Azure Connection Resource
You can use the Azure Connection resource to connect to the Azure Cloud Services.
The Azure Connection resource has two sections: General and Azure Connection Resource Configuration.
General
The General panel contains the following fields.
| Property | Module Property? | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Package | No | The name of the package where the shared resource is added. |
| Name | No | The name displayed as the label for the shared resource in the process. |
| Description | No | A short description of the shared resource. |
Azure Connection Resource Configuration
The Azure Connection Resource Configuration panel contains the following fields.
| Property | Module Property? | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication Type | No |
Select authentication mechanism. In this version, the Important: You must register your application with Microsoft Azure Active Directory before using OAuth authentication to connect to the Azure server. For more information, see the Registering an Application topic in the Azure Active Directory.
Note: The plug-in supports OAuth 2.0 authorization protocol for all the palette activities that are supported by Azure.
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| Resource URL | Yes |
Enter the resource URL. https://<storage_account_name>.dfs.core.windows.net |
| Tenant ID | Yes | Enter the tenant ID of the Azure Active Directory. |
| Client ID | Yes |
The unique ID of the application that you want to connect to the Azure server. This is application specific and is unique for each application. Tip: To know the Client ID, in Microsoft
Azure, click App registrations, and from the
list of registered applications, select a
specific registered application. In the
application pane, the value assigned
under Application ID is Client
ID.
Note: Test connection can validate only the applications with Role Based Access Control.
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| Client Secret | Yes |
The password that you want to use to connect to the Azure server. To generate a new password in Microsoft Azure, see the Microsoft Azure documentation. |
| Connection Recovery | No | If this checkbox is selected, the connection between the plug-in and the server is automatically restored if the connection is interrupted. |
| TryTimeout (msec) | Yes |
The time (in milliseconds) taken to attempt to get connection after the application is deployed. Note: This field is available only when the Connection Recovery checkbox is selected.
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| Retry Interval (msec) | Yes |
The time period (in milliseconds) between successive attempts made to establish an interrupted connection again. Note: This field is available only when the Connection Recovery checkbox is selected.
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| Retry Attempts | Yes |
Specifies the number of attempts allowed to establish a connection after the connection was interrupted. Note: This field is available only when the Connection Recovery checkbox is selected.
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