Add an Azure Blob Storage 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, select the Connection type.
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After you select the Connection type, the rest of the connection properties appear.
See Connection properties for details, defaults, and examples.
- Connection name
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Name your connection.
- Connection type
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Choose the Azure Blob Storage connection type.
- Storage type
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Choose the Storage type: Azure Blob Storage (default) or Data Lake GEN2 Storage.
- Account
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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
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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 string that 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
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The 512-bit access key generated while creating storage account.
- Container
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Give container details that organizes a set of blobs, like a directory in a file system.
- Folder
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Give the storage folder details. Displayed only when "Storage type" is "Datalake GEN2 Storage".
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Click Create connection.
