Import data from Microsoft Azure MySQL
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.
Before looking into how to import data, let's take a look at the pre-requisites to connect to the MySQL database.
Prerequisites for MySQL
Please ensure the following conditions are met before proceeding with connecting to your MySQL.
1. Provide database read permissions to the Zoho DataPrep server.
2. Ensure you have the correct login credentials for your database. As a best practice, try connecting to your target database from the Zoho DataPrep server, using the native database management software available for the respective database.
Enable remote connections
Login to your MySQL database as a root user. Navigate to the <MySql_Home>\bin folder in terminal/command prompt, and run the following command.
mysql -u root -p
- Enter your MySQL root password.
- Run the following command to enable GRANT access.
mysql> GRANT ALL ON <Database Name>.* TO <Username>@<IP address> IDENTIFIED BY <Password>;
Note:
- <IP address> must be replaced with the IP address of the Zoho DataPrep server.
- <Database Name> must be replaced with the name of the database with which you are trying to establish a connection.
- <Username> must be replaced with the database user name.
- <Password> must be replaced with the corresponding password.
To import data from Microsoft Azure MySQL
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 MySQL 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.
9. Click Import to begin importing data from your Azure account.
Note: Zoho DataPrep supports SQL server authentication.
To edit the Microsoft Azure MySQL 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.
Troubleshooting
If you're unable to connect to the Azure database, try the following steps:
Verify that the required IP addresses are whitelisted.
Ensure that you are using SQL authentication, as Zoho DataPrep only supports this authentication method.