Configuring your AWS S3 account as a Data Source

Overview

You can configure a new account as your data source in Fast Data Loader (FDL) by using the user credentials from your existing account in AWS S3.

Login credentials and access to AWS S3 account. Contact your administrator, if you do not have access or settings details.
For more information on AWS S3 account configuration, see AWS S3 documentation.
Valid Access Key ID and Secret Key. Create an Access Key ID in your AWS instance and record it for later use. See AWS S3 documentation for information about creating the Access Key ID.

The FDL is tested against Amazon S3 API 2006-03-01.

Parameter Name	Data Type	Description	Example

Parameter Name	Data Type	Description	Example
Create new connection tag	String	Required. Enter a name that will help identify your AWS S3 account in FDL.	FDL_AWSS3 Account
Access-key ID	String	Required. Enter the S3 Access key ID part of the AWS authentication.	NAVRGGRV7EDCFVLKJH
Secret Key	String	Required. Enter the S3 Secret key part of the AWS Authentication.	2RGiLmL/6bCujkKLaRuUJHY9uSDEjNYr+ozHRtg

You might encounter the following errors when you validate and save your integration:

Error	Reason	Resolution

Error	Reason	Resolution
Asset conflict error.	You cannot have another account in FDL with the same name. If you enter the existing account name, the Asset conflict error message is displayed.	Ensure that the account name is unique. You can either click Overwrite to overwrite the existing configuration with the new one, or click Cancel and enter a unique name for your account.
Incorrect Access Key ID	You might have entered an incorrect Access Key ID.	API keys are case-sensitive. Only an administrator can create or edit API keys.
Failed to validate account.	You might have entered invalid username and password. Multiple attempts with invalid credentials may lock your account.	Ensure that you enter valid AWS S3 account credentials.

Contact FDL customer support at fdl-support@snaplogic.com for further assistance.