AWS Settings Page

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In the AWS Settings page, workspace administrators can define the AWS credentials mode for the workspace and apply settings for the selected mode, including selecting the credential provider. From the left menu, select User menu > Admin console > AWS settings.

NOTE: This configuration section applies only if Designer Cloud Enterprise Edition is integrated with Amazon Web Services.

AWS Mode:

Mode	Description
Workspace	In Workspace mode, the workspace administrator applies a single set of AWS credentials for all users in the workspace. These credentials are used by each member of the workspace to authenticate with AWS and to gain access to S3 buckets. Tip: This mode requires more up-front setup but is easy to manage. However, all members of the workspace have the same set of access controls.
Per User	In Per User mode, individual members of the workspace must apply their AWS credentials to their accounts. Tip: This mode is easy to set up but turns responsibility for access controls over to the individual members. If members encounter problems gaining access to S3 assets, the workspace administrator may not be able to troubleshoot them.

Credential Provider:

For workspace or per-user mode, the following provider methods can be used to manage authentication with AWS.

Credential Provider	Description
IAM Role	Designer Cloud Enterprise Edition can use any IAM roles that have been defined for workspace members to access AWS data sources, such as S3 and Redshift. Tip: This credential provider method is recommended.
AWS Key and Secret	You can apply key and secret combinations to gate access to AWS data sources. These combinations can be applied in workspace mode or in per-user mode by individual members.

Workspace Mode

In workspace mode, you must select the credential provider and then specify the relevant settings.

IAM Role Settings

Prerequisites:

The IAM roles must include a trust relationship for Designer Cloud Enterprise Edition. For more information, see Insert Trust Relationship in AWS IAM Role.
If you want workspace members to be able to use the on-boarding walkthrough, they must have access to the Alteryx assets required for the walkthrough. For more information, see Required AWS Account Permissions.

Apply the following settings to define the IAM roles and related settings.

Setting	Description
Account ID	This value is pre-populated when the workspace is created. NOTE: Do not modify.
External ID	This value is pre-populated when the workspace is created. NOTE: Do not modify.
Available IAM Role ARNs	You can specify the set of IAM Role ARNs from which users can select for their access to AWS resources. NOTE: These roles cannot be modified if SAML passthrough authentication has been enabled. For more information, see Configure for AWS SAML Passthrough Authentication.
Select Default IAM Role ARN	From the available IAM Role ARNs, you can specify the default one.

AWS Key and Secret Settings

For key-secret authentication to AWS, please specify the following settings.

NOTE: The AWS key and secret must provide read/write access to the default S3 bucket at least.

The account must have the ListAllMyBuckets ACL among its permissions.

Setting	Description
AWS Access Key	The AWS access key to use.
AWS Secret Key	The AWS secret associated with the access key.

Per-User Mode

For per-user mode:

The workspace administrator must specify the encryption settings only. See below.
Individual users configure all of the other AWS access settings through the Storage configuration page.

Common Settings

S3 Buckets

For key-secret authentication to AWS, please specify the following settings.

Setting	Description
Default S3 bucket	Specify the name of the default S3 bucket. NOTE: Specify the top-level bucket name only. There should not be any backslashes in your entry.
Extra S3 buckets	You can specify any additional S3 buckets in a comma-separated list of names.

Server-side Encryption

Designer Cloud Enterprise Edition supports the use of server-side encryption when writing results.

NOTE: When encryption is enabled, all buckets to which you are writing must share the same encryption policy.

Setting	Description
Encryption Type	Supported encryption types: NOTE: If `None` is selected here, AWS S3 still applies server-side encryption to the bucket without impact to cost or performance. For more information, see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/default-bucket-encryption.html. None SSE-S3 SSE-KMS
KMS Key ID	If SSE-KMS has been selected, you can paste the KMS Key ID value in this field.

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