Azure Files

this article shows how to connect an azure files share to cloudfiles so you can browse, manage, and share files from your azure storage directly within salesforce 1 retrieve your connection string from azure portal in the azure portal, open your storage account go to security + networking > access keys copy either key1 or key2 connection string note the connection string must use https strings using http are not accepted 2 retrieve your share name from azure portal in the azure portal, open your storage account go to data storage > file shares copy the name of the file share you want to connect 3 add details in cloudfiles libraries in salesforce, open the cloudfiles app and navigate to document management > libraries if azure files is not already visible in your library list, click on manage libraries and add it then click on azure files to open its configuration page enter the connection string and share name in the configuration screen click on connect cloudfiles will validate your credentials before saving if the connection string or share name is invalid, an error will be shown and the connection will not be saved supported actions the following actions are available for files and folders in azure files browse, upload, download, rename, move, and delete files and folders create new files and folders copy files across libraries share links for files file preview for pdfs known limitations search is not supported azure files natively supports only prefix based search full text or keyword search is unavailable non pdf file preview is not supported files in formats such as docx and pptx cannot be previewed inline open in app is not available for files stored in azure files file replace is not supported to update a file, delete the existing version and upload the new one disconnect azure files to remove an azure files connection, open document management > libraries , select the azure files library, and use the disconnect option this will remove the storage connection and all associated metadata from the cloudfiles app