Overview

The Azure Blob Storage connector provides a convenient way of importing data directly from an Azure Blob Storage container into the Decentriq platform.

Prerequisites

• Have an Azure account
• Have an existing Azure Blob Storage container where data can be downloaded from
• Have a shared access signature (SAS) token with the necessary permissions for the above container

Importing into the platform

Azure Blob Storage imports are configured as re-runnable import connectors on the Connectors page. In the connection step of the wizard, provide the following:

• Account name: Name of the storage account under which the containers are created.

  • This can be found by logging into the Azure Portal and selecting “Storage accounts”

    

• Container: Name of the container where the data should be imported from.

  • After selecting the appropriate storage account, select the desired storage container from the “Data storage > Containers” menu.

    

• SAS token: The SAS token associated with the Azure storage account.

• Path prefix: Optional prefix that limits the import to a folder within the container.

See Import connectors for the full wizard walkthrough, including file filtering and dataset naming. Each run of the connector creates a new dataset on the Datasets page.