Google announced today that Google Apps Scripts, a “JavaScript cloud scripting language” for automating tasks in Google products, can now be embedded on any Google Sites page. Google Apps Script has been around for a while, but the ability to create custom pages with the scripts is new.
Google Apps Scripts can be used to automate tasks such as “sending emails, scheduling calendar events, creating and updating site pages using data from other systems, and more.”
You can create a script in Google Sites by clicking “More actions” > “Manage site” > “Apps Scripts.” Once created scripts can be embedded on any Google Sites page.
Google has several guides for getting started, with the aim of helping non-developers get started automating processes.
We’ve written before about the popularity of point-and-click app creation in the enterprise. Tools like JackBe Presto enable non-developers to create simple custom apps.
