Indicates where AWS user credentials and preferences should originate from. This is a design mode parameter used only during task construction and configuration, thus, comprises no markup. The available options are:

• Host (default) - Specifies that user credentials and/or advanced preferences are configured individually for this activity. This option is normally chosen if only a single activity is required to complete an operation.

• Session - Specifies that user credentials and/or advanced preferences are obtained from a pre-configured session created in an earlier step with the use of the SimpelDB - Create session activity. This option is normally chosen if a combination of related activities are required to complete an operation. Linking several activities to a single session eliminates redundancy. Additionally, a single task supports construction and simultaneous execution of multiple sessions, improving efficiency.

The name of an existing session to attach this activity to. This parameter is active only if the Connection parameter is set to Session. The default session name is 'SimpleDBSession1'.

A 20-character alphanumeric string that uniquely identifies the owner of the AWS service account, similar to a username. This key along with a corresponding secret access key forms a secure information set that AWS uses to confirm a valid user's identity. This parameter is active only if the Connection parameter is set to Host.

A 40-character string that serves the role as password to access the AWS service account. This along with an associated access key forms a secure information set that SQS uses to confirm a valid user's identity. This parameter is active only if the Connection parameter is set to Host.

The name of the client or application initiating requests to AWS, which in this case, is AutoMate. This parameter's default value is 'AutoMate'. 

The URL that provides the service endpoint. To make the service call to a different region, you can pass the region-specific endpoint URL. For example, entering  https://sdb.us-west-1.amazonaws.com points to US West (Northern California) region. A complete list of SQS regions, along with their associated endpoints and valid protocols can be found below under SimpleDB Endpoints and Regions.

The total amount of times this activity should retry its request to the server before returning an error. Network components can generate errors anytime in the life of a request, thus, implementing retries can increase reliability. 

The host name (e.g., server.domain.com) or IP address (e.g., xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) of the proxy server to use when connecting to AWS.  

The port that should be used to connect to the proxy server.

The username that should be used to authenticate connection with the proxy server (if required).

The password that should be used to authenticate connection with the proxy server (if required).

The signature method to use for signing the request. This provides a valid hashing algorithm for signature calculation. Acceptable AWS signature methods are HmacSHA1 and HmacSHA256.

The maximum number of domain names you want returned. The range is 1 to 100.

String that tells Amazon SimpleDB where to start the next list of domain names.

The name of the variable in which to populate with the next token, an opaque token indicating that there are more domains than

MaxNumberOfDomains domains still available.