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Google provides a collection of application templates that are built with best
practices in mind. You can explore Google templates, and use them as a starting
point for your own application development.
Before you begin
You must have one of the following roles on the app-enabled folder or management
project:
Application Design Center Admin (roles/designcenter.admin): Create and customize a
template and application.
Application Design Center User (roles/designcenter.user): Create and customize
a template.
Application Design Center Viewer (roles/designcenter.viewer): Preview a
template.
The following roles can interact with applications based on Google templates:
Application Admin (roles/designcenter.applicationAdmin): Create and
deploy an application.
Application Editor (roles/designcenter.applicationEditor): Create and
deploy an application.
Application Viewer (roles/designcenter.applicationViewer): View an
application.
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