# Configuring Azure Data Lake Gen 2

Azure Data Lake Gen 2 is a cloud-based big data storage and analytics solution provided by Microsoft Azure. It offers scalable and cost-effective storage for structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data.

The Azure Data Lake Gen 2 provider is present within the *Cloud Connector* object in Astera.

1. To start, drag and drop a *Cloud Connection* object from the toolbox onto a new dataflow.

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**Note:** Alternatively, you can create a new Shared Action file, place it in a project, and configure the *Cloud Connection* object there as well.
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2. Right-click on the *Cloud Connection* object and select *Properties* from the context menu.

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This will open the properties screen.

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3. From the *Providers* drop-down menu, select *Microsoft Azure Data Lake Gen 2*

This will show us the following,

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4. Here, you can select the *Authentication Method* from the drop-down menu. We have the following options available here,

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5. After selecting the *Authentication Method,* we can input the Storage Account Name and Access Key values as seen in the Azure Data Lake Gen 2 authentication document.

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*Root Path*: It is to keep confidential data and information secure from access by unauthorized users. It lets you point out the file needed while protecting all other folders.

6. Select *Test Connection*, then click *OK,*

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The *Cloud Connection* object has been configured with respect to the Azure Data Lake Gen 2 provider.

### Connecting to the Azure Data Lake Gen 2 Storage provider

1. To start, we drag and drop a *Delimited Source* object from the toolbox onto the dataflow,

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2. Right-click on the object and select *Properties* from the context menu,

This will open the properties screen.

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3\. Select the drop-down icon next to the folder icon in the *File Path* row and select *Browse Cloud Files*.

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This will open a new window.

Here, you can see our defined connection,

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4. Once we select our file and click on *Open*, they are configured with our source object,

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This concludes the Azure Data Lake Gen 2 Storage provider configuration and testing in Astera Data Stack.