Hi Robin, Provisioning API does not allow custom fields for now. We know, this feature is really desirable. We are working to make this feature available in future.
Thanks, Shraddha Gupta Developer Programs Engineer Hyderabad, Google India. On Sat, Nov 5, 2011 at 3:54 PM, Robin Howard <[email protected]>wrote: > Thank you. Is it possible to create a custom field? Each user at our > university has a unique numeric ID. Can we add a field to store this > value? Would the Provisioning API recognize it (so we could include it > when new users are created)? > Thanks again, > On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 2:39 AM, Shraddha Gupta <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hello Robin, >> >> Although Email Audit >> API<http://code.google.com/googleapps/domain/audit/docs/1.0/audit_developers_guide_protocol.html>allows >> monitoring a users mailbox, but its is strictly for legal >> compliance. You cannot write an application using it. >> >> Thank you, >> Shraddha Gupta >> Developer Programs Engineer >> Hyderabad, Google India. >> >> >> >> On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 2:38 AM, Robin Howard <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Hi, Shraddha. Can you please point me to some documentation that >>> explains what should be considered as I create an application to identify >>> whether a user has sent or received email? >>> >>> Thank you, >>> >>> On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 2:16 AM, Shraddha Gupta <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> You can use the gdata .NET client library to develop your application >>>> for Google Apps API. >>>> Checkout the library from here. >>>> http://code.google.com/p/google-gdata/source/checkout >>>> >>>> You can also browse the library, look at the samples >>>> http://code.google.com/p/google-gdata/source/browse/#svn%2Ftrunk%2Fclients%2Fcs%2Fsrc%2Fgapps >>>> . >>>> >>>> The libraries are available in python, php and java too from the google >>>> repository. >>>> >>>> API does not support any function to indicate whether a Gmail user has >>>> sent or received mail. So you can write an application to do so, in any >>>> language. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Shraddha Gupta >>>> Developer Programs Engineer >>>> Hyderabad, Google India. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 8:00 AM, Robin Howard >>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Shraddha, >>>>> >>>>> Thanks very much for your insight. I have another question for you. >>>>> >>>>> I am new to the Google Apps API world, and I will be developing >>>>> applications in both Perl and .NET. I am using the following resource to >>>>> obtain information about the Google Apps API for Perl. >>>>> >>>>> http://search.cpan.org/~sschneid/REST-Google-Apps-Provisioning-1.1.9/lib/REST/Google/Apps/Provisioning.pod#getUser_(_USER >>>>> _) >>>>> >>>>> Can you please recommend a similar resource for .NET programming? >>>>> Do you happen to know whether I can write a function in Perl to >>>>> indicate whether a Gmail user has sent or received mail? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks again! >>>>> On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 2:30 PM, Shraddha Gupta <[email protected] >>>>> > wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hello Robin, >>>>>> >>>>>> It takes few minutes for the created account to show up on the >>>>>> "Organization >>>>>> & users" screen. You shall wait for some more minutes if you dont see the >>>>>> users in the screen. >>>>>> >>>>>> There was a problem with the user provisioning last week, that could >>>>>> have caused delay in creation. >>>>>> >>>>>> I would say, try provisioning of users again, check if you can see >>>>>> the created users in 5-10 minutes. >>>>>> >>>>>> Server traffic and the number of accounts being provisioned at once, >>>>>> may vary the time taken for creation of new users. >>>>>> Generally, you will be able to provision good number of accounts >>>>>> without any problem. >>>>>> >>>>>> But if the number is very huge, it is recommended to use exponential >>>>>> backoff to avoid errors due to exceed in quota >>>>>> limits<http://code.google.com/googleapps/domain/gdata_provisioning_api_v2.0_developers_protocol.html#Limits>. >>>>>> There is a limit in the number of requests you can make per second. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> Shraddha. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 9:55 PM, Robin Howard < >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Good afternoon. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Last week, I used the Google Apps Provisioning API to add 4 accounts >>>>>>> to my university's Google Apps for Education domain. The domain >>>>>>> originally >>>>>>> had 3 accounts. After I provisioned the accounts, the dashboard >>>>>>> indicated >>>>>>> that 7 users existed in our domain. However, when I visited the >>>>>>> "Organization & users" tab, only 3 users were displayed. As a test, I >>>>>>> waited a few minutes and attempted to create accounts using the 4 users' >>>>>>> names. As I expected, the system would not create the additional >>>>>>> accounts >>>>>>> (since they apparently already existed). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> A few days later, I logged in again, and all 7users were displayed >>>>>>> on the "Organization & users" screen. How long does it take for newly >>>>>>> created accounts to show up on the "Organization & users" screen? Does >>>>>>> this vary according to server traffic and the number of accounts being >>>>>>> provisioned at once? We have an application that will provision any >>>>>>> number >>>>>>> of accounts at once. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thank you. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "Google Apps Domain Information and Management APIs" group. >>>>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/google-apps-mgmt-apis/-/Skt3SUyQfcUJ >>>>>>> . >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to >>>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/google-apps-mgmt-apis?hl=en. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "Google Apps Domain Information and Management APIs" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to >>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/google-apps-mgmt-apis?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Apps Domain Information and Management APIs" group. 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