Azure DevOps Online Source Connector

The Azure DevOps Online source connector lets DataSync retrieve data from Azure DevOps Online and load it into your data warehouse. Once your source connection is ready, configure your destination connection to finish the setup.

Create the source connection in DataSync

1. Log in to DataSync.
2. From the welcome screen, select Connections.
3. Next to Source Connections, click New.
4. Select Azure DevOps Online.
5. Enter all required connection properties.
6. (Optional) In the Additional Connection Properties panel, click Add property and enter any extra parameters you need.
7. Configure the advanced settings to match your environment, including Tracking Type.
8. Click Save.

Connection properties

Property	What to enter
Description	Unique name for the connection. Example: Azure DevOps Online.
Organization	Organization ID for your Azure DevOps account. Example: myorg.
Project ID	Unique identifier for your organization's project.
Schema	Data schema used for retrieval. REST retrieves data using the Azure DevOps REST API. Analytics retrieves data using the Azure DevOps Analytics schema.
Personal access token	Authentication token used to access your organization's data. Example: azdovpat123456abcdef7890.
Timeout	Time in seconds to wait before a connection attempt or query execution times out.
Verbosity	Controls how much detail the connector writes to the log. Each level includes everything from the level below it, plus additional detail. 1 logs queries, row counts, execution start and end times, and errors. 2 adds cache queries and HTTP headers. 3 adds request and response bodies. 4 adds transport-level communication. 5 adds all interface commands.
Enable Pooling	Enables connection pooling, which keeps a set of database connections open and reuses them across extractions instead of opening a new connection each time. This reduces overhead and improves performance when multiple extractions run at the same time.
Pool idle timeout	Time in seconds a connection can stay idle before returning to the pool.
Max Pool Size	Maximum number of connections allowed in the pool at the same time.
Pool wait time	Time in seconds DataSync waits for an available connection before throwing an error.

Additional connection properties

Additional connection string properties not specified in the Connection Properties panel. For each property added, you can choose Visible or Encrypted. Selecting Encrypted hides the value from the interface and stores it encrypted in the back end, such as when defining passwords.

Parameter	Description
Property	Connection string property that defines the action or behavior. Example: DefaultColumnSize.
Value	Value for the property. Example: 4000.
Type	Visibility settings: Visible or Encrypted.

Advanced settings

These settings control how the connector tracks data changes, handles time and regional configuration, and processes records during extraction. Configure them to match your Azure DevOps Online environment so that results stay accurate and consistent.

Setting	What to select
Tracking Type	Method for tracking data changes: None or Date.
Region	Region setting for the connector, if required by your setup.
Time Zone	Time zone matching your Azure DevOps Online environment.
Time Offset	Refresh offset in seconds to compensate for timing issues in record selection. Minimum 0, maximum 3600.
Batch Size	Number of records processed per batch during extraction. Larger batches can improve performance but use more memory. Default is 2000, maximum is 10000. Adjust based on your network speed and disk performance. The default works well in most cases.

Example setup

Completed Azure DevOps Online source connection in DataSync, with all properties and settings filled in.