| title | description | ms.reviewer | ms.author | author | ms.search.form | ms.topic | ms.custom | ms.date |
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Create a Google Cloud Storage(GCS) shortcut |
Learn how to create a Google Cloud Storage(GCS) shortcut. |
eloldag |
trolson |
TrevorLOlson |
Shortcuts |
how-to |
03/15/2024 |
In this article, you learn how to create a Google Cloud Storage(GCS) shortcut inside a Fabric lakehouse.
For an overview of shortcuts, see OneLake shortcuts. To create shortcuts programmatically, see OneLake shortcuts REST APIs.
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If you don't have a lakehouse, create one by following these steps: Creating a lakehouse with OneLake.
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Ensure your chosen GCS bucket and user meet the access and authorization requirements for GCS shortcuts.
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Open a lakehouse.
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Right-click on a directory within the Lake view of the lakehouse.
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Select New shortcut.
:::image type="content" source="media\create-onelake-shortcut\new-shortcut-lake-view.png" alt-text="Screenshot of right click context menu showing where to select New shortcut from the Lake view." lightbox="media\create-onelake-shortcut\new-shortcut-lake-view.png":::
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The lakehouse automatically refreshes. The shortcut appears in the left Explorer pane.
:::image type="content" source="media\create-gcs-shortcut\table-shortcut-symbol.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing a Lake view list of tables that display the shortcut symbol." lightbox="media\create-gcs-shortcut\table-shortcut-symbol.png":::