Configuring S3 Data Sources
- Select the Amazon S3 connector from the Connector section or click the existing Amazon S3 connection from the Connections panel.
- Click Edit to select the tables and columns for the connection.
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Select a bucket from the list of buckets that you have access to in S3.
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After you have selected your bucket, select the files from the bucket you want to
download.
Note: Enabling Download Modified Files Only downloads files that have been modified since the last extraction only. -
If the files are encrypted using a custom S3 encryption key, you can add the
encryption key to the files. To add an encryption key for multiple files:
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Select your files and then click the Encryption Key icon next to the Search field. Optionally, click the Encryption Key icon next to a file to add
an encryption key for that specific file.
- Specify the custom S3 encryption key.
- Click Add Key.
- Click Download.
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Select your files and then click the Encryption Key icon next to the Search field. Optionally, click the Encryption Key icon next to a file to add
an encryption key for that specific file.
- Select the data fields to import to your space, and then click Done.
- After downloading your files, you can use the Import S3 Connector Data button to extract your information.
- To make changes to the selected files or append files, click Edit. For information on appending files, see Appending Files to S3 Data Sources.
Note: You can safely log out of Birst while the extraction takes place and log back in
later.
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