Azure Data Factory
Required attributes
- Subscription Id — the Azure subscription containing the factory.
- Resource Group Name — the resource group containing the factory.
- Factory Name — the Data Factory resource name.
Authentication methods
- Polysync Service Principal ⭐ (recommended) — no extra attributes;
grant the Polysync Enterprise Application Data Factory Contributor on
the factory. This is the standard method for all Polysync tenants.
- Service Principal — Tenant Id, Client Id, Client Secret. Use
when you need a dedicated SPN per factory. Rotate the secret regularly.
- Certificate — Tenant Id, Client Id, Certificate, optional
Certificate Password / Thumbprint.
Permissions checklist
- The chosen identity must hold the Data Factory Contributor role on the
factory (or a custom role with equivalent pipeline-run permissions).
- For private-endpoint factories ensure host network reachability.
Supported jobs
Azure Data Factory exposes a single Polysync job type. See the dedicated
page for parameter handling, output binding, execution flow, monitor URL,
and troubleshooting:
- ADF Pipeline —
runs a pipeline in the factory via the Pipelines REST API.