Error Message in Autocrat

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Melissa L

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Jun 28, 2021, 12:14:53 PM6/28/21
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Has anyone received the error message below in Autocrat? Please help!

Document successfully merged; !!!ERR: Failed to add merged file to folder due to Google error: API call to drive.files.patch failed with error: Increasing the number of parents is not allowed; Run via form trigger as

Joseph Schmidt

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Jun 28, 2021, 2:04:38 PM6/28/21
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Are you trying to use a shared or team drive?  I don't believe Autocrat works with these.



On Mon, Jun 28, 2021 at 12:14 PM Melissa L <melissa...@gmail.com> wrote:
Has anyone received the error message below in Autocrat? Please help!

Document successfully merged; !!!ERR: Failed to add merged file to folder due to Google error: API call to drive.files.patch failed with error: Increasing the number of parents is not allowed; Run via form trigger as

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Melissa L

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Jul 8, 2021, 11:36:04 AM7/8/21
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I believe this may be the issue. We have been using this set up with a shared drive since 2019. What would you suggest next steps should be?

Joseph Schmidt

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Jul 8, 2021, 11:56:35 AM7/8/21
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It is my understanding that Google has not provided a way for Autocrat two work on a shared or team drive.

You can share the files using the share options.

Try on you account and it should work.

Melissa L

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Jul 8, 2021, 1:02:48 PM7/8/21
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Okay, so now the error message changed slightly.

Under "Document Merge Status" it is giving this now:  Failed to create doc (ERR:API call to drive.files.copy failed with error: Increasing the number of parents is not allowed) Also, in the Merged Doc ID column and Link to Merged doc column it says N/A. 

I am not using a shared drive or team drive, however I am using a "shared folder" 

What should I do?

Melissa L

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Jul 8, 2021, 2:54:11 PM7/8/21
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Also the Merged Doc URL is giving the following error.
Autocrat error.docx

ete...@gmail.com

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Jul 9, 2021, 10:04:14 AM7/9/21
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you have edited the autocrat job(s) so that they are trying to access the correct folders?

Melissa L

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Jul 14, 2021, 12:04:37 PM7/14/21
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Hello all,

Just to recap quickly, so basically you can no longer have a "Destination Folder" and a "Secondary Folder Key" for your merged docs anymore. It has to be one or the other? 

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Melissa L

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Jul 20, 2021, 4:06:24 PM7/20/21
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Good Afternoon,

Hello all,

Just to recap quickly, so basically you can no longer have a "Destination Folder" and a "Secondary Folder Key" for your merged docs anymore?

It has to be one or the other? 

Please advise. 

Thank you! 

Joseph Schmidt

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Jul 20, 2021, 5:13:45 PM7/20/21
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