Google Workspace Professional Administrator — Question 49

Your organization is planning to remove any dependencies on Active Directory (AD) from all Cloud applications they are using. You are currently using Google Cloud Directory Sync (GCDS) with on-premises AD as a source to provision user accounts in Google Workspace. Your organization is also using a software-as-a-service (SaaS) human resources information system (HRIS) that offers integration via CSV export and Open API standard.

Additional requirements for the solution include:

• It should not require a subscription to any additional third-party service.
• The process must be automated from beginning to end.

You are tasked with the design and implementation of a solution to address user provisioning with these requirements.

What solution should you implement?

Answer options

• A. Set up Azure AD and federate on-premises AD with it. Provision user accounts from Azure AD with the Google-recommended process.
• B. Modify the GCDS configuration to use the HRIS application as the data source and complete any necessary adjustments.
• C. Export HRIS data to a CSV file every day, and build a solution to define the delta with the previous day; import the result as a CSV file via the Admin console.
• D. Build an application that will fetch updated data from the HRIS system via Open API, and then update Google Workspace with the Directory API accordingly.

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B because modifying the GCDS configuration to use the HRIS as the data source allows direct integration without needing additional subscriptions or complex processes. Option A is incorrect as it introduces Azure AD, which does not align with the goal of removing dependencies on AD. Option C involves manual CSV handling and does not fully automate the process. Option D, while viable, requires building a separate application which may complicate the solution unnecessarily.