Register a Google Cloud Storage file system

You can register a Google Cloud Storage (GCS) file system in Data Catalog.

Required permissions

• The Edge site role has the Manage all resources global permission.
  The GCS synchronization capability does not store any user credentials. It calls the Import API using the Edge site user credentials. By default, the Edge site user cannot add any new assets in Collibra. Therefore, you need to give this role this permission.
• You have a resource role with the Configure external system resource permission, for example, Owner.
• You have a global role with the Catalog global permission, for example, Catalog Author.

Steps

1. On the main menu, click , and then click Catalog.
   The Catalog Home opens.
   
2. On the main toolbar, click .
   The Create dialog box appears.
3. In the Create dialog box, click Register a data source.
   The Register content page opens.
4. In the Connection name column, search for the connection name you want to use to integrate the GCS file system.
5. Click Add for the connection you want to use.
   The Register Google Cloud Storage file system page opens.
   
6. Enter the required information.
   

   Field	Description
   Community	The parent community in which the initial GCS structure must be created.
   File system name	The name for GCS file system asset.
   Description	The description to provide extra information about the file system. This is used as the Description attribute of the GCS File System asset.
   Owner	The owner name of the data in the created community.

7. Click Register.
   A GCS File System asset is created.
   A Storage Catalog domain is created with the same name as the GCS File System asset.
   

What's next?

You can now connect the GCS File System asset to the GCS Edge connection.