Teams managing digital signage often update content manually, which increases work and affects accuracy across locations. The Samsung VXT Google Drive Integration links VXT Canvas layouts to live data stored in Google files. This enables organisations to maintain a single file and have on-screen content to reflect those changes with less manual intervention and fewer errors.
The VXT Google Drive Integration forms part of the Google Drive app in the VXT CMS. Samsung states that Google Drive connects live data sources, including Google files, to layouts created in VXT Canvas. This allows values stored in a Google files to appear directly in digital signage content. The feature reduces repeated edits in the CMS.
Instead of adjusting each layout, teams update one file, and linked layouts display those changes. After connecting a Google Drive account, users can select in which folder, they would like to present the slideshow. Here is how to connect Google Drive to VXT.
Samsung introduced Google Drive Integration to simplify data-driven content and reduce the operational effort of maintaining accurate information across screens. By supporting Google slideshow through the Google Drive app, VXT provides a central data source that updates linked layouts across multiple locations. This supports consistent information and shortens update cycles.
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Challenge |
How the Feature Helps |
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Manual updates to layouts are slow and introduce errors |
A single Google slideshow can update linked layouts without repeated edits |
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Data varies across locations and becomes inconsistent |
One central file supplies the same data to all connected layouts |
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Maintaining many layouts increases operational workload |
Data-driven updates reduce the need for repeated content adjustments |
The integration improves oversight because teams manage one central data source rather than many individual layouts. It also strengthens governance. Organisations control access to the Google slideshow, which reduces unnecessary edits inside the VXT CMS.
Troubleshooting becomes simpler. If on-screen data is incorrect, teams check the file instead of reviewing each layout. Collaboration improves. Marketing or operations teams maintain the file, and digital signage teams ensure the link is active in VXT Canvas.
Log into the VXT CMS and open the VXT Canvas. Install the Google Drive app from the Apps menu if it is not already available (Samsung confirms this installation step in its documentation). Then, create a new layout or open an existing one where you want to display dynamic data.
After that, open the Google Drive app and select the file. Following that step, provide the link or the required access details for the Google slideshow stored on Google Drive. Then, map fields from the Google file to content elements in the layout, such as text boxes or other supported components.
Finally, publish the layout and assign it to the relevant screens in your workspace. When the Google file is updated, linked content reflects the changes. Samsung has not published the specific refresh interval or update latency for this process.
Yes, it is. This Samsung VXT feature links VXT Canvas layouts to live data stored in Google Drive. It reduces repeated manual updates and helps organisations keep on-screen information accurate across many locations.
Teams maintain one central file, and linked layouts display the updated values. This supports consistent content, clearer control of data sources, and more efficient digital signage operations. Ready to optimise your digital signage workflows? Contact the VXT Services team to learn how Samsung VXT can support your organisation.
The integration shows a slideshow of content items in a Google Drive folder. When teams update the content, so will the content be on display. This reduces manual edits in the CMS and helps organisations keep screen content accurate across many locations.
You set it up in the Google Drive app in VXT Canvas. Samsung documentation confirms that Google Drive supports Google files as a live data source. However, Samsung has not published the full menu path or detailed configuration steps for this setup.
Editing permissions are controlled within Google Drive. With VXT, you can set the refresh rate, so every content item you add in the folder will be added to the slide show.
Linked layouts show updated values when the Google file changes. The refresh interval can be set to anything between 15 minutes and 24 hours. The CMS processes the content data through the Google Drive app, and layouts display the new values during the next recognised update cycle.
VXT displays the values mapped from the Google file to elements in the layout. Designers choose which fields to link, such as text values or other supported components. Samsung has not published a full list of supported field types, size limits or mapping constraints for this integration.