SOURCE:    Vacation Tracker
TITLE:     Google Workspace: Editing Permissions
URL:       https://vacationtracker.io/knowledge-base/google-workspace-editing-permissions/
LANG:      en
PUBLISHED: 2021-05-13
UPDATED:   2026-10-15
READING:   1 min
SUMMARY:   Google Workspace directory sharing disabled? Update Directory Settings in the Google Admin console so Vacation Tracker can import your users.
Google Workspace: Editing Permissions
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If you received a warning during your signup with our Google Workspace integration letting you know that the Google Directory sharing is disabled, this means that certain settings within your Google Admin console must be updated in order for Vacation Tracker to access the directory data to import new users. You can sign up without enabling this functionality; however, you will not be able to import users from your Google Workspace.

||| Please note, you must be an Admin within your Google Workspace in order to be able to edit the following settings.

  1. Go to your Google Admin console: http://admin.google.com/
  2. On the left-hand side click to open the Main Menu

Main Menu opened in the Google Admin console

  1. Find the Directory option in the menu and hover over to open additional options

Directory options expanded in the Google Admin console menu

  1. Under Directory go to Directory Settings
  2. A new page will open, click on Sharing Settings
  3. Once on the page, click on Contact Sharing and make sure that you enable contact sharing and to show all email addresses (or the addresses you wish to import).
  4. Also, make sure to select either "Show Only Domain Profiles" or "Show Both Domain Profiles and Domain Shared Contacts"

Contact Sharing settings in the Google Admin console

  1. Click on Save
  2. Next click on External Directory Sharing and ensure the "Domain and Public Data" option is selected.

External Directory Sharing set to Domain and Public Data in the Google Admin console

  1. Click Save

||| Please keep in mind, any changes made within your Google Admin console can take up to 24 hours to propagate to all users.

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