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Manage AWS S3 Resource Connections

Select Manage > Resources > Manage Online Connections.

You can create and manage connections to Amazon Web Services (AWS) S3 buckets. When you create a connection to an AWS S3 bucket, it appears on the Resources page.

Note: AWS S3 buckets cannot be accessed from workspaces run from FME Server, unless that access is through an S3-related transformer, such as S3Uploader, S3Downloader, S3Deleter, or S3ObjectLister. For more information, see the FME Workbench Transformers help.

To Create a Connection to an AWS S3 Bucket

  1. Choose one of the following:
    • Click New: Creates a new connection from scratch.
    • Check an existing connection and click Duplicate: Creates a new connection from the settings of an existing connection.
  2. On the Create an AWS S3 Resource Connection page, complete or edit the fields as needed. When finished, click OK.
    • Display Name: Specify how you want the name of the connection to display in the Web User Interface.
    • Name: (Optional) If desired, edit the system name for the connection, which is generated based on your Display Name. The name must be unique among your connections, and cannot contain spaces or certain other special characters. This name cannot be changed after saving.
    • Description: (Optional) Provide a description of the connection.
    • Bucket: The Amazon S3 bucket name.
    • Folder: (Optional) Path to the folder within the Amazon S3 bucket. For example, /folder1 or /folder1/folder2. If blank, a connection is established at the bucket's root.
    • Access Key ID and Secret Access Key: The security credentials for your Amazon Web Services account. This account must have full privileges to access the specified Bucket. For more information, see AWS Security Credentials.

To Edit a Connection to an AWS S3 Bucket

  • Click on the connection to open the Editing Resource Connection page. When finished, click OK.

To Remove a Connection to an AWS S3 Bucket

  • Check the box beside one or more connections and click Remove.