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description: Work with Google Drive data in Tableau Next using an admin-managed connection. Analysts can browse and select CSV, XLSX, and Google Sheets files from authorized Shared Drives without configuring connections or managing separate login credentials.
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# View and Use Google Drive Data in Your Workspace

Work with Google Drive data in Tableau Next using an admin-managed connection. Analysts can browse and select CSV, XLSX, and Google Sheets files from authorized Shared Drives without configuring connections or managing separate login credentials.

### Required Editions

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d29497e56 ">To set up and upload data from a Google Shared Drive into Tableau Next:</td>

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For more information on what’s supported for Excel files, see [File Upload Processing Modes and Limits](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.tua_data_upload_limits.htm&language=en_US).

1. On the workspace tab, select an existing workspace or create one.
2. Upload the data.
    - From a new workspace, click **Data**, select **From Connector**, and select **Google Drive**.
    - From an existing workspace, click **Add**, select **Data**, select **From Connector**, and then click **Google Drive**.
3. Click the Google Drive connector and give it a name.
4. Confirm the checkbox and click **Sign In**.
5. To browse and select your data sources, authenticate your connection through the OAuth login flow.
6. Connect to a file.
7. Inspect the fields and sample data to verify that the data is appearing correctly. See [Review Data Uploaded to Tableau Next](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.tua_data_review_data.htm&type=5&language=en_US) for more information.
8. To add the data to Data 360, click **Save**.
    
    You can also use the data to create a semantic model or visualization.

- **[Replace the Source File for a Google Drive Data Lake Object (Beta)](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.tua_data_replace_gdrive_dlo.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Replace the source file for an existing Google Drive data lake object (DLO) when a file becomes outdated or the owner account is inactive. Select a file from the original Google Drive connection or a different connection without recreating the DLO or its refresh schedule.