# Google Workspace Enhanced external sharing insights now available in Drive Inventory Reporting

- Product: Google Workspace (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/google-workspace)
- Vendor: Google
- Date: 2026-08-17
- Original notes: http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2026/08/enhanced-external-sharing-insights-now-available-in-Drive-Inventory-Reporting.html
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/google-workspace/releases/2026-08-17-enhanced-external-sharing-insights-now-available

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Administrators using Drive Inventory Reporting in Google BigQuery can now access granular external sharing fields designed to simplify complex permission structures. By automatically consolidating dir…

- **added** — Administrators can now access granular external sharing fields in Drive Inventory Reporting in Google BigQuery to simplify complex permission structures