Google Workspace service, use the GService header with one of the following strings:
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| GSharedDrive
Must be preceded by a GUser column and value |
To map data to a shared drive, use the GSharedDrive header with the shared drive’s ID. Find the ID value by navigating to the shared drive root folder and inspecting the URL. For example, the URL https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/BDEz25J3DzFb has an ID value of BDEz25J3DzFb.
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| GUser | To map data to a Google Workspace user, use the GUser header with the email address of the Google Workspace user.
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| Sub Path | To map data to a folder that doesn't currently exist on your Google Workspace domain, use the Sub Path header. Add the path and name of the new folder below. During a migration, Google Workspace Migrate creates the path and folder and migrates the data to the new folder.
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Scoped view CSV file example
Scoped view CSV file for file shares:
| Folder |
| \\10.0.0.1\Example\subfolder1 |
| \\10.0.0.1\Example\subfolder2 |
To see example mappings for files shares, visit Common examples of mappings.