Import data from Microsoft Azure SQL Database
Zoho DataPrep supports importing data from Microsoft Azure under cloud database category. Azure is a cloud computing platform operated by Microsoft that provides access, management, and development of applications and services.
To import data from Microsoft Azure SQL Database
1. Create a pipeline or open an existing pipeline from the Home Page, Pipelines tab or Workspaces tab and click the Add data option. You can also click the Import data option under the Workspaces tab to import data.
Info: You can also click the Import data 2. Choose the Cloud databases category from the left pane and click Microsoft Azure. You can also search Microsoft Azure in the search box.
Note: If you have already added an Azure connection, choose the required connection under the Saved connections category and proceed to import. To learn more about Saved connections, click here.
3. Select Microsoft Azure in the Database service name dropdown and SQL Database in the database type.
4. Enter the Server name, Database name, Connection name, Username, and Password to authenticate the database connection.
Note: The Connection name must be unique for each connection.
5. You can also select the Use SSL checkbox if your database server has been setup to serve encrypted data through SSL.
6. Click the Connect button.
Note: The connection configuration will be saved for importing data in the future. Credentials are securely encrypted and stored.
7. Select the tables that need to be imported.
8. You can also Use SQL query option to select and import data.
The incremental fetch option is not available when the data is imported using a query from databases. Click here to know more about incremental fetch from cloud database.9. Click Import to begin importing data from your Azure account.
Note: Zoho DataPrep supports SQL server authentication.
10. Once you complete importing data, the Pipeline builder page opens and you can start applying transforms. You can also right-click the stage and choose the Prepare data option to prepare your data using various transforms in the DataPrep Studio page. Click here to know more about the transforms.
11. Once you are done creating your data flow and applying necessary transforms in your stages, you can right-click a stage and add a destination to complete your data flow.
While configuring the Schedule, Backfill, Manual reload, Webhooks, or Zoho Flow, the import configuration needs to be mandatorily setup for all the sources. Without setting up the import configuration, the run cannot be saved. Click here to know more about how to set up import configuration.
12. After configuring a run, a pipeline job will be created at the run time. You can view the status of a job with the granular details in the Job summary. Click here to know more about the job summary.
To edit the Microsoft Azure SQL Database connection
DataPrep saves your data connections to avoid the hassle of keying in the credentials every time you need to connect to a data source or destination. You can always edit the saved data connection and update them with new parameters or credentials using the Edit connection option.
1. Choose Saved connections from the left pane from the Choose your data source box while creating a new dataset.
2. You can manage your saved data connections right from the data import screen. Click the ellipses icon to share, edit, view the connection overview, or remove the connection.
3. Click the Edit connection option to update the saved connection with new parameters or credentials.
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