Creating a storage container

About this task

To use Autodesk Platform Services, you must create at least one storage container. To create a storage container:

Procedure

  1. Select the + icon to display the Create Bucket dialog.
  2. Specify a storage container name and description. Names must be unique across Autodesk Platform Services including all Autodesk Platform Services users.
    To facilitate this, IBM® Maximo® Real Estate and Facilities can append your Autodesk Platform Services key to your storage container name. If you select this option, only the base name is displayed on the UI. If you do not select this option, it is highly recommended that you include in your storage container names some unique string that is associated with your company or organization, such as a registered domain name. Unless you design your own strategy to ensure your storage names are unique across Autodesk Platform Services, you should leave the Append Service key checkbox selected. The name may contain -_.a-z, 0-9, and must be between 3-128 characters in length including the appended key.
  3. Select the desired retention policy. There are three types of buckets:
    • Transient: Model files are retained only for 24 hours
    • Temporary: Model files are retained only for 30 days
    • Permanent: Model files are retained until they are deleted
    Note: If a model has been translated to a viewable format and is then removed, including through its storage period expiring, the viewable format is not removed.

    The region displayed here is read-only. It is set by the drop-down on the toolbar. That is, buckets are always created from the actively displayed region. Buckets may be created in the US or the EMEA region of Autodesk Platform Services. The region controls the physical location of the Autodesk Platform Services servers that host the Bucket.