Retrieving the credentials for the Azure blob storage

Introduction

To be able to upload the data to Process Mining Automation Cloud^TM Public Sector you need the credentials for the Azure Blob Storage to which the extracted data needs to be uploaded.

Obtaining the authentication credentials for an app

Follow these steps to obtain the authentication credentials for an app.

1. Open the Process Mining Portal.
2. Creating a new app.

Note: Select the applicable app template in the Process apps - Create new app step.

1. Choose Upload data using extractor step.
2. Finish the steps to create the app.

3. In the Upload data using extractor page, copy the uri and save it, for example, in Notepad.

Refer to Create new app wizard for more information.

SAS uri

The SAS uri (Azure Shared Access Signature) is used to create an Azure BloB destination connection.

End of upload API

The End of upload API is used when calling the data ingestion API.

The API call is used when data is uploaded using a data extractor. Once all data has been uploaded, this API needs to be called to start data processing in Process Mining. Refer to Create a job for details on how to configure this for CData Sync.

Note:

Each process app has its own specific API call to start data processing after data has been uploaded.

Obtaining the authentication credentials for an existing process app

Follow these steps to obtain the authentication credentials for an existing process app.

1. On the Process apps tab, locate the app for which you want to obtain the authentication credentials in the list of process apps.

2. Select and select Upload data from the context menu.

3. Select the Upload data using extractor option in the Data source step and click on Ingest data and publish app button.

4. In the Upload data using extractor step, select to copy the upload uri to the clipboard.

5. Select Finish.