Object Names

The Amazon S3 destination creates an object, or file, for each batch of data written. Objects generally use the following naming convention:

<prefix>-<UTC timestamp>-<counter>

For example: sdc-1462405014177-1.

You configure the object name prefix.

The UTC timestamp is the time when the object is created, to the millisecond. The counter is used when multiple objects are created in the same millisecond.

You can optionally configure an object name suffix for all data formats except whole file. When you configure a suffix, it is added to the object name after a period, as follows:

<prefix>-<UTC timestamp>-<counter>.<optional suffix>

For example: sdc-1462405014177-1.txt.