Amazon S3 (Amazon Simple Storage Service) is a service that provides object storage through a web service interface. Amazon S3 can be employed to store any type of object, which allows for uses like storage for Internet applications, backup and recovery, disaster recovery, data archives, data lakes for analytics, and hybrid cloud storage.
When connected, access is given to all buckets the logged in user has access to.
There are a number of use cases for the connector:
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Project managers can add files directly to projects from an online repository.
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Set up the submitter portal to allow Submitters to add files to requests directly from the online repository.
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Use automated project creation (APC) to have new projects automatically created when a change in the last modified date is detected for monitored files or a folder.
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Selected files are imported the very first time APC runs. All files are imported when a folder is monitored.
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This connector supports absolute path setting.
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Set up continuous jobs to have selected files monitored for changes.
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Login to the AWS console.
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Navigate to .
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Select user for access.
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Click the Security credentials tab.
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Click Create access key.
The window opens.
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Copy both the and the . The IS and the key are used in Phrase settings.
Minimum permission settings must include the following actions:
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s3:PutObject
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s3:GetObject
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s3:ListAllMyBuckets
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s3:ListBucket
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From the Settings
page, scroll down to the section. -
Click on Connectors.
The page opens.
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Click New.
The page opens.
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Provide a name for the connection and change the Type to .
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Provide .
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Provide .
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Click Test connection.
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If successful, a small checkmark appears next to the button.
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Click Save.
The connector is added to the list on the page.