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[[File:Cloud storage icon.png|left]] <br><br>Enable this custom feature to allow your clients to upload signed documents or other information directly to your Google drive account.
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<span style="background-color:#ffe9e9; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">'''Please note!'''</span>
*<span style="background-color:#ffe9e9; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">This functionality is not fully supported in the admin application. If you are using it and need to create bookings from there please make file fields as optional as it is not currently possible to upload files in the application. However you will be able to see files names in already made appointments.</span>
*<span style="background-color:#ffe9e9; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">The uploaded file should be less than 5Mb size and cannot be archive or executable one.</span>

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1. Enable this option on your <span style="background-color:#d4f8e5; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">Custom features</span> page -> <span style="background-color:#d4f8e5; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">Adding more to the Booking Website</span> category.
[[File:Google drive enable path.png|1200px|center]]
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2. On the right side of the page you will see it settings. Click on <span style="background-color:#d4f8e5; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">Authorize</span> to connect to your Google Drive and give the requested permissions.
[[File:Google drive auth path.png|1200px|center]]
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3. After successful connection you will be able to see its status and use the link to the files folder on your Google Drive from the same Custom Features page.
[[File:Google drive authenticated.png|1200px|center]]
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4. Navigate to <span style="background-color:#d4f8e5; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">Manage</span> -> <span style="background-color:#cdeffc; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">[[Special:MyLanguage/Intake_Forms_custom_feature|Intake forms]]</span> or <span style="background-color:#d4f8e5; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">Manage</span> -> <span style="background-color:#cdeffc; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">[[Special:MyLanguage/Client_Fields_Custom_Feature|Client fields]]</span> (or enable one or both features if needed) and create <span style="background-color:#d4f8e5; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">File Uploader - Google Drive</span> form.
Make it obligatory or not depending on your needs.
[[File:Google drive field type.png|1200px|center]]
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5. After you have created the desired forms the clients will be able to upload their files during the booking process <span style="background-color:#cdeffc; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">([[Special:MyLanguage/Intake_Forms_custom_feature|Intake forms]])</span>
[[File:Cloud storage client side booking form.png|1200px|center]]
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or sign up <span style="background-color:#cdeffc; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">([[Special:MyLanguage/Client_Fields_Custom_Feature|Client fields]])</span>
[[File:Cloud storage client side sign up.png|1200px|center]]
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6. From admin side you will be able to see and download the files either <span style="background-color:#d4f8e5; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">in the booking popup</span> on the Calendar page if it is an <span style="background-color:#cdeffc; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">[[Special:MyLanguage/Intake_Forms_custom_feature|intake form]]</span>
[[File:Cloud storage booking management.png|1200px|center]]
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or from <span style="background-color:#d4f8e5; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">Manage</span> -> <span style="background-color:#d4f8e5; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">Clients</span> -> <span style="background-color:#d4f8e5; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">edit the client record</span> if you have it as a <span style="background-color:#cdeffc; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">[[Special:MyLanguage/Client_Fields_Custom_Feature|client field]].</span>
[[File:Cloud storage client management.png|1200px|center]]
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And, for sure, you will be able to manually upload the files during the new booking or client record creation/editing from admin side if necessary.
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7. If you are also using <span style="background-color:#cdeffc; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">[[Special:MyLanguage/SOAP_with_Encryption_custom_feature| SOAP with Encryption]]</span> custom feature you can also enable attaching the file in the SOAP feature settings on your Custom Features page.
[[File:File upload for soap enable.png|1200px|border|center|link=https://help.simplybook.me/images/9/98/File_upload_for_soap_enable.png]]
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As the result you will have the corresponding form in <span style="background-color:#d4f8e5; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">Manage</span>  -> <span style="background-color:#d4f8e5; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">Clients</span>  -> <span style="background-color:#d4f8e5; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">SOAP info</span>  -> <span style="background-color:#d4f8e5; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">Attach a file.</span> 
[[File:File upload for soap upload form.png|1200px|border|center|link=https://help.simplybook.me/images/c/cf/File_upload_for_soap_upload_form.png]]
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