How to set up Google Classroom backup with SysCloud?

Follow these steps to create a Google Classroom backup job in the SysCloud backup application.

Steps

Step 1: Log in to the SysCloud backup application using your admin credentials.

Step 2: Go to Jobs and click Create new backup job.

Step 3: In Step 1: Name backup job, enter a name for the backup job. Add a description (optional) and click Next.

Step 4: In Step 2: Connect clouds & add accounts, make sure that the status is “Connected”. Click on the Edit pencil icon under the Action column to check the accounts added.

• Verify if the required Google account is added.
   
• If the Google Workspace account is not connected, connect and add account before continuing. Refer How can I connect my Google Workspace account to the SysCloud backup application?

Step 5: Click Next.

Step 6: In Step 3: Select scope, select the checkbox for Google Workspace and click Next if the backup job is created only for Google Classroom.

Step 7: In Step 4: Select apps, click on Select apps & retention in the Apps column for Google Workspace.

Step 8: In the Apps - Google Workspace pop-up, select Google Classroom.

Step 9: Click Select Classroom(s) to backup.

Step 10: In the Google Classroom pop-up, select the classrooms you want to back up. You can use the search bar or filter icon to filter classrooms by:

• Domain
• Course ID
• Classroom

Click Done after setting the filters.

Step 11: Use the checkboxes to select the classroom and click Confirm.

Step 12: To enable auto-backup for newly created classrooms, click Configure auto-backup.

Step 13: In the Auto backup - Classroom pop-up, select the required domain and turn on Auto-Backup. Click Confirm.

Step 14: Retention period will be Item level by default. To configure retention period, select Retention period:

• Unlimited: Selected to retain Google Classroom backup data without a defined retention limit.
    
• To set a custom retention period, clear Unlimited checkbox, enter the retention duration, and select Years, Months, or Days.
    

Step 15: Click Confirm in the Apps - Google Workspace pop-up.

Step 16: Click Next.

Step 17: In Step 5: Configure settings, review the available Google Workspace settings and click Next.

Step 18: In Step 6: Configure add-ons, configure any required add-ons, or click Next to skip this step.

Step 19: In Step 7: Define action flows, configure action flows if required, or Click Start Backup to save the job and start backup.

The Google Classroom backup job will be created and started.