Register an Azure Data Lake Storage file system

You can register an Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS) file system in Data Catalog.

Before you begin

You have added an Edge capability with the ADLS capability template.

Required permissions

• You have a resource role with the Configure external system resource permission, for example, Owner.
• You have a global role with the Catalog global permission, for example, Catalog Author.

Steps

1. On the main menu, click , and then click Catalog.
   The Catalog Home opens.
   
2. On the main toolbar, click .
   The Create dialog box appears.
3. In the Create dialog box, click Register a data source.
   The Register content page opens.
4. In the Connection name column, search for the connection name you want to use to integrate the ADLS file system.
   
5. Click Add for the connection you want to use.
   The Register Azure Data Lake Storage file system page opens.
6. Enter the required information.
   

   Field	Description
   Community	The parent community in which the initial ADLS structure must be created.
   File system name	The name for ADLS file system asset.
   Description	The description to provide extra information about the file system. This is used as the Description attribute of the ADLS File System asset.
   Owner	The owner name of the data in the created community.

7. Click Register.
   An ADLS File System asset is created.
   A Storage Catalog domain is created with the same name as the ADLS File System asset.
   

What's next?

You can now connect the ADLS File System asset to the ADLS Edge connection.