Integrate Azure DevOps with External Services using SnapLogic



Use CData JDBC drivers in SnapLogic to integrate Azure DevOps with External Services.

SnapLogic is an integration platform-as-a-service (iPaaS) that allows users to create data integration flows with no code. When paired with the CData JDBC Drivers, users get access to live data from more than 250+ SaaS, Big Data and NoSQL sources, including Azure DevOps, in their SnapLogic workflows.

With built-in optimized data processing, the CData JDBC Driver offers unmatched performance for interacting with live Azure DevOps data. When platforms issue complex SQL queries to Azure DevOps, the driver pushes supported SQL operations, like filters and aggregations, directly to Azure DevOps and utilizes the embedded SQL engine to process unsupported operations client-side (often SQL functions and JOIN operations). Its built-in dynamic metadata querying lets you work with Azure DevOps data using native data types.

Connect to Azure DevOps in SnapLogic

To connect to Azure DevOps data in SnapLogic, download and install the CData Azure DevOps JDBC Driver. Follow the installation dialog. When the installation is complete, the JAR file can be found in the installation directory (C:/Program Files/CData/CData JDBC Driver for Azure DevOps/lib by default).

Upload the Azure DevOps JDBC Driver

After installation, upload the JDBC JAR file to a location in SnapLogic (for example, projects/Jerod Johnson) from the Manager tab.

Configure the Connection

Once the JDBC Driver is uploaded, we can create the connection to Azure DevOps.

  1. Navigate to the Designer tab
  2. Expand "JDBC" from Snaps and drag a "Generic JDBC - Select" snap onto the designer
  3. Click Add Account (or select an existing one) and click "Continue"
  4. In the next form, configure the JDBC connection properties:
    • Under JDBC JARs, add the JAR file we previously uploaded
    • Set JDBC Driver Class to cdata.jdbc.azuredevops.AzureDevOpsDriver
    • Set JDBC URL to a JDBC connection string for the Azure DevOps JDBC Driver, for example:

      jdbc:azuredevops:AuthScheme=Basic;Organization=MyAzureDevOpsOrganization;ProjectId=MyProjectId;PersonalAccessToken=MyPAT;RTK=XXXXXX;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH

      NOTE: RTK is a trial or full key. Contact our Support team for more information.

      Built-In Connection String Designer

      For assistance in constructing the JDBC URL, use the connection string designer built into the Azure DevOps JDBC Driver. Either double-click the JAR file or execute the jar file from the command-line.

      java -jar cdata.jdbc.azuredevops.jar

      Fill in the connection properties and copy the connection string to the clipboard.

      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.

  5. After entering the connection properties, click "Validate" and "Apply"

Read Azure DevOps Data

In the form that opens after validating and applying the connection, configure your query.

  • Set Schema name to "AzureDevOps"
  • Set Table name to a table for Azure DevOps using the schema name, for example: "AzureDevOps"."Builds" (use the drop-down to see the full list of available tables)
  • Add Output fields for each item you wish to work with from the table

Save the Generic JDBC - Select snap.

With connection and query configured, click the end of the snap to preview the data (highlighted below).

Once you confirm the results are what you expect, you can add additional snaps to funnel your Azure DevOps data to another endpoint.

Piping Azure DevOps Data to External Services

For this article, we will load data in a Google Spreadsheet. You can use any of the supported snaps, or even use a Generic JDBC snap with another CData JDBC Driver, to move data into an external service.

  1. Start by dropping a "Worksheet Writer" snap onto the end of the "Generic JDBC - Select" snap.
  2. Add an account to connect to Google Sheets
  3. Configure the Worksheet Writer snap to write your Azure DevOps data to a Google Spreadsheet

You can now execute the fully configured pipeline to extract data from Azure DevOps and push it into a Google Spreadsheet.

More Information & Free Trial

Using the CData JDBC Driver for Azure DevOps you can create a pipeline in SnapLogic for integrating Azure DevOps data with external services. For more information about connecting to Azure DevOps, check at our CData JDBC Driver for Azure DevOps page. Download a free, 30 day trial of the CData JDBC Driver for Azure DevOps and get started today.

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