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Intro

Amazon Kendra is a highly accurate and easy-to-use enterprise search service that’s powered by machine learning. Use Domo’s Amazon Kendra connector to help sync jobs. You can connect to your Amazon Kendra account in the Data Center. This topic discusses the fields and menus that are specific to the Amazon Kendra connector user interface. To add DataSets, set update schedules, and edit DataSet information, see Adding a DataSet Using a Connector.

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Prerequisites

To connect to your Amazon Kendra account and create a DataSet, you need the following:
  • Your AWS Access Key
  • Your AWS Secret Key
  • You need to select the Amazon Kendra Region

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Connecting to Your Amazon Kendra Account

This section enumerates the options in the Credentials and Details panes on the Amazon Kendra Connector page. The components of the other panes on this page, Scheduling, and Name & Describe Your DataSet, are universal across most connector types and are discussed in great detail in Adding a DataSet Using a Connector.

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Credentials Pane

This pane contains fields for entering credentials to connect to your Amazon Kendra account. The following table describes what is needed for each field:

Field

Description

Access Key Enter your AWS access key, which is available in the AWS Console in the Security Credentials section or under Users if you are using IAM.
Secret Key Your AWS secret access key. It is available when you create your Access Key. You can generate a new one in the AWS Console.
Region Select the Amazon Kendra region.
Once you have entered valid Amazon Kendra credentials, you can use the same account at any time to create a new Amazon Kendra DataSet. You can manage connector accounts in the Accounts tab in the Data Center. For more information about this tab, see Manage Connector Accounts.

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Details Pane

Menu

Description

Report

Select the Amazon Kendra report you want to run. The following reports are available:

Report Name Description
Query Searches an active index. Use this API to search your documents using query.

Start Data Source Sync Job

Starts a synchronization job for a data source. If a synchronization job is already in progress, Amazon Kendra returns a ResourceInUseException exception.
List indexes Select the index.
List Data sources Select the data source.
The text to search for Enter the query text which you want to search.

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Other Panes

For information about the remaining sections of the connector interface, including how to configure scheduling, retry, and update options, see Adding a DataSet Using a Connector.