Read Google Storage
(Cloud Connectivity)
Synopsis
This operator downloads the specified file from the Google Cloud Storage.Description
After you have configured your Google Storage account, you can load the Google Storage file with this operator.
Be aware that the operator cannot read the file as example set. For this reason, you must connect the Read Google Storage operator to another appropriate operator to read the file. For example, if you want to load an Excel file from your Google Storage, you must connect the Read Google Storage operator with the Read Excel operator to see the result.
Input
connection (Connection)
This input port expects a Connection object if any. See the parameter connection entry for more information.
Output
file (File)
The downloaded file object is returned here. Must be connected to a appropriate Read Operator, for example Read Excel or Read CSV.
connection (Connection)
This output port delivers the Connection object from the input port. If the input port is not connected the port delivers nothing.
Parameters
- connection source This parameter indicates how the connection should be specified. It gives you two options, predefined and repository. The parameter is not visible if the connection input port is connected.
- connection entry This parameter is only available when the connection source parameter is set to repository. This parameter is used to specify a repository location that represents a connection entry. The connection can also be provided using the connection input port.
- connection This parameter is only available when the connection source parameter is set to predefined. The connection details for the Google Storage connection can be specified here. If you have already configured a Google Storage connection, you can select it from the drop-down list. If you have not configured a Google Storage connection yet, select the icon to the right of the drop-down list. Create a new Google Storage connection in the Manage connections box. The access token / private key and project ID are required.
- file Select the Google Storage file you want to download.