Set Up Salesforce Connect to Access External Data in Amazon DynamoDB
Provide users with access to data stored in DynamoDB data source in Salesforce so that they have a complete view of the business.
Required Editions
| Available in: both Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience (not for high-data-volume external objects) |
Available in: Developer Edition Available for an extra cost in: Enterprise, Performance, and Unlimited Editions |
| User Permissions Needed | |
|---|---|
| To create and edit external data sources: | Customize Application |
| To create and edit external objects: | Customize Application |
| To view named credentials: | View Setup and Configuration |
| To create, edit, or delete named credentials: | Customize Application |
| To create and edit custom fields: | Customize Application |
| To edit permission sets and user profiles: | Manage Profiles and Permission Sets |
| To edit another user’s authentication settings for external systems: | Manage Users |
Before you begin, review Amazon DynamoDB setup and access permissions in Amazon DynamoDB Developer Guide.
- For information about setup and access instructions, see Setting Up DynamoDB and Accessing DynamoDB.
- To know about identity-based AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) policies
with Amazon DynamoDB, see Managing Access.
The AWS user that the Salesforce Connect adapter for Amazon DynamoDB uses to make API calls must have the required permissions to access the DynamoDB data source. You can use AWS Managed (Predefined) IAM Policies to allow read-only or edit access to users. To be able to use PartiQL statements, you must add IAM Security Policies with PartiQL for DynamoDB to user's access permissions.
- Configure an Amazon DynamoDB External Data Source with Setup Wizard
Define an external data source for an Amazon DynamoDB with fewer clicks using the setup wizard. The guided interface walks you through connecting an Amazon DynamoDB data source and integrating the data in Salesforce. - Define a Named Credential for Salesforce Connect Adapter for Amazon DynamoDB
Create a named credential that specifies the endpoint URL for Amazon DynamoDB and an external credential to provide the required authentication parameters. - Define a Legacy Named Credential for Salesforce Connect Adapter for Amazon DynamoDB
Create a legacy named credential that specifies the URL of a callout endpoint as Amazon DynamoDB endpoint and provides the required authentication parameters. - Create an External Data Source for Salesforce Connect Adapter for Amazon DynamoDB
Connect your Salesforce org to data that’s stored in Amazon DynamoDB. - Create External Objects for Salesforce Connect Adapter for Amazon DynamoDB
Tables in Amazon DynamoDB map to one or more external objects in Salesforce, combining all your data and content for users in your org. The external objects associated with Amazon DynamoDB data source are searchable objects. Use the search box at the top of every page to search by a specific external object or for a global search across Salesforce. You can also use other search tools available in the Salesforce Platform to find external object records mapped to an Amazon DynamoDB table. - Sync an External Data Source for Salesforce Connect Adapter for Amazon DynamoDB
After you create the external objects, sync the corresponding external data source to get the metadata, such as the primary key schema and indexes on the DynamoDB table.
