Amazon S3

Amazon S3 or Amazon Simple Storage Service is a service offered by Amazon Web Services that provides object storage through a web service interface. Amazon S3 uses the same scalable storage infrastructure that Amazon.com uses to run its global e-commerce network.

Connector Compatibility

 

 

 

Repo: Yes

Output: Yes

Content Service: Yes

Content Search: No

Manage In Place: No

More info on connection types


Authentication Connection

This connector require an Authentication Connection to function. Authentication connectors are used to authenticate repository/output connections that need certain authentication fields like access tokens or refresh tokens.

Authentication Connections Overview

Authentication connectors are used to authenticate repository/output connections that need certain authentication fields like access tokens or refresh tokens. Click here for more information on setting up authentication connections.

Configuration

Tip:  INSTALLED AWS CREDENTIALS
If you leave the Client ID and Client Secret empty, 3Sixty will attempt to authenticate with your installed AWS credentials

Proxy Configuration

This tab is for if you're connecting through a proxy, and is optional. Leave this tab blank if you aren't using a proxy.


Integration Connection

Every job requires an integration connection for both the source repository connection and the output connection. Also known as input an output connections. Their job is to query or crawl remote systems for files, folders, metadata, versions, and renditions. In repo mode, it will retrieve list items and all of their relevant metadata from a list or library on the specified site. In output mode, the connection will write content and assign the mapped content type (from type mappings), or simply leave the new list item as a Document. Click here for more information on setting up an integration connection.

There are no fields to configure in an integration connection.

Guide to Integration connections


Job Configuration

A 3Sixty Job is the process of moving or syncing content (including versions, ACL's, metadata) from one CMS (content management system) to another. Add tasks to your job to have better control over how your data gets migrated. Click here for details on how to set up an integration job.

Guide to Integration jobs

Repository Specification

Also known as an input connection. It's job is to query or crawl remote systems for files, folders, metadata, versions, and renditions. When using this connector as a source repository filling out the following configuration fields will tell 3Sixty how to locate the files you want migrated.

Output Specifications

When using this connector as a file destination, filling out the following fields will tell 3Sixty where you want the files integrated to.

Tip:  There are no actual folders in S3. All files in S3 have a "key", which includes their entire path. The folder path and bucket properties simply prepend these values to each files' keys

Important:  
If migrating large files to S3 it is recommended that you check Use Transfer Manager AND Stage Binary to Filesystem. If you use the Transfer Manager without staging the file, all file uploads will be single threaded by the Transfer Manager.

Advanced Configuration (Output)

Mapping

3Sixty Mapping gives you the ability to map your content types and metadata from one system to another.

There are two places in 3Sixty where you can set up mappings:

  • At the top of the mapping tab you can select from saved mappings

  • Creating a unique mapping based on your connectors.

Guide to 3Sixty Mapping

Tasks

Job tasks also known as processors provide a processing pipeline for documents and metadata. Post processors can also be added as a task to run after the files are processed.

Click here for a list of all the tasks you can add to your integration job.


Content Service Connection

This connection will provide a full ECM API for interacting with files, folders, metadata, versions, and renditions.

Content Service Connections Overview

Basic Configuration

Field

Description

Connector ID

Give your connector a unique name

Description

Provide a description for this connection

Type

Select the Filesystem Content Service Connector

Keep Connection Alive

Keep this connection active

Keep alive in Milliseconds (300000 is 5 minutes)

How long until connection expires if unused

Connection URL

The web address for your connection

Security Mode

None needed for this connection

Mapping Type

Choose single map or group mapping if you are using mapping for jobs

This section covers the S3 specific configuration of the Content Service Connector. For a description of how to set up a content services connector generically see Content Service Connectors.

Configuration

This section covers the S3 specific configuration of the Content Service Connector.

Tip:  S3 DOCUMENT IDS
S3 file ids always take the form of /bucket/(key).

Supported Methods

When using this connector as a content service connector the following methods will be supported.

Tip:  S3 ACCESS CONTROL
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