Google Cloud Storage connector

When to use this connector

Use this connector to create Flows that work with files in Google Cloud Storage.

Creating a Connection

To connect to Google Cloud Storage, you will need to enable the Interoperability API. To enable it, go to Google Cloud console > Storage > Settings > Interoperability > Enable and create an access key pair, which includes an Access Key ID and Secret Access Key.

Step 1. In the Connections window, click +, and select Cloud Storage.

Step 2. Select Google Storage.

Step 3. Enter Connection parameters.

Connection parameters

• Endpoint: the web service host. It defaults to storage.googleapis.com.
• Bucket: the bucket name.
• Directory: the directory under the bucket. This parameter is optional.
• Files: the actual file name or a wildcard file name, for example, *.csv.
• Headers: optional HTTP headers. 
• Other parameters: additional configuration options for the Google Storage connection. 
• Access Key: the username.
• Secret: password.
• Add Suffix When Creating Files in Transformation: you can select one of the predefined suffixes for the files created using this Connection. For example, if you select uuid as a suffix and the original file name is dest.csv, Etlworks will create files with the name dest_uuid.csv, where uuid is a globally unique identifier such as 21EC2020-3AEA-4069-A2DD-08002B30309D.

This parameter works only when the file is created using source-to-destination-transformation. Read how to add a suffix to the files created when copying, moving, renaming, and zipping files.

• File Processing Order: Specifies the order in which source files are processed when using wildcard patterns in ETL and file-based flows (e.g., copy, move, delete). The default setting is Oldest, meaning files are processed starting with the oldest by creation or modification time. Choose from various criteria such as file age, size, or name to determine the processing sequence:
  • Disabled: wildcard processing is disabled,
  • Oldest/Newest: Process files based on their creation or modification time, Ascending/Descending: Process files in alphabetical order, Largest/Smallest: Process files based on their size. 
• Archive file before copying to: Etlworks can archive files using one of the supported algorithms (zip or gzip) before copying them to cloud storage. Since cloud storage is typically a paid service, it can save money and time if you choose to archive files.

• Contains CDC events:When this parameter is enabled, Etlworks adds standard wildcard templates for CDC files to the list of available sources in the FROM selector.

Decryption

When Google Cloud Storage Connection is used as a source (FROM) in the source-to-destination transformation, it is possible to configure the automatic decryption of the encrypted source files using the PGP algorithm and private key uploaded to the secure key storage.

If the private key is available, all source files processed by the transformation will be automatically decrypted using the PGP algorithm and given key.  Note that the private key requires a password. 

Read how to generate a pair of public/private keys.