{"id":368,"date":"2022-01-11T14:05:44","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T14:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/?p=368"},"modified":"2026-03-26T13:18:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T13:18:14","password":"","slug":"set-email-delegation-and-auto-forward-to-manager","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/tech-tips\/set-email-delegation-and-auto-forward-to-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"Set email delegation and auto-forward to Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Set email delegation and auto-forward to Manager<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/tech-tips\/flow-overview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>GAT Flow<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is a Google Workspace user management tool that\u2019s part of the GAT+ toolset.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>It allows Google Workspace Admins to manage and manipulate multiple domain user accounts, whereby Admins can Onboard, Offboard, or Modify domain users.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>One of the actions available for Onboard and Modify Flow is to\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Set email delegation<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>auto-forwarding\u00a0<\/strong>to a<strong>\u00a0Manager<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The Manager will be pulled from\u00a0<strong>Users &gt; Users information\u00a0<\/strong>in<strong>\u00a0the Google Workspace Admin console.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"create-workflow\" class=\"betterdocs-content-heading wp-block-heading\">Create workflow<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Navigate to\u00a0<strong>GAT Flow \u2192 Create workflow\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>In the\u00a0<strong>Workflow<\/strong>\u00a0fill in the details for the workflow. You can set it up also as an<strong>\u00a0Event workflow\u00a0<\/strong>or<strong>\u00a0Recurring workflow.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><strong>Name<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 enter the name of the workflow (2)<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Description<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 enter a description for the workflow (optional)<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Type<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 select what workflow type you would like to run\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><strong>Modify<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 modify existing users (3)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Include suspended users<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 enable or disable to allow you to select users who are currently suspended:\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>If enabled \u2013 you will be able to select even users who are suspended<\/li>\r\n<li>If disabled \u2013 you will be able to select only users who are active<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Run immediately after approval<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 provides an option to schedule the workflow to run in a selected future time (optional)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>Later click\u00a0<strong>Next<\/strong>\u00a0(4) to proceed.<\/p>\r\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16274 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-12_10_31-Greenshot.png\" alt=\"Creating a 'Set auto-forwarding and email delegation to Manager' GAT Flow workflow\" width=\"1874\" height=\"1261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-12_10_31-Greenshot.png 1874w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-12_10_31-Greenshot-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-12_10_31-Greenshot-1024x689.png 1024w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-12_10_31-Greenshot-768x517.png 768w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-12_10_31-Greenshot-1536x1034.png 1536w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-12_10_31-Greenshot-360x242.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1874px) 100vw, 1874px\" \/><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"step-2-select-users\" class=\"betterdocs-content-heading wp-block-heading\">Select User(s)<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Pick the users<\/strong> to whom you want to set up Auto-forwarding and Email delegation<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><strong>Enter user<\/strong>\u00a0by selecting a single user, group, or org. unit of users<\/li>\r\n<li>Select \u201c<strong>Next<\/strong>\u201d to proceed<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16067 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2026-03-13-19_37_08.png\" alt=\"Adding users to a GAT Flow workflow\" width=\"1739\" height=\"1243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2026-03-13-19_37_08.png 1739w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2026-03-13-19_37_08-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2026-03-13-19_37_08-1024x732.png 1024w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2026-03-13-19_37_08-768x549.png 768w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2026-03-13-19_37_08-1536x1098.png 1536w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2026-03-13-19_37_08-360x257.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1739px) 100vw, 1739px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-style-twentytwentyone-border\">\r\n<figcaption><\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"step-3-select-action\" class=\"betterdocs-content-heading wp-block-heading\">Choose Actions<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>In the\u00a0<strong>Choose actions<\/strong>\u00a0click on the\u00a0<strong>(+) button\u00a0<\/strong>(1) and then click the\u00a0<strong>Add action<\/strong>\u00a0button (2)<\/p>\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16038 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2026-03-13-14_59_52.png\" alt=\"Adding actions to a GAT Flow workflow\" width=\"1684\" height=\"1164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2026-03-13-14_59_52.png 1684w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2026-03-13-14_59_52-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2026-03-13-14_59_52-1024x708.png 1024w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2026-03-13-14_59_52-768x531.png 768w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2026-03-13-14_59_52-1536x1062.png 1536w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2026-03-13-14_59_52-360x249.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1684px) 100vw, 1684px\" \/><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Select the actions from the displayed list:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><strong>Email<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>\u00a0\u2192 Set email auto-forwarding<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Email \u2192 Set email delegation<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16275 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-12_20_39.png\" alt=\"Adding 'Set auto-forwarding' and 'Set email delegation' actions in GAT Flow workflow\" width=\"1873\" height=\"1262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-12_20_39.png 1873w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-12_20_39-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-12_20_39-1024x690.png 1024w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-12_20_39-768x517.png 768w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-12_20_39-1536x1035.png 1536w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-12_20_39-360x243.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1873px) 100vw, 1873px\" \/><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>When the options are selected, the action nodes will be added to the workflow. You can double click the action node to configure the settings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Fill in the required details.<\/p>\r\n<h4>Set Email auto-forwarding<\/h4>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><strong>Transfer to<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013<strong>\u00a0Manager<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>This value is taken from the current attribute in <strong>Users &gt; Edit User &gt; Contacts &gt; Relations <\/strong>in GAT Flow<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Type<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 select any of the options\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Keep email in the inbox<\/li>\r\n<li>Mark emails as read<\/li>\r\n<li>Archive emails<\/li>\r\n<li>Delete emails<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h4>This action will set up auto-forwards of emails to the Manager<\/h4>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16276 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-12_25_51.png\" alt=\"Configuring Set auto-forwarding action\" width=\"1872\" height=\"1260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-12_25_51.png 1872w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-12_25_51-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-12_25_51-1024x689.png 1024w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-12_25_51-768x517.png 768w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-12_25_51-1536x1034.png 1536w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-12_25_51-360x242.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1872px) 100vw, 1872px\" \/><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Set Email delegation<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><strong>Type &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>select &#8216;<strong>To<\/strong>&#8216;<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Delegate to \u2013 Manager<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>This value is taken from the current attribute in <strong>Users &gt; Edit User &gt; Contacts &gt; Relations <\/strong>in GAT Flow<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Temporary delegation<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 enable or disable temporary time\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>If enabled\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Pick the hours active \u2013 for how long the Email delegation will be active<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>If disabled\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>The email delegation will be enabled permanently \u2013 until removed by user or Admin<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16277 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-12_43_02.png\" alt=\"Configuring Set email delegation action\" width=\"1866\" height=\"1256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-12_43_02.png 1866w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-12_43_02-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-12_43_02-1024x689.png 1024w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-12_43_02-768x517.png 768w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-12_43_02-1536x1034.png 1536w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-12_43_02-360x242.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1866px) 100vw, 1866px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>Changes made to the actions are saved automatically, you can click outside of the pop-up box or click the &#8216;X&#8217; in the top right to continue. When the options are selected click on \u201c<strong>Send approval request<\/strong>\u201c.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Security officer approval<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>When the request is sent for approval, the\u00a0<strong>Security officer<\/strong>\u00a0has to approve the request.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>They will receive an email like below.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-style-twentytwentyone-border\"><br \/>\r\n<figcaption><\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16278 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-12_57_54-.png\" alt=\"Security Officer Approval email\" width=\"1281\" height=\"793\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-12_57_54-.png 1281w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-12_57_54--300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-12_57_54--1024x634.png 1024w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-12_57_54--768x475.png 768w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-12_57_54--360x223.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1281px) 100vw, 1281px\" \/><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The officer will be navigated to\u00a0<strong>Flow \u2192 Workflow Approvals <\/strong>where you can <strong>approve<\/strong> or <strong>deny<\/strong> the request.<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16279 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-13_01_48.png\" alt=\"Security officer approving the worfklow\" width=\"1786\" height=\"1230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-13_01_48.png 1786w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-13_01_48-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-13_01_48-1024x705.png 1024w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-13_01_48-768x529.png 768w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-13_01_48-1536x1058.png 1536w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-13_01_48-360x248.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1786px) 100vw, 1786px\" \/><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Result<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>When approved, the\u00a0<strong>Workflow will be set and scheduled to run.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>The Managers of the selected users (Search for a user), will have auto-forward and email delegation enabled<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The progress can be seen in the\u00a0<strong>Workflow<\/strong>\u00a0tab.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Under Job-status<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><strong>Scheduled<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 the job is requested and set to run<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Done<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 when the workflow has been completed<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Partially done<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 when it is partially completed<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Error<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 you can view the \u201cerror\u201d from the \u201c<strong>page<\/strong>\u201d icon<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16280 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-13_04_48-Greenshot-image-editor.png\" alt=\"Workflows page\" width=\"1783\" height=\"1227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-13_04_48-Greenshot-image-editor.png 1783w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-13_04_48-Greenshot-image-editor-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-13_04_48-Greenshot-image-editor-1024x705.png 1024w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-13_04_48-Greenshot-image-editor-768x529.png 768w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-13_04_48-Greenshot-image-editor-1536x1057.png 1536w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-13_04_48-Greenshot-image-editor-360x248.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1783px) 100vw, 1783px\" \/><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>When approved and the job is done, you can see the status in the Workflow as\u00a0<strong>Done.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The workflow is completed and the Managers of the selected workflow users will have Email delegation enabled and Auto-forward activated.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Result for Email delegation<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>Manager<\/strong>\u00a0will have\u00a0<strong>Email delegation<\/strong>\u00a0enabled over the selected users<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-style-twentytwentyone-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16281 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-13_07_13-Greenshot-image-editor.png\" alt=\"Delegate access in gmail\" width=\"540\" height=\"896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-13_07_13-Greenshot-image-editor.png 540w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-13_07_13-Greenshot-image-editor-181x300.png 181w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-13_07_13-Greenshot-image-editor-309x512.png 309w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><br \/>\r\n\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Result for auto-forwarding<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>Manager<\/strong>\u00a0will have\u00a0<strong>Auto-forwarding enabled<\/strong>\u00a0and emails sent to users will be\u00a0<strong>forwarded<\/strong>\u00a0to them<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16282 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-13_08_50-Greenshot-image-editor.png\" alt=\"Auto-forwarding enabled\" width=\"1874\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-13_08_50-Greenshot-image-editor.png 1874w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-13_08_50-Greenshot-image-editor-300x70.png 300w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-13_08_50-Greenshot-image-editor-1024x239.png 1024w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-13_08_50-Greenshot-image-editor-768x179.png 768w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-13_08_50-Greenshot-image-editor-1536x358.png 1536w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2026-03-26-13_08_50-Greenshot-image-editor-360x84.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1874px) 100vw, 1874px\" \/><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Set email delegation and auto-forward to Manager GAT Flow\u00a0is a Google Workspace user management tool that\u2019s part of the GAT+ toolset. 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