Connect to Azure DevOps Data in CloverDX (formerly CloverETL)

The CData JDBC Driver for Azure DevOps enables you to use the data transformation components in CloverDX (formerly CloverETL) to work with Azure DevOps as sources. In this article, you will use the JDBC Driver for Azure DevOps to set up a simple transfer into a flat file. The CData JDBC Driver for Azure DevOps enables you to use the data transformation components in CloverDX (formerly CloverETL) to work with Azure DevOps as sources. In this article, you will use the JDBC Driver for Azure DevOps to set up a simple transfer into a flat file.

Connect to Azure DevOps as a JDBC Data Source

1. Create the connection to Azure DevOps data. In a new CloverDX graph, right-click the Connections node in the Outline pane and click Connections -> Create Connection. The Database Connection wizard is displayed.
2. Click the plus icon to load a driver from a JAR. Browse to the lib subfolder of the installation directory and select the cdata.jdbc.azuredevops.jar file.
3. Enter the JDBC URL. 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.

   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.

   👁 Using the built-in connection string designer to generate a JDBC URL (Salesforce is shown.)
   

   A typical JDBC URL is below:

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

Query Azure DevOps Data with the DBInputTable Component

1. Drag a DBInputTable from the Readers selection of the Palette onto the job flow and double-click it to open the configuration editor.
2. In the DB connection property, select the Azure DevOps JDBC data source from the drop-down menu.
3. Enter the SQL query. For example:

   SELECT Id, BuildNumber FROM Builds WHERE Reason = 'Manual'

Write the Output of the Query to a UniversalDataWriter

1. Drag a UniversalDataWriter from the Writers selection onto the jobflow.
2. Double-click the UniversalDataWriter to open the configuration editor and add a file URL.
3. Right-click the DBInputTable and then click Extract Metadata.
4. Connect the output port of the DBInputTable to the UniversalDataWriter.
5. In the resulting Select Metadata menu for the UniversalDataWriter, choose the Builds table. (You can also open this menu by right-clicking the input port for the UniversalDataWriter.)
6. Click Run to write to the file.