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Create a connection

Create a Google Cloud Storage connection object in Administrator with the connection details of the Google Cloud Storage source system.
    1In Administrator, select Connections.
    2Click New Connection.
    3In the Connection Details section, enter the following connection details:
    Connection property
    Description
    Connection Name
    Name of the connection.
    Each connection name must be unique within the organization. Connection names can contain alphanumeric characters, spaces, and the following special characters: _ . + -,
    Maximum length is 255 characters.
    Description
    Description of the connection. Maximum length is 4000 characters.
    4Select the Google Cloud Storage V2 connection type.
    5Enter properties specific to the Google Cloud Storage connection:
    Property
    Description
    Runtime Environment
    The execution platform that runs tasks. The runtime environment is either the Agent based environment or a serverless runtime environment.
    Service Account ID
    The account ID that is used to generate the service account email address and a unique ID.
    Service Account Key
    Private key of the Google Cloud platform service account.
    Project ID
    The ID of the Google Cloud platform project that you want to access.
    Private Key ID
    Private key ID of the Google Cloud platform service account.
    Client ID
    The ID of the Google Cloud platform service account.
    Is Encrypted File
    Specifies whether the file is encrypted.
    Bucket Name
    Bucket name of the stored objects from which you want to extract metadata.
    6Click Test Connection.
    7Click Save.