Object Storage Connection Configuration

Each connection configuration is represented in the system via the File Storage Configuration extendable lookup (F1-FileStorage). Each value for that extendable lookup should contain the information described below.

In order to configure a new connection, go to the Extendable Lookup portal by selecting Admin, then General, then Extendable Lookup, then Search, and search for "File Storage Configuration". After selecting it, click Add to add a new value.

When adding a new value, select the Oracle Cloud Object Storage file adapter and provide the following information:

• User: the System Account user identification (OCID Key) that is used for that connection.

A unique System Account user ID should be defined for each system environment (for example Dev, Test, Prod) that is connecting to that object storage tenancy. This System Account user should not be used for other purposes.

If one system environment is required to connect to multiple object storage tenancies, there should be a different System Account user ID for each of these tenancies.

• Tenancy: the tenancy ID (OCID Key) of the object storage tenancy.

• Compartment: the compartment ID (OCID Key) of the compartment for that connection.

Each compartment can have a separate connection configuration but this is not mandatory. In fact, the compartment ID is optional for many Object Storage operations.

However, it is recommended that you provide a compartment ID value in that field for future supported operations that might require a reference compartment, and as a good self documenting configuration practice.

You can provide the value of a parent compartment for a connection to Object Storage buckets within that compartment or all of its sub-compartments. For example: if you have a compartment "A" with 2 sub-compartments. "AB" and "AC" and you have the same security access requirements for buckets in compartment "A", "AB" and "AC" you can specify the OCID of compartment "A" in your connection configuration details instead of creating separate connection configurations for "AB" and "AC".

• Namespace: the Namespace of the object storage tenancy.

• Key Ring: the Key Ring name that was created in the system. See API Key Management for more information.

• Region: the region of the object storage tenancy for that connection. Reminder: object storage tenancies can have multiple regions if additional subscription was done.

• Bucket Name Prefix: a name prefix that will be added to the bucket name of file paths referencing object storage (see Referencing Files on Object Storage for more information).