Regenerating as New File
Users with the permission to delete Google Drive files will have the option to Regenerate as New File. To utilize this feature, users must have Google File sharing roles such as Owner or Content Manager. When a user regenerates a file, a new one will be created in its place, using the base template of the originally merged file. Consequently, the current file will be deleted, and ownership of the newly created file will be transferred to the user who regenerated it. Additionally, any manual updates made to the file will be deleted.
Regenerate a file from the Drive Links Component
- Navigate to the Drive Links component on an object record page in Salesforce
- Select the drop down list of options for a merged Google Doc, Google Slide or Google Sheet file
- This can be in the drop down list of options for either the component record or the file previewer
- NOTE: The document needs to be merged after updating to a package that has this new feature
- This can be in the drop down list of options for either the component record or the file previewer
- Select Update File Data
- Finally, select Regenerate File
Regenerate a file from the Drive File Component
- Navigate to the Drive File component on an object record page in Salesforce
- Select the drop down list of options for a merged Google Doc, Google Slide or Google Sheet file
- NOTE:The document needs to be merged after updating to a package that has this new feature
- Select Update File Data
- Finally, select Regenerate File