Amazon S3

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Last updated: Mar 30, 2018Version comment
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Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) is storage for the Internet. It is designed to store and retrieve any amount of data at any time, from anywhere on the web. It stores data as objects within resources called "buckets". You can store as many objects as you want within a bucket, and write, read, and delete objects in/from your bucket.

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Field (Account) Information

While configuring the Source or Destination of a Template or Transaction, you need to create an account to configure your application with Adeptia Connect. While creating an account, you need to specify the location from where Adeptia Connect will access the data.

Click  to add an account.


Specify the following information for Amazon S3: 

 

Field Name

Description

Account Name

A short, descriptive name that helps you re-use this account in future.

AWS Access Key ID

AWS Secret key

To get your Access Key ID and Secret Access Key:

  1. Login to the Amazon Web Service Console.
  2. Under Security & Identity, click Identity & Access Management.
  3. From the left menu, click Users.
  4. Choose your username (not the check box).
  5. On the Security Credentials tab, click Create Access Key.
  6. Click Show User Security Credentials. Your credentials will look like:

    • Access Key ID: AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE

    • Secret Access Key: wJalrXUtnFEMI/K7MDENG/bPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY

  7. Click Download Credentials and store the keys in a secure location.


Triggers

A Trigger specifies when a particular Transaction will start executing. While configuring the Source of a Template, you need to choose an event.   

Following triggers are available for Amazon S3 at Source.  

New Bucket

Triggers when a new bucket is created.

All BucketsTriggers to retrieve the list of all existing buckets.
New or Updated FileTriggers when a new file is created or an existing file is updated.
All FilesTriggers to retrieve all existing files.

Trigger Name

Description

 

Actions

An Action specifies how the data will be transferred at the destination location. While configuring the Destination (Target) of a Template, you need to choose an action.  

Following actions are available for Amazon S3 at Destination.

Action Name

Description

Create Bucket

Creates a new bucket.

Delete BucketDelets an existing bucket.

Upload File to Bucket

Upload a new file to the bucket.

Delete File from BucketDeletes an existing file from the bucket.