GCP (4.1)

Owned by Jenni Wallin
Last updated: Aug 02, 2024
7 min read

The Google Profile is used for setting up the access credentials and properties to be used to connect to a Google Cloud Platform service. Currently, the profile can be used with the following profiles and agents:

  • GCP PubSub Profile

  • GCP PubSub Subscriber agent

  • GCP PubSub Publisher agent

  • File System Profile

Menus

The contents of the menus in the menu bar may change depending on which configuration type that has been opened in the currently displayed tab. The GCP Profile uses the standard menu items and visible buttons for all configurations. 
The Edit menu is specific for the GCP Profile configurations.

Item

Description

Item

Description

External References

Select this menu item to enable the use of External References in the GCP Profile configuration. This can be used to configure the following fields:

Use JSON File

  • Credentials File

Form

  • Project Id

  • Private Key Id

  • Private Key

  • Client Email

  • Client Id

  • Other Information

Configuration

Json File

The following settings are available when you have selected Use Json File as the Input Option in the GCP Profile.

GCP Profile - Use Json File configuration

Setting

Description

Environment-Provided Service Account

When Usage Engine is deployed in the GCP environment, such as in Compute Engine. You can enable this option to allow Usage Engine to retrieve the Service Account credentials provided by the environment.

Input Option

Allows you to select the method for connecting to the GCP service. For Use JSON File, you need to create the GCP Service Account Key as a JSON file and download it into the Platform and EC servers.

Credentials File

The location of the GCP Service Account JSON file containing the credential keys.

Note!

The JSON file option is not recommended for production deployments. It is meant to facilitate ease of testing of the GCP Profile by the workflow designer during development.

Form

The following settings are available when you have selected Form as the Input Option in the GCP Profile.

GCP Profile - Form configuration

Setting

Description

Environment-Provided Service Account

When Usage Engine is deployed in the GCP environment, such as in Compute Engine, you can enable this option to allow Usage Engine to retrieve the Service Account credentials provided by the environment.

Import Credentials from File

Click this button to import credentials from a GCP Service Account JSON file containing the credential keys. The credentials will then be populated in the fields mentioned below.

Input Option

Allows you to select the method for connecting to the GCP service. For Form, the GCP Profile will take the role of the Service Account Key file. It will parse all the credentials in order to connect to the GCP service.

Project Id

The GCP Project Id that will host the GCP service that Usage Engine will access.

Private Key Id

The Private Key Id to be used for the service account.

Private Key

The full content of the private key.

Client Email

The E-mail address given to the service account.

Client Id

The ID for the service account client.

Other Information

The Auth URI, Token URI and info about the certs are to be added into this field.