Connect a GCS File System asset to the GCS synchronization capability

To retrieve data from Google Cloud Storage (GCS), you have to create a connection between the GCS File System asset and the Edge capability you want to use.

• You always have to create this connection after registering a new GCS File System.
• You can also edit the connection settings, for example, if you want to use another capability than the one you originally used.

Prerequisites

In your Collibra environment:

• You have added the Edge GCS synchronization capability.
• You have registered a GCS file system.
• The Edge site role has the Manage all resources global permission.
  The GCS synchronization capability does not store any user credentials. It calls the Import API using the Edge site user credentials. By default, the Edge site user cannot add any new assets in Collibra. Therefore, you need to give this role this permission.
• You have a resource role with the Configure external system resource permission, for example, Owner.
• You have a global role with the Catalog global permission, for example, Catalog Author.
• You have a global role with the View Edge connections and capabilities global permission, for example, Edge integration engineer.

Steps

1. Open the GCS File System asset.
2. In the tab panebar, click Configuration. In the tab panebar, click Configuration.
3. In the Connection Details section, click Edit.
4. Select the Edge capability you want to link this asset to.
   In the list, both the Edge or Collibra Cloud site and the capability name are displayed. For example: edge-qa > gcs1-synch.
   
5. Click Save.

What's next

You can now create crawlers.