Export Data from SQL Server to Azure Active Directory through SSIS

SQL Server databases are commonly used to store enterprise records. It is often necessary to move this data to other locations. The CData SSIS Task for Azure Active Directory allows you to easily transfer Azure Active Directory data. In this article you will export data from SQL Server to Azure Active Directory.

Add Source and Destination Components

To get started, add a new ADO.NET Source control and a new Azure Active Directory Destination control to the data flow task.

Configure the ADO.NET Source

Follow the steps below to specify properties required to connect to the SQL Server instance.

1. Open the ADO.NET Source and add a new connection. Enter your server and database information here.
2. In the Data access mode menu, select "Table or view" and select the table or view to export into Azure Active Directory.
3. Close the ADO NET Source wizard and connect it to the destination component.

Create a New Connection Manager for Azure Active Directory

Follow the steps below to set required connection properties in the Connection Manager.

1. Create a new connection manager: In the Connection Manager window, right-click and then click New Connection. The Add SSIS Connection Manager dialog is displayed.
2. Select CData AzureAD Connection Manager in the menu.
3. Configure the connection properties.

   Azure Active Directory uses the OAuth authentication standard. To authenticate using OAuth, you will need to create an app to obtain the OAuthClientId, OAuthClientSecret, and CallbackURL connection properties. See the OAuth section in the Help documentation for an authentication guide.

Configure the Azure Active Directory Destination

In the destination component Connection Manager, define mappings from the SQL Server source table into the Azure Active Directory destination table and the action you want to perform on the Azure Active Directory data. In this article, you will insert Domains entities to Azure Active Directory.

1. Double-click the Azure Active Directory destination to open the destination component editor.
2. In the Connection Managers tab, select the connection manager previously created.
3. In the Use a Table, menu, select Domains. In the Action menu, select Insert.
4. On the Column Mappings tab, configure the mappings from the input columns to the destination columns.

Run the Project

You can now run the project. After the SSIS Task has finished executing, data from your SQL table will be exported to the chosen table.