October 8, 2021
Consolidate Google Workspace Essentials accounts for your domain
What’s changing
You can now perform a “domain-takeover” to take control of all the existing Google Workspace Essentials instances on your domain. This new process can help admins consolidate multiple instances of Google Workspace Essentials. By consolidating accounts:
- Admins get additional management controls and centralized billing
- Admins get controls over end user access to additional services
- No need to loop in support or delete existing Google Workspace Essentials instances as part of Domain takeover. Now, users can access their Google Workspace apps and services without interruption during or after takeover.
Who’s impacted
Admins and end users
Why you’d use it
Google Workspace Essentials enables teams to use select Google Workspace apps alongside the apps and tools provided by their domain administrators. In some cases, an admin may want to assume management of these accounts previously managed on the team level. This new functionality enables a seamless management transition while maintaining uninterrupted access to tools for users.
Getting started
- Admins: To take over accounts, you must first have verified your domain. Visit the Help Center to learn more about how to set up Essentials for your domain and verify your domain to unlock features.
- End users: Users will have uninterrupted access during the takeover process, but existing billing setup will be cancelled and consolidated at the domain level. Additionally, organizational policies configured at individual Google Workspace Essentials instance will be overridden by the parent organization’s policies
The Admin console screen where you take control of Google Workspace Essentials instances in your domain
Rollout pace
- Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Full rollout (1-3 days for feature visibility) starting on October 8, 2021
Availability
- Applicable to Google Workspace Essentials and Enterprise Essentials customers only
- Not applicable to Google Workspace Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Fundamentals, Education Plus, Frontline, and Nonprofits, as well as G Suite Basic and Business customers.