Manage Cloud Storage Connection

Add Cloud Storage Connection

Adding a cloud storage connection establishes a connection to a specified cloud storage service, allowing the application to access directories and files within the cloud storage service.

Click the Add Cloud Storage Connection button in the Start tab-> Cloud Storage group-> Cloud Storage drop-down menu (or on the Catalog Management panel-> Cloud Storage node Context Menu, select the Add Cloud Storage Connection button to open the Cloud Storage dialog.
In the Parameters item of the dialog box, enter the Connection Name and provide other Connection Info. Refer to Cloud Storage Connection Parameters
Switch to the Global Environment tab in the dialog to set and modify the connection timeout parameters. Any modifications to these parameters will take effect in real time and apply to all cloud storage service connections.
After setting the above information, click the Connect button to complete the cloud storage connection.
Connection succeeded, the connection name is displayed under the Cloud Storage node in the Catalog Management panel.

Browse Cloud Storage Connection

Without using additional functionalities, you can access connected cloud storage services and their file information through the Cloud Storage Service node in the Directory Manager. This includes commonly used image files (*.tif, *.tiff, *.img, .sci) and vector files (.shp, *.gpkg, *.dbf). For example, to browse an image file stored at //minio@image/ChinaPart1/H47C001004.tif, follow these steps:

Expand the Cloud Storage Service node in the Directory Management panel.
Double-click the connection named minio@image.
In the expanded directory of minio@image, double-click the ChinaPart1 folder.
In the expanded directory of the ChinaPart1 folder, double-click H47C001004.tif (or right-click H47C001004.tif and select Open) to browse the image file in a new map window.

Export Cloud Storage Connection

Cloud storage connection information can be exported in XML format and saved as a *.xml file, making it easy to share connection details.

In the Directory Management panel, select the connection you want to export under the Cloud Storage Service node.
Right-click and select Export Cloud Storage Connection to export the connection information as a *.xml file.

Import Cloud Storage Connection

Import a previously saved *.xml file containing cloud storage connection information to quickly reconnect to the cloud storage service.

Select the Import Cloud Storage Connection button from the Cloud Storage drop-down option in the Start tab-> Cloud Storage group (or on the Catalog Management panel-> Cloud Storage node Context Menu, select the Import Cloud Storage Connection button to open the Import cloud storage service connection information dialog.
Select the *.xml file storing Connection Info in the dialog box, and click the Open button to complete the Import Cloud Storage Connection operation.
Caution:
If the imported cloud storage connection name is the same as an existing connection, a prompt appears: "A connection with the same name already exists. Do you want to overwrite it?"
- Selecting Yes will overwrite the existing connection.
- Selecting No will automatically rename the new connection by appending _1 to the name.
- Selecting Cancel will abort the import operation.

Clear Cloud Storage Connection

Clearing cloud storage connections will permanently delete all cloud storage service connection information, and this action cannot be undone.

Select Remove all connections in the Cloud Storage node Context Menu.
In the pop-up prompt dialog box, select the Yes button to delete all Cloud storage service connection.

In the Catalog Management panel, you can also delete a specified cloud storage connection, which cannot be restored after deletion. The operation instructions are as follows:

Select the connection to be cleared under the Cloud Storage node in the Catalog Management panel.
Select the Delete button in the Context Menu of the connection to pop up the Prompt dialog box.
Selecting Yes in the Prompt dialog clears the Connection Info from the Cloud Storage node.