Connecting to Azure Table Storage

Concept Information

ACCESSDATA command

Azure Table Storage is a cloud-based NoSQL datastore that allows you to store massive amounts of structured and non-relational data. You can use the Azure Table Storage data connector to import your organization's Azure Table Storage data.

Note

The Azure Table Storage data connector is provided by our data partner, CData. For information about any of the connection fields, refer to the documentation available at the CData website.

Before you start

To connect to Azure Table Storage, you must gather the credentials to connect to the Azure Table Storage server.

For help gathering the connection prerequisites, contact the Azure Table Storage administrator in your organization. If your administrator cannot help you, you or your administrator should contact Azure Table Storage Support.

Create an Azure Table Storage connection

  1. From the Analytics main menu, select Import > Database and application.
  2. From the New Connections tab, in the ACL DSN Connectors (Bundled) section, select Azure Table Storage.

    Tip

    You can filter the list of available connectors by entering a search string in the Filter connections box. Connectors are listed alphabetically.

    The DSN Configuration dialog box appears.

  3. In the DSN Configuration dialog box, click Show Required.
  4. Provide values for the required fields, if any.
  5. Click Test Connection.

    Note

    When you click the Test Connection button, it validates whether the connection and authentication details provided are correct. If you click OK without clicking Test Connection, the connection details are saved without any validation and may not work later if the values provided are incorrect.

    The log-in page for Azure Table Storage appears.

  6. Provide the connection details and authenticate your log-in.

    When the connection is successful, a dialog box opens displaying a success message.

  7. Click OK in the dialog box that appears.

    The connection to Azure Table Storage is established successfully.

  8. In the DSN Configuration dialog box, click OK.

The connection for Azure Table Storage is saved to the Existing Connections tab. In the future, you can reconnect to Azure Table Storage from the saved connection.

Once the connection is established, the Data Access window opens to the Staging Area and you can begin importing data. For help importing data from Azure Table Storage, see Working with the Data Access window.

Rename the connection

When you create the Azure Table Storage data connector, you cannot provide a Connection name of your choice and the connection is saved to the Existing Connections tab with the same name as your data source. If you want to rename it, navigate to the Existing Connections tab, expand the ACL Connectors (DSN) section, click the ellipsis icon corresponding to Azure Table Storage and select Rename connection.