Add an Azure Blob Storage DataFlow connection
You can add a connection to the Azure Blob Storage file system using ThoughtSpot DataFlow.
Follow these steps:
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Click Connections in the top navigation bar.
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In the Connections interface, click Add connection in the top right corner.
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In the Create Connection interface, enter the Connection name, and select the Connection type.
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After you select the File Connection type, the rest of the connection properties appear.
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Connection name
Name your connection. -
Connection type
Choose the Azure Blob Storage connection type. -
Account
Azure Storage has an address that includes our unique account name which is a combination of the account name and the Azure Storage blob endpoint forms the base address for the objects in your storage account. -
Authentication type
This supports two types of authentication methods: Azure account key: Choose to authenticate based on access keys and other parameters to produce an encrypted signature stringthat is passed on the request in the Authorization header.Shared access signatures (SAS): Choose to grant fine-grained access to resources in your storage account with specified permissions and over a specified time interval. -
Key
The 512-bit access key generated while creating storage account. -
Container
Give container details that organizes a set of blobs, like a directory in a file system.
See Connection properties for details, defaults, and examples.
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Click Create connection.
