Database Reference
In-Depth Information
Figure 3.3
Service account information
By default, the service account is added as an
editor
to the project team.
If you navigate to the Permissions section of the project, as you can see in
Figure 3.4
,
the service account appears in the list of project members. The
additional entries with unusual addresses are also service accounts, but they
are associated with App Engine and Compute Engine and cannot be used
directly.
Figure 3.4
Service account permissions
Although the default service account permission works fine for the samples
in this topic, it is useful to understand that the service account has specific
project permissions that can be managed just like any other project member.
There is one final piece of project information that you must record for use
in the examples. Navigate to the project overview section and look for the
field labeled Project ID. This ID uniquely identifies the project and will be
used when you need to refer to the project. Save this ID in a text file so that
you can access it in the following steps. Also note that there is a field labeled
Project Number, which is an alternate ID for your project and can be used in
