Azure Synapse Studio - WorkFlow - azure

I am new to Azure Synapse Studio.
I am working with Synapse analytics and Loaded the data from NYTaxi and successfully created Database using a loading user etc.
But once I create a Workspace in Synapse Analytics and then Launched the Azure Synapse Studio.
I could not see any database
I wanted to know how to create a Dataset
I wanted to know how to deal with PowerBI within Studio
Also related to Apache Spart etc I need help
Thanks in Advance
Vijay Perepa

With Azure Synapse Analytics (Workspace preview) deployment no SQL Pool is deployed. You can do this in the Synapse workspace (create new SQL pool), also with sample data.
A dataset can be created in the data area (tab linked). Main purpose is metadata information (e. g. for Parquet files in your attached Azure Data Lake Store or a SQL Pool table) that can be used in a Data Flow.
PowerBI: You can link a PowerBI Workspace to Azure Synapse Analytics (Manage - Linked Service). With this you can create PowerBI datasets accessing data in your SQL Pool.
As a good starting point I would recommend the Documentation. There you also find some usefull Tutorials. Lot' s of samples are available on GitHub. Hope this helps.

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Datalake database in sink synapse pipeline

We have a blockage on a synapse pipeline, we want to create a sink on a lake database from a workflow. But impossible to select the lake database created, only the default is displayed. I looked on some forums but I do not find much and they say that it is in development at Microsot.Do you have an idea please?
posting it as answer for other community members.
First publish your lake database to the azure synapse and then try to add it in your sink on pipeline.
As in below image Database 1 is created and published and it is getting displayed in Sink Database and Database 2 is created but not published hence it is not getting displayed in Sink Database.

Database link for Azure SQL to Azure Synapse Anayltics Serverless SQL Pool

A client of mine needs to join tables from his Azure SQL financial data mart with external tables built upon a Data Lakehouse (Parquet files) in Azure Synapse Analytics.
I was wondering if it's possible to create a database link within a Azure SQL database accessing a Azure Synapse Analytics Serverless (on-demand) SQL Pool.
Yes, it’s possible open the Integrate hub, and select and add a link connection.
Select test connection and make sure to check whether SQL firewall rules are properly configured or not.
Reference:
Get started with Azure Synapse Link for Azure SQL Database (Preview) - Azure Synapse Analytics | Microsoft Docs

Not able to transform and load from ADLS(csv) to Dedicated SQL Pool by using Azure Synapse's Dataflow

I am trying to transform data from ADLS by using Azure Synapse's Dataflow and store it in a table in Dedicated SQL Pool.
I created a Dataset 'UserSinkDataset' pointing to this table in Dedicated SQL Pool.
This 'UserSinkDataset' is not visible in sink dataset of dataflow
There is no option to create a dataset pointing to Dedicated pool from dataflow
Could someone help me understand why is it not being shown in the dropdown?
There is no option to create a dataset referring to dedicated SQL pool instead it provides Azure Synapse Analytics. That is why it is not showing the UserSinkDataset (Azure Synapse Dedicated SQL pool) in the dropdown. So, you can use Azure Synapse Analytics option to point to the table in dedicated SQL pool and create your dataset.
You can follow the steps given below.
Once you reach the sink step, click on new.
Browse for Azure Synapse Analytics and continue.
Create a new linked service by clicking on new.
Specify your workspace, dedicated SQL pool (the one you want to point to) and authentication for the synapse workspace. Test the connection and create the linked service.
After creating the linked service, you can select dbo.SFUser from your SQL pool and click ok.
Now you can go ahead and set the rest of the properties for sink.
You can also create ‘UserSinkDataset’ by choosing azure synapse analytics instead of azure synapse dedicated SQL pool before creating dataflow. This way the dataset created will appear in the dropdown list on sink dataset property.

How to Synapse Pool/DW in Terraform without entire synapse workspace

I am attempting to spin up an azure synapse pool in terraform. At present from the documentation found at: https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/azurerm/latest/docs/resources/synapse_sql_pool, it appears you have to use a synapse workspace, which also includes a datafactory integration and powerbi, etc.
Right now we just want to datawarehouse not all the other bells and whistles. As you can see within the Azure Portal, you are free to spin up a synapse analytics DW with or without a workspace (see the right image in the box, "formerly SQL DW"):
When you spin that up, you simply have a standalone DW...
Any insight on just getting the datawarehouse as you can in the portal without the workspace and realted?
I am not a Terraform guy. As for Synapse, you are referring to the new one that is in preview. The new one has the workspace which supports SQL pools, Sparks clusters and Pipelines. Although they are supported, they are not created when you deploy a Synapse workspace.
So you can go ahead and created the workspace and one SQL Pool and you will get what you're looking for: the data warehouse engine, named SQL Pool.
Some extra notes: there are 2 types of SQL data warehouse in Synapse Analytics: SQL Pools and SQL on demand. The first one is provisioned computing and is the traditional one with all the features. SQL on demand is still in preview, doesn't have all the features and is charged by the terabyte processed by your queries.
Happy data crunching!

Add SQL Server as a data source in Azure Data Lake Analytics

I'm doing some tests with Azure Data Lake Analytics and I can’t add a new SQL Server database as a Data Source. When I click on "Add data source", the only two available options are: "Azure Data Lake Storage Gen1" and "Azure Storage".
What I want is to add one SQL Server database so that I can run U-SQL queries against it.
Our SQL Server firewall is correctly configured to allow access to Azure Services, but I am not allowed to add it as a data source.
How can this be done? Is it a matter of other configuration issues?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Per my research ,there is no other configuration issues for sql server data source in DLA. Based on this official doc, DLA only supports two data sources:Data Lake Store and Azure Storage.
As workaround , I suggest you using Azure Data Factory to transfer data from sql server database to azure storage so that you could run U-SQL script against data source.
Any concern,please let me know.

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