Amazon SQS and SNS Connection

This shared resource is required by all SQS and SNS activities as it provides the AWS client object that mediates all interactions with the AWS messaging system.

General

This section includes the following fields:

Field Description
Package Name of the package. By default, the value of the field is the name of the package in which resource is created. You can change the field value by clicking on the bulb icon .
Name Name of the connection. You can change the field value by clicking on the bulb icon .
Description The user can provide additional description about the connection.

SQS Client Configuration

Field Description
AWS Key ID This is the ID of the secret key for AWS. Keys can be created via the AWS console and downloaded as csv files or to your ~/.aws/credentials file.
AWS Secret This is the encrypted secret key for access to AWS.
AWS Region Name The name of the AWS region to connect to. See http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/using-regions-availability-zones.html for a complete list of regions as it changes as Amazon adds new datacenters.

Custom Client Config

SQS Default Client Config choose between one of the predefined configurations or create a custom configuration.
Note: The DyamoDB and SimpleWorkFlow configurations are provided in case the client defaults for those clients who closely match your desired configuration.

For other situations where the default configuration is not optimal, use the custom config.

For detailed descriptions of custom configuration, refer to Client Configuration page on Amazon documentation site.