Connect to Azure DevOps Data from HeidiSQL



Use CData Connect Cloud to connect to and query live Azure DevOps data from HeidiSQL.

HeidiSQL is an open-source database administration tool that natively supports MariaDB, MySQL, SQL Server, and PostgreSQL. When paired with CData Connect Cloud, HediSQL reach extends to include access to live Azure DevOps data. This article demonstrates how to connect to Azure DevOps using Connect Cloud and query Azure DevOps data in HeidiSQL.

CData Connect Cloud provides a pure SQL Server interface for Azure DevOps, allowing you to query data from Azure DevOps without replicating the data to a natively supported database. Using optimized data processing out of the box, CData Connect Cloud pushes all supported SQL operations (filters, JOINs, etc.) directly to Azure DevOps, leveraging server-side processing to return the requested Azure DevOps data quickly.

Configure Azure DevOps Connectivity for HeidiSQL

Connectivity to Azure DevOps from HeidiSQL is made possible through CData Connect Cloud. To work with Azure DevOps data from HeidiSQL, we start by creating and configuring a Azure DevOps connection.

  1. Log into Connect Cloud, click Connections and click Add Connection
  2. Select "Azure DevOps" from the Add Connection panel
  3. Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to Azure DevOps. You can connect to your Azure DevOps account by providing the Organization and PersonalAccessToken.

    Obtaining a Personal Access Token

    A PersonalAccessToken is necessary for account authentication.

    To generate one, log in to your Azure DevOps Organization account and navigate to Profile -> Personal Access Tokens -> New Token. The generated token will be displayed.

    If you wish to authenticate to Azure DevOps using OAuth refer to the online Help documentation for an authentication guide.

  4. Click Create & Test
  5. Navigate to the Permissions tab in the Add Azure DevOps Connection page and update the User-based permissions.

Add a Personal Access Token

If you are connecting from a service, application, platform, or framework that does not support OAuth authentication, you can create a Personal Access Token (PAT) to use for authentication. Best practices would dictate that you create a separate PAT for each service, to maintain granularity of access.

  1. Click on your username at the top right of the Connect Cloud app and click User Profile.
  2. On the User Profile page, scroll down to the Personal Access Tokens section and click Create PAT.
  3. Give your PAT a name and click Create.
  4. The personal access token is only visible at creation, so be sure to copy it and store it securely for future use.

Connect to Azure DevOps from HeidiSQL using Connect Cloud

To establish a connection from HeidiSQL to the CData Connect Cloud Virtual SQL Server API, follow these steps.

Create a new HeidiSQL Session

  1. In the Session Manager, select New in the bottom-left
  2. Give the new session a descriptive name, e.g. Connect-Cloud-Azure DevOps

Configure a SQL Server Connection to Connect Cloud

  1. In the session settings, set the Network type to Microsoft SQL Server (TCP/IP)
  2. The Library DLL should automatically update to MSOLEDBSQL
  3. Set the Hostname/IP to tds.cdata.com
  4. Set the User to your CData Connect Cloud username. This is displayed in the top-right corner of the CData Connect Cloud interface. For example, [email protected]
  5. Set the Password to your PAT created in Connect Cloud in the previous section.
  6. Set the Port to 14333

Query Azure DevOps from HeidiSQL

  1. In the database listing on the left, find your connection to Azure DevOps configured earlier.
  2. Expand this connection to view individual tables or data objects present within Azure DevOps.
  3. Write custom SQL queries targeting these tables, treating the data source like any SQL Server database, or visually explore each tabular data set by selecting the relevant tables

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