To use a Microsoft Azure location, you must select the Microsoft Azure Datalake option on the Select Channel screen:
External documentation
To push data to Azure Blob Storage, Customer Data Platform (CDP) calls the Blob Service REST API.
Creating a new Azure connector
To add a new Azure connector, send a request to Support or your customer value manager (CVM), and provide the following information:
Connector name such as “Demo Azure Storage Connector”
azure.connection.string, which is the connection string fetched from the Azure portal
folder.name, which is the folder within the Azure container
It can be a path such as folder1, folder2, or folder3.
azure.bucket.name, which is the Azure container name
Updating the parameters to an existing connector
You can change the following parameters by sending a request to Support. The changes apply to all files that are exported to that connector going forward.
Parameter | Values | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
filename.date.format | Date format | YYYY-MM-DD | Date format that is appended to the end of the file name. |
date.column.date.format | Date format Default: epoch timestamp | YYYY-MM-DD | Datetime format that is used when the output columns are dates. For example, first transaction date. |
date.column.date.format.timezone | Time zones Default: UTC | – | Timezone that is used for output columns are dates. For example, first transaction date. |
pgp.public.key | PGP public key Default: none | – | Public encryption key if the output file should be encrypted. |