Configuring an ABS (Azure Blob Storage) Resource

To add an ABS (Azure Blob Storage) connection resource:

1. Navigate to the Resources folder of the application for which you want to configure the ABS connection resource. Right-click and select Add Resource. The Configure New Resource modal appears.

2. Select ABS Connection as the connection type and click Save. Your resource is now created, and you can configure it as appropriate.

3. To configure a resource, click on it.

Here's a table that lists out details associated with each of the fields in the ABS Connection Configuration panel.

Field	Required	Content Type	Description	Example
Name	Required	String	A user-friendly name for this connection. This name will be used within the application to identify this specific storage account.	ABS Storage Account 1
Description	Optional	String	An optional field to provide a more detailed explanation or purpose of this ABS connection.	Connection to the primary storage account for customer data uploads.
Account Name	Required	String	The name of your Azure Blob Storage account.	myuniquestorageaccountname
Auth Type	Required	String	Specifies the authentication method used to access the ABS Storage account. You have two options, SAS Token and Shared Key.	Shared Key
Account Key	Required if Shared Key is the auth type chosen.	String	Authenticates using the storage account name and its access keys.	abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ==
SAS Token	Required if SAS Token is the auth type chosen.	String	Authenticates using a Shared Access Signature (SAS) token.	sv=2023-01-03&ss=bfqt&srt=sco&sp=rwdlacupiytfx&se=2025-04-11T04:44:00Z&st=2025-04-10T04:44:00Z&spr=https&sig=aBcDeFgHiJkLmNoPqRsTuVwXyZ0123456789ABCDEFG%3D