Prepare to create a sink connector - ApsaraMQ for Kafka

Before you create a sink connector in ApsaraMQ for Kafka, complete the following preparations.

Activate dependent services

Activate the following services before you create a sink connector:

Service	Activation guide	Notes
EventBridge	Activate EventBridge and grant permissions to a RAM user	Grant the required Resource Access Management (RAM) permissions during activation
Function Compute	Activate Function Compute	Not required for Simple Log Service sink connectors
Destination service	Activate separately	For example, activate Tablestore if you plan to create a Tablestore sink connector

Follow the on-screen instructions in the ApsaraMQ for Kafka console to grant the required permissions.

Attach the following policies to the RAM user:

Policy	Purpose
`AliyunRAMFullAccess`	Manage cloud service licenses
`AliyunKafkaFullAccess`	Manage ApsaraMQ for Kafka resources
`AliyunFCFullAccess`	Manage Function Compute resources
`AliyunEventBridgeFullAccess`	Manage EventBridge resources
Policy for the destination service	Manage destination service resources (for example, Tablestore)

If you use extended features, attach additional policies:

Feature	Required policy	Purpose
Access the destination service through a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)	`AliyunVPCFullAccess`	Manage VPC resources
View Function Compute execution logs	`AliyunLogFullAccess`	Manage Simple Log Service resources

Make sure the following resources are ready:

An ApsaraMQ for Kafka instance
A topic on the instance
(Optional) A group on the instance. You can create a group before or during sink connector creation.