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Creating Connections

Creating Connections

After you create a partner, you can configure a connection.

A connection is a way to describe a storage location where files can be downloaded and uploaded. A connection is associated with a partner who owns and manages the storage location. FeedXChange supports SFTP and S3.

For the Acme Pet Shop partner, you'll set up an S3 connection. For the PAWs Resorts partner, you'll set up an SFTP connection.

Setting Up the Acme Pet Shop Connection

Note

This connection won't actually work. It's an example for instructional purposes only and won't connect to AWS. If you have an AWS bucket, you can use your connection information instead.

  1. Click Connections in the left navigation pane.

  2. Click + Create New in the upper right corner. The New Connection screen opens.

    New Connection form for an S3 connection. The form fields include Connection Name, Partner, Description, Connection Type set to S3, URL set to bucket-name, Access Key ID set to random letters and numbers, Secret Access Key filled with hidden characters, and Region set to US East. The Test and Save buttons are in the upper right corner.

  3. Fill in the fields as described:

    Property Name Property Description
    Connection Name Type Acme Pet Shop S3 Connection.
    Partner Select Acme Pet Shop.
    Description Type S3 Connection for Acme Pet Shop.
    Connection Type Select S3.
    URL Type test-bucket. 1
    Access Key ID Type ABCD1234EFGH5678IJKL900. 1
    Secret Access Key Type ABCD1234EFGH5678IJKL900-abc. 1
    Region Select US East (Ohio).1

  4. If you're using your own AWS connection, click Test to test the connection.

    Note

    The connection to test-bucket fails. It's an example for instructional purposes only. If you're using your own S3 bucket, access key ID, secret access key, and region, you can expect the test to pass.

  5. Click Save in the upper right corner.

Setting Up the PAWs Resorts Connection

Note

This connection won't actually work. This connection example is for instructional purposes and won't connect to the example host address. If you have a host server, you can use your SFTP connection information instead.

  1. Click + Create New in the upper right corner. The New Connection screen opens.

    New Connection form for an SFTP connection. The form fields include Description, Connection Type set to SFTP, URL set to https://example.com/, Username set to username1, Authentication Type set to Password, and Password field filled with hidden characters.

  2. Fill in the fields as described:

    Property Name Property Description
    Connection Name Type PAWs Resorts SFTP Connection.
    Partner Select PAWs Resorts.
    Description Type SFTP Connection for PAWs Resorts.
    Connection Type Select SFTP.
    URL Type https://example.com. 2
    Username Type some-user. 2
    Authentication Type Select Password. 2
    Password Type ABCD1234EFGH5678IJKL900. 2

  3. If you're using your own SFTP host details, click Test to test the connection.

    Note

    The connection to https://example.com shown in the previous step fails. It's an example for instructional purposes only. If you're using your own host URL, username, and authentication details, you can expect the test to pass.

  4. Click Save in the upper right corner.

Next, create the template.

See also:

  1. If you have access to AWS, you can use your own bucket, Access Key ID, Secret Access Key, and Region to configure a working connection. ↩↩↩↩

  2. If you have access to a server accessible through SFTP, you can use your own host URL, username, and password or key file to configure a working connection. ↩↩↩↩