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Azure AD Data Provider support RSD customizations

Related products:TimeXtender Data Integration
  • May 27, 2024
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Currently, the Azure AD data provider only does the 'basic’ calls to the Graph API getting the fields from Azure AD (Entra) that are in the standard result set.

In some cases you want to get additional fields from for instance the user table like: Department, CompanyName, OnPremiseSamAccountName etc. This is achievable using the $select parameter in the API:
 

Unfortunately, the Azure AD data provider does not support customizing the request through RSD files.

It would would be very helpful when we are able to customize the calls through RSD files so we can access to all data from Azure AD instead of having to resort to a normal REST data provider to get this information.

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Thomas Lind
Community Manager
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  • Thomas Lind
  • Community Manager
  • May 28, 2024

Hi @JogchumSiR 

You should pass this on to CData. We do not control what a CData provider does more than you.

https://www.cdata.com/support/

Alternatively I can ask through elevated support, but it really is not something we control.

    rory.smith
    TimeXtender Xpert
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    • rory.smith
    • TimeXtender Xpert
    • May 28, 2024

    Hi,

    one of the things you need to wrap your head around with CData connectors is that the connector you choose is not always based on the system you are connecting to, but the type of endpoint you are actually going to consume.

    If you take SFTP as an example: you can get metadata from the SFTP system through the connector like files and folders available on the SFTP server, but for the actual data you want to use a connector based on the content you want to get. I.e. CData CSV connector for csv files. Similarly with Entra you will probably want to use the TimeXtender REST or CData REST or CData JSON connectors instead of the AzureAD connector for the detailed information you want to pull. Unfortunately the Graph API is also not the most straightforward to deal with.

      daniel
      TimeXtender Xpert
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      • daniel
      • TimeXtender Xpert
      • May 28, 2024

      Dear @JogchumSiR ,

      I’m not sure which version of TX you are running but I’ve worked with the new REST connector (developed by TimeXtender) and that is a really nice addition to the connector stack. I’m not sure if it will work with the endpoint that you are connecting to but I’ve already worked miracles with it as it is way easier to use, you can put a query in the edittor for dynamic filtering and much more. You should check it out. And that is a connector TimeXtender does have control over :) 

      = Daniel

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