Write Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 (Cloud Connectivity)
Synopsis
This operator uploads the input file to Azure Data Lake Storage.Description
Before you can upload the input file to the selected Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 cloud storage, you must load it with an Open file operator.
Input
- file (File)
The file object which should be uploaded to Azure Data Lake Storage cloud storage. The file must be provided by an Open file operator.
- connection (Connection)
This input port expects a Connection object if any. See the parameter connection entry for more information.
Output
- file (File)
The input file object is passed through and returned here.
- connection (Connection)
This output port delivers the Connection object from the input port. If the input port is not connected the port delivers nothing.
Parameters
- connection source This parameter indicates how the connection should be specified. It gives you two options, predefined and repository. The parameter is not visible if the connection input port is connected.
- connection entry This parameter is only available when the connection source parameter is set to repository. This parameter is used to specify a repository location that represents a connection entry. The connection can also be provided using the connection input port.
- connection This parameter is only available when the connection source parameter is set to predefined. The connection details for the Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 connection have to be specified. If you have already configured an Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 connection, you can select it from the drop-down list. If you have not configured an Azure Data Lake Storage yet, select the icon to the right of the drop-down list. Create a new Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 connection in the Manage connections box. The account name and account key are required.
- file Enter the name of the file as it should be stored on Azure Data Lake Storage, e.g., /myfolder/my_file.xls. Note that you need Read and Execute permissions on the root directory to be able to list its content. For the write operations, you also need Write permission on the target path.