Google Docs

FireHydrant supports retrospective data export to Google Docs.

Prerequisites

• You must have FireHydrant Owner access
• An existing Google workspace user*

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*Note:

FireHydrant recommends configuring Google Docs with a Google service account that has permissions to access Drive rather than an individual named employee account. This helps avoid issues if an employee were to depart.

Configuring the Integration

1. Navigate to FireHydrant's Integrations page and search for the Google Docs tile. Click on the '+'.
2. On the next page, click Authorize Application.  If you're not logged in, this will take you to the Google authorization workflow. Otherwise, you will be asked to confirm the integration.

Using Google Docs

Once you've set up the integration, you can automate exports via the Runbook step.

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Note:

Exported retrospectives are stored in a folder named FireHydrant Retrospectives at the Google Drive root of the user who authorized the integration.

Rich Text Formatting

FireHydrant preserves rich text formatting (RTF) when exporting retrospectives to Google Docs, including:

• Text styling (bold, italic, underline)
• Lists (ordered and unordered)
• Headings and hierarchical structure
• Links and other formatting elements

This ensures that your retrospectives maintain their formatting and readability when exported from FireHydrant to Google Docs.

Next Steps

• Learn more about Retrospectives on FireHydrant
• See how you can automate other steps of your Incident Management with Runbooks
• Browse the rest of our integrations