The G Suite Directory surfaces profile information to users in your organization, allowing them to easily find and learn about one another while they work in G Suite apps. For instance, autocomplete in Gmail makes it easy for users to find their coworkers’ email addresses and quickly send them a message.
Previously, we allowed one directory per domain, which meant G Suite admins could only enable or disable contact visibility for their entire domain and couldn’t specify who saw what information. We’re now making it possible for G Suite admins to cluster users in separate directories with custom visibility rules for each organizational unit (OU). For example, a company might give full-time employees access to a global directory, because they want them to be able to find other full-time employees and temps. At the same time, they might not want temps to be able to find full-time employees, so they’ll limit them to a custom directory with restrictions applied.
Admins can configure these visibility rules in the Admin console under Apps > G Suite > Settings for Directory.
For more information on configuring Directory settings, check out this Help Center article.
Launch Details
Release track:
Launching to both Rapid Release and Scheduled Release
Editions:
Available to all G Suite editions
Rollout pace:
Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility)
Impact:
Admins only
Action:
Admin action suggested/FYI
More Information
Help Center: Create custom directories
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Previously, we allowed one directory per domain, which meant G Suite admins could only enable or disable contact visibility for their entire domain and couldn’t specify who saw what information. We’re now making it possible for G Suite admins to cluster users in separate directories with custom visibility rules for each organizational unit (OU). For example, a company might give full-time employees access to a global directory, because they want them to be able to find other full-time employees and temps. At the same time, they might not want temps to be able to find full-time employees, so they’ll limit them to a custom directory with restrictions applied.
Admins can configure these visibility rules in the Admin console under Apps > G Suite > Settings for Directory.
For more information on configuring Directory settings, check out this Help Center article.
Launch Details
Release track:
Launching to both Rapid Release and Scheduled Release
Editions:
Available to all G Suite editions
Rollout pace:
Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility)
Impact:
Admins only
Action:
Admin action suggested/FYI
More Information
Help Center: Create custom directories
Launch release calendar
Launch detail categories
Get these product update alerts by email
Subscribe to the RSS feed of these updates