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+After you have acquired an AWS account, you can create an IAM User with Read/Write permissions to AWS S3 Buckets in your account. 
+If you are using AWS S3 only as a source, then you may only need Read permission. An AWS Access and Secret key can be generated for this IAM User which is then used in the IICS AWS S3 Connection Properties.
+
+[IICS AWS S3 Connection Documentation](https://docs.informatica.com/integration-cloud/cloud-data-integration/current-version/data-integration-connections/connection-properties/amazon-s3-connection-properties.html)
+
+### AWS S3 for testing and debugging integrations
+
+AWS S3 provides a great mechanism to test pieces of a large ETL project. 
+When an ETL project relies on multiple sources and transformations, small pieces of the transformation can be designed and tested by outputting to an S3 bucket for verification. 
+Once the verification is successful, the next transformation can be designed and tested in the same fashion. 
+This method can also be used for testing changes that need to be made on an ETL process. 
+Parts that need to be changed can be duplicated and verified in an S3 bucket.
+
+## WiscAlerts example
+
+The [WiscAlerts example](./tutorials/wiscalerts/wiscalerts.md) describes a successful use of AWS S3 as a Flat file alternative.
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+[IICS AWS S3 Connection Documentation](https://docs.informatica.com/integration-cloud/cloud-data-integration/current-version/data-integration-connections/connection-properties/amazon-s3-connection-properties.html)
+
+### AWS S3 for testing and debugging integrations
+
+AWS S3 provides a great mechanism to test pieces of a large ETL project. 
+When an ETL project relies on multiple sources and transformations, small pieces of the transformation can be designed and tested by outputting to an S3 bucket for verification. 
+Once the verification is successful, the next transformation can be designed and tested in the same fashion. 
+This method can also be used for testing changes that need to be made on an ETL process. 
+Parts that need to be changed can be duplicated and verified in an S3 bucket.
+
+## WiscAlerts example
+
+The [WiscAlerts example](./tutorials/wiscalerts/wiscalerts.md) describes a successful use of AWS S3 as a Flat file alternative.
+
+EI Staff have implemented the integration using AWS S3 instead of relying on flat files.
-EI Staff have implemented the integration using AWS S3 instead of relying on flat files.
+The Integration Platform team has implemented the integration using AWS S3 instead of relying on flat files.