Step 4: Add Groups

You must create two groups.

  • avanan_inline_outgoing_policy

  • avanan_monitor_outgoing_policy

Note:

If you use GCDS (Google Cloud Directory Sync) to synchronize your user groups on-premises and in the cloud, the synchronization triggers the deletion of these Avanan groups. Though this will not impact the email delivery, Avanan cannot scan the emails, and no security events get generated.

Before activating Google Workspace, you must create exclusion rules for these user groups. Select the exclusion type as Group Email Address, match type as Exact Match, and the group email address should be in the groupname@[domain] format.

For example, the group email addresses should be and avanan_inline_outgoing_policy@mycompany.com and avanan_monitor_outgoing_policy@mycompany.com, where mycompany is the name of your company.

  1. From the left navigation panel, click Directory > Groups.
  2. Click Create Group.
  3. In Group name field, enter the group name. For example, avanan_inline_outgoing_policy.

  4. In Group email field, enter the group email. For example, avanan_inline_outgoing_policy.
  5. Click Next.
  6. In Access Settings, clear everything except the default settings.

  7. In Who can join the group, select Anyone in the organization can join.
  8. Click Create Group.
  9. Repeat the same procedure and create a group with Group name and Group email as avanan_monitor_outgoing_policy.
After creating the groups, you must do these to the avanan_monitor_outgoing_policy group.

  1. From the left navigation panel, click Directory > Groups.

  2. Hover over the avanan_monitor_outgoing_policy group you created and click Add members.

  3. Click Advanced and select the Add all current and future users of {domain} to this group with All Email setting checkbox.

  4. Click Add to Group.