Intro

You can use an S3 access key destination to:

• Export query results to an Amazon S3 bucket with access key authentication.

Once a destination is created, you need only provide run time variables to push an activation file to a remote resource. Saved destinations are available to all users in your company and can be reused indefinitely. 

Creating an S3 access key destination 

First, select the Destinations tab under Activate and then click Create a New Destination.

The form below appears when you selectS3 access key as your destination type and the following fields need to be completed:

1. Destination Type: Select S3 access key.
2. Name: Identifies the destination
3. Description: A free-text explanation of the destination

Once completed, press Next.

Adding S3 access keys connection details

Use destinations to create a connection between the InfoSum Platform and your Amazon S3 bucket with access key authentication

The above form contains the following fields:

Details

Destination Type: S3 Access Keys.

Name: Name of your destination.

S3 connection details

1. Bucket: Specify the bucket name (no leading s3 identifier (e.g. "bucket-name" not "s3://bucket-name")
2. Region: Select the region from dropdown menu, matching the AWS region the bucket is located.

Credentials to authenticate with:

1. Access Key ID: The AWS Access Key ID from your AWS credentials
2. Secret Access Key: The Secret Access Key from your AWS credentials
3. Session token: The temporary session token from your AWS credentials
4. Filename: Name of the exported file (free text)

Optional Settings:

Destination Path: The name of any target “folder” within the bucket in which to store the data

Click Submit. The saved destination is stored in the Platform’s Destinations page and can be selected in the Activations tab when pushing an activation file to a remote resource. The destination can be reused and is available to all users in your company.

For details of how to export query results to an S3 Access Keys destination, see exporting results to a destination and S3 access keys export configuration fields.

Exporting results to a destination

After creating an activation, you can export activation query results to a preconfigured destination. This allows you to export data to a location without re-entering your destination configuration and security credentials. 

You can activate results to a file using either Segment Builder or the Query Tool. Go to the Activation tab under Activate, where you will see some information about the campaign and its status. The total rows give you an insight into the size of the file before pushing it to the destination.

At the bottom of the page, you will see a box providing more details on the campaign, such as the query used and the name of the output column. There are three menu tabs within this box - Details, Export Configuration and Export History. 

Once you've exported the results, the details and status will be viewable under the Export History tab. 

Switch to Export Configuration and select Destination. Contact your Customer Support Representative contact if the Destination option does not appear.

Select a destination from the list or click Create New to create a new destination. For tutorials on how to create destinations, please see How to create a destination.

Depending on the selected destination type, you may need to enter run-time details in the export configuration fields, as described in the tables below.

S3 access keys export configuration fields

When you have completed the required fields, click Export to Destination. Selecting this button begins the file stream.