Configure an Amazon SQS connection
Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS) is a message queuing service provided as part of Amazon Web Services (AWS).
To use Amazon SQS, you need to create the following in advance:
For more information on Amazon SQS-related timing, check Amazon SQS Visibility Timeout. For detailed information on how to work with SQS topics, see the Amazon AWS documentation. |
To configure an Amazon SQS connection, follow the steps below:
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Add a new connection and go to the Edit section of the API Connection Manager.
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Select Amazon SQS from the Type drop-down menu.
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Copy the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of your selected SQS queue from the AWS console in the Details tab. Tricentis Tosca then automatically populates the following fields:
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Queue name: The name of the queue you want to send a message to.
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Account: The AWS account ID number.
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Partition: The aws is a default.
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Peeking: Select this option in case you want to retrieve messages from queues without consuming them.
You can also modify the values manually. Your entries update the ARN value.
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In the Authentication section, enter Access Key and Secret Key credentials for your AWS account.
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Optionally, select a Region from the drop-down menu. The default value is US East (Ohio).
Your selection updates the ARN value.
Configure an Amazon SQS connection