Amazon S3 Connector Release Notes

Alation Cloud Service Applies to Alation Cloud Service instances of Alation

Customer Managed Applies to customer-managed instances of Alation

February 14, 2024

Amazon S3 Connector: Version 3.9.0

Compatible Alation Version - 2023.1.6 or higher

Enhancements

With Alation version 2023.3.5 and Amazon S3 OCF connector version 3.9.0, Alation has introduced an enhanced user interface for configuring the Amazon S3 data source settings.

Note

The connector version is compatible with Alation versions prior to 2023.3.5. However, you will view the old user interface with Alation versions prior to 2023.3.5.

The documentation for the new Amazon S3 OCF Connector experience is available at: Amazon S3 OCF Connector.

The enhanced user interface provides the following features:

Better User Experience

The enhanced Amazon S3 user interface provides better navigation and multiple visual cues, making it easy to configure and manage Amazon S3 data source.

Easy to Connect

The Amazon S3 user interface now provides a step-by-step process to connect to your Amazon S3 data source easily and quickly.

Additional Error-Prevention Checks

The Amazon S3 user interface now includes added checks to avoid obvious configuration mistakes. The user interface also includes text to assist and provide cues while configuring.

Detailed Error Reports and Troubleshooting Support

The improved Amazon S3 user interface makes troubleshooting easier for metadata extraction and query log ingestion, as you can now have a detailed error report for both processes. The report contains a detailed error description and steps to resolve the issue.