Send query results to Google Cloud Storage

Google Cloud Storage is an online file storage web service for storing and accessing data on Google Cloud Platform infrastructure.

The steps that are required to send files to Google Cloud Storage from Amperity.

  1. Build a query

  2. Add orchestration

  3. Run orchestration

Caution

This destination is available for sending query results to Google Cloud Storage after it is configured by a Datagrid Operator or your Amperity representative.

If this destintion cannot be selected from the campaigns editor or activations canvas ask your Datagrid Operator or Amperity representative to configure a destination for sending query results to Google Cloud Storage.

Build query

You need to build a query, and then send the results to Google Cloud Storage.

Add orchestration

An orchestration defines the relationship between query results and a destination, including the destination and the frequency at which an orchestration runs.

To add an orchestration

  1. Open the Activations page, select the Orchestrations tab, and then click the Add orchestration button. This opens the Add orchestration dialog box.

  2. From the Object type dropdown, select Query.

  3. From the Object dropdown, select the query for which results is sent to Google Cloud Storage.

  4. From the Destination dropdown, select a destination that is configured for sending data to Google Cloud Storage.

  5. Verify all settings.

  6. Set the workflow to Manual. (You can change this to automatic later, after verifying the end-to-end workflow.)

  7. Click Save.

Run orchestration

Run the orchestration manually to validate that it works.

To run the orchestration

  1. Open the Activations page, select the Orchestrations tab, and then open the    menu for the Google Cloud Storage orchestration. Select Run.

  2. The Status column for the orchestration updates to say “Waiting to start”, after which the notifications pane updates to include a notification that shows the current status.

  3. When the orchestration has run successfully, the status is updated to “Completed”.