On theSourcepage, in theNative sourcessection,
selectPeople via Custom Connector.
Select a data source.
Import the people data:
Import later: If you haven't imported your people data to
Cloud SQL or BigQuery yet, selectImport later.
BigQuery: Upload the data from a BigQuery
table.
Cloud Storage: Upload the data from a Cloud Storage table.
Import people data.
ClickContinue.
Choose a region for your data store.
Enter a name for your data store.
Optional: If the data needs to be access controlled, selectThis data store contains access control information. For more information, seeData source access control.
ClickCreate.
Configure the data connector.
To check the status of your ingestion, go to theData Storespage
and click your data store name to see details about it on itsDatapage.
When the status column on theActivitytab changes fromIn progresstoImport completed, the ingestion is complete.
Depending on the size of your data, ingestion can take several
minutes or several hours.
Customize search results
To include or exclude personal information from the search results,
follow these steps:
In your data store, click theEntitytab, and clickUsers.
In theUserspage, click theSchematab.
ClickEdit.
Select or clear the attributes, such as country, to specify whether they're
retrievable, searchable, and indexable. To be searchable, the attribute must
be markedRetrievable,Indexable, andSearchable.
ClickSave.
Preview people search results
If you have already connected the data store to an app, clickApps, and
click the name of your app.
ClickPreview.
Search for people in your organization using the
search bar. The search results show details such as name, job title,
email, and profile picture.
If you have made custom attributes searchable, then you can use the
attributes in searches, but the attributes themselves aren't returned in
profiles. For example, ifteam-positionis a custom attribute and marked
retrievable, indexable, and searchable in the schema, then you can search
for people with a specific team position, such as "tech lead".
You get a list of people who have
that position, but the output won't include the words "tech lead".
View the search web app
To view your Agentspace web app, do the following:
In the navigation menu, clickIntegration.
Make sure thatEnable the Web Appis enabled.
In theThe link to your web appsection, clickCopyand open the link
in your browser.
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