Arpit Tyagidataminds.hashnode.dev·Dec 2, 2024Mastering Slowly Changing Dimensions (SCD) "Type 2" with Azure Data Factory: A Step-by-Step GuideIntroduction to Slowly Changing Dimensions (SCD) Type 2 Slowly Changing Dimensions (SCD) Type 2 is a data warehousing technique used to track historical changes in dimension data over time. Unlike SCD Type 1, which overwrites old data, Type 2 preserv...Azure Data FactoryAzure
Arpit Tyagidataminds.hashnode.dev·Dec 2, 2024Mastering Slowly Changing Dimensions (SCD) Type 1 with Azure Data Factory: A Step-by-Step Guide(SCD Type 1 implementation via ADF) Step 1: Setting Up Your Azure SQL Database for SCD Type 1. Create the emp_scdtype1 table in Azure SQL Database. Step 2: Populating Your Table: Adding Initial Data Entries. Step 3: Visualizing Data: Confirming Tab...8 likesAzure Data FactoryAzure
Arpit Tyagidataminds.hashnode.dev·Dec 2, 2024Mastering DataFlow Techniques in Azure Data Factory with a Data Transformation example:Step 1: Exploring the Data Lake: Initial File Inspection Step 2: Dataflow Blueprint: A Snapshot of the Transformation Process Step 3: Connecting the Dots: Linking to Your Data Source Step 4: Filtering the Blues: Excluding Specific Data Entries St...5 likesAzure Data FactoryAzure
Arpit Tyagidataminds.hashnode.dev·Dec 2, 2024Simplifying Data Integration // Data Transformations with ADF: Merge Sources and Export to Parquet.Step 1: Inspecting the CSV File in Data Lake and SQL Table present in Azure SQL DB Step 2: Overview of the Dataflow for the task and then we will dig deeper into each step of this snapshot. Choose both sources i.e. “SQL DB and CSV file in ADLS” Ste...10 likesAzure Data FactoryAzure
Nalaka Wanniarachchibidiaries.com·Nov 24, 2024Understanding the Difference: "Wait on Completion" vs. "Parallel Execution" in Microsoft Fabric Pipelines / ADFWhen designing pipelines in Microsoft Fabric or Azure Data Factory (ADF), understanding the execution flow of activities is critical. One setting that often causes confusion is "Wait on Completion"—especially in how it differs from parallel execution...27 readsFabricADF
Arpit Tyagidataminds.hashnode.dev·Nov 12, 2024Copy data from the Data Lake to the SQL Database, deleting any existing data each time before loading the new data:Step 1: Check the existing data in the employee table: Step 2: Change the data manually in the csv file in data lake: we need to check whether this change will be visible in the table or not (definitely at the end). Step 3: Settings in “Sink” opti...7 likesAzure Data FactoryAzure Data Factory
Arpit Tyagidataminds.hashnode.dev·Nov 12, 2024Data Lake to SQL DB Data Movement ( or CSV to SQL Table data movement)Step 1: Do we have the table employee in SQL? Step 2: Use the dataset which is pointing to the file in Data Lake: Step 3: Set up the Source and Sink in the copy activity: Source - It will point to the dataset which is pointing to the employee file ...8 likesAzure Data FactoryAzure
Arpit Tyagidataminds.hashnode.dev·Oct 24, 2024Important Business Use Case - Solved by ADF (Azure Data Factory)“Use Case”: Whenever we have more than 100 records in the customer table, we copy the customer data to another table customer_copy within the SQL DB. However, whenever we do this copy, we first truncate the table 'customer_copy' and then copy the dat...10 likesAzure Data FactoryAzure
Arpit Tyagidataminds.hashnode.dev·Oct 24, 2024How to Transfer All SQL Database Tables to Azure Data Lake in One Go?Step 1: Create an instance of Azure Data Factory: Step 2: Set up Linked Services: Step 3: Create a dataset for both (source-SQL Database and destination-Azure Data Lake): Step 4: Build the Data Pipeline with the help of datasets: First I will us...10 likesAzure Data Factorydata-engineering
Arpit Tyagidataminds.hashnode.dev·Oct 23, 2024How to Copy SQL Database Tables Post-Join in Azure Data Lake via ADF!!Step 1: Create an instance of Azure Data Factory: Step 2: Set up Linked Services: Step 3: Create a dataset for both (source-SQL Database and destination-Azure Data Lake): Step 4: Build the Data Pipeline with the help of datasets: Step 5: Test ...10 likesAzure Data FactoryAzure