🔌Add an Azure SQL connector

This connector is used to connect to an Azure SQL database.

Configuring an Azure SQL connection

Fill in the mandatory connection information:

Field	Format / Type	Description	Example
Name (mandatory)	String	Use it to identify your connection	MyMsSQLConnection
Host (mandatory)	String	The domain name or IP address of your database server	"db.example.com" or "192.168.1.100"
Port (optional)	Integer	The listening port of your database server	1433
User (mandatory)	String	Your login username	my_user
Password (mandatory)	String	Your login password	my_password
Connect Timeout (optional)	Integer	Connection timeout in seconds	30
Trust server certificate (optional)	Boolean	Disable server certificate validation, can be used if the certificate used is untrusted. Connexion stays encrypted
Retry Policy (optionl)	Boolean	Boolean allows to configure a retry policy if the connection is flaky. max attempts: maximum number of retries before giving up max_delay: in seconds, above the connection is dropped wait_time: time in seconds between each retry
Slow Queries' Cache Expiration Time (optional)	Integer	Slow queries' cache expiration time in seconds

Click on the TEST CONNECTION button then SAVE the connection

After successfully configuring the connector, you will be able to find it in the Connector section of the DataHub "Datasource" tab

Create a dataset from an Azure SQL connection

To create a dataset from AzureSQL, click on the "create from icon", you will then be able to:

• Select the Database

• Add a Query: you can query tables, views, and even stored procedures using the AZURE SQL.

After selecting data from your connector you will be able to create a dataset thanks to YouPrep using the selection as "source step".