This article provides a breakdown of the definition structure for Copy job items.
Definition parts
This table lists the definition parts.
| Definition part path |
type |
Required |
Description |
copyjob-content.json |
ContentDetails (JSON) |
true |
Describes properties and settings of the item like source and destination |
.platform |
PlatformDetails (JSON) |
false |
Describes common details of the item |
ContentDetails
Describes content of payload
Description for CopyJobProperties contents
Describes the fields used to construct the properties
| Name |
Type |
Required |
Description |
| jobMode |
String (Enum) |
true |
Describes the job mode with two possible values: Batch and CDC(Incremental). |
| source |
CopyJobConnection |
false |
Describes the source. |
| destination |
CopyJobConnection |
false |
Describes the destination. |
| policy |
CopyJobPolicy |
false |
Describes the policy for the copy job like timeout duration. |
Description for CopyJobConnection contents
| Name |
Type |
Required |
Description |
| type |
String |
true |
Describes the type of data source or destination. |
| connectionSettings |
CopyJobConnectionSettings |
true |
Describes the connection settings for the endpoint. |
Description for CopyJobConnectionSettings contents
Describes the fields for Connection Settings. Here, depending on the type, either typeProperties or externalReferences or both need to be mentioned.
| Name |
Type |
Required |
Description |
| type |
String |
true |
Describes the type of connection. |
| typeProperties |
CopyJobConnectionTypeProperties |
false |
Describes the properties for the connection. |
| externalReferences |
ExternalReference |
false |
Describes the external reference for the connection. |
Description for CopyJobConnectionTypeProperties contents
| Name |
Type |
Required |
Description |
| schema |
String |
false |
Specifies the schema. |
| database |
String |
false |
Name of the database. |
| workspaceId |
String (Guid) |
false |
Specifies the Id for the workspace in which the connected item exists. |
| artifactId |
String (Guid) |
false |
Specifies the Id for the connected item. |
| rootFolder |
String |
false |
Specifies the root folder. |
| endpoint |
String |
false |
Specifies the endpoint. |
Description for ExternalReferences contents
| Name |
Type |
Required |
Description |
| connection |
String (Guid) |
true |
Specifies the Id of the connection. |
Description of CopyJobPolicy contents
| Name |
Type |
Required |
Description |
| timeout |
String |
true |
Specifies the timeout duration. Follows the pattern: ((\\d+)\\.)?(\\d\\d):(60\|(\[0-5\]\[0-9\])):(60\|(\[0-5\]\[0-9\])) . |
Description for CopyJobActivity contents
Describes the fields used to construct the properties
| Name |
Type |
Required |
Description |
| properties |
CopyJobActivityProperties |
true |
Describes the activity properties. |
| id |
String (Guid) |
false |
The activity id. |
Description for CopyJobActivityProperties contents
Describes the fields used to construct the properties
Description for CopyJobActivitySource contents
Description for CopyJobActivityDestination contents
| Name |
Type |
Required |
Description |
| tableOption |
String |
false |
Specifies the option for table related action. |
| upsertSettings |
SqlUpsertSettings |
false |
Describes the upsert settings. |
| partitionOption |
String |
false |
Specifies the partition mechanism for writing to destination. |
| partitionNameList |
String[] |
false |
Specifies the list of keys/columns to be used for partition mechanism. |
| writeBehaviour |
String |
false |
Specifies the write behvaiour like Append or Overwrite. |
| importSettings |
CopyJobImportSettings |
false |
Describes the import settings. |
| datasetSettings |
CopyJobDatasetSettings |
false |
Describes the dataset settings. |
| storeSettings |
CopyJobStoreSettings |
false |
Describes the store settings. |
| formatSettings |
CopyJobFormatSettings |
false |
Describes the format settings. |
| noTruncation |
Boolean |
false |
Specifies if truncation is allowed or not. |
Description for CopyJobExportSettings contents
| Name |
Type |
Required |
Description |
| type |
String |
false |
Describes the type of export settings. |
Description for CopyJobDatasetSettings contents
| Name |
Type |
Required |
Description |
| Schema |
String |
false |
Describes the schema. |
| table |
String |
false |
Specifies the table name. |
| Location |
CopyJobDatasetSettingsLocation |
false |
Describes the location. |
| Compression |
CopyJobDatasetSettingsCompressionSettings |
false |
Describes the compression settings. |
| columnDelimiter |
String |
false |
Specifies the column delimiter. |
| rowDelimiter |
String |
false |
Specifies the row delimiter. |
| escapeChar |
String |
false |
Specifies the escape character. |
| firstRowAsHeader |
Boolean |
false |
Specifies if the first row will be used as header or not. |
| quoteChar |
String |
false |
Specifies the quote character. |
| encodingName |
String |
false |
Specifies the encoding. |
| compressionCodec |
String |
false |
Specifies the compression codec. |
| compressionLevel |
String |
false |
Specifies the compression level. |
| objectApiName |
String |
false |
Specifies the object api name. |
| reportId |
String |
false |
Specifies the report Id in case of Salesforce type connection. |
Description for CopyJobDatasetSettingsLocation contents
| Name |
Type |
Required |
Description |
| type |
String |
false |
Describes the type of location. |
| fileName |
String |
false |
Specifies the file Name. |
| folderPath |
String |
false |
The Folder Path. |
| container |
String |
false |
Container name. |
| fileSystem |
String |
false |
Name of file system. |
| bucketName |
String |
false |
Bucket Name. |
Description for CopyJobDatasetSettingsCompressionSettings contents
| Name |
Type |
Required |
Description |
| type |
String |
false |
Describes the compression type. |
| level |
String |
false |
Decribes the compression level. |
Description for CopyJobChangeDataSettings contents
| Name |
Type |
Required |
Description |
| ReadMethod |
String |
false |
Specifies the read method. |
| Columns |
CopyJobChangeDataColumn[] |
false |
Specifies the list of change data columns. |
Description for CopyJobChangeDataColumn contents
| Name |
Type |
Required |
Description |
| name |
String |
false |
Specifies the name of the column. |
| type |
String |
false |
Specifies the type of the column. |
| physicalType |
String |
false |
Specifies the physical type of the column. |
| length |
String |
false |
Specifies the length of the column. |
| scale |
Integer |
false |
Specifies the scale of the column. |
| precision |
Integer |
false |
Specifies the precision of the column. |
Description for CopyJobStoreSettings contents
| Name |
Type |
Required |
Description |
| type |
String |
false |
Specifies the type of store setting. |
| recursive |
Boolean |
false |
Specifies whether it is recursive. |
| prefix |
String |
false |
Specifies the prefix string to be used. |
| WildcardFolderPath |
String |
false |
Specifies the wildcard folder path. |
| wildcardFileName |
String |
false |
Specifies the wildcard file name. |
| fileListPath |
String |
false |
Specifies the file list path. |
| modifiedDatetimeStart |
String |
false |
Specifies the start of the modified datetime range. |
| modifiedDatetimeEnd |
String |
false |
Specifies the end of the modified datetime range. |
| enablePartitionDiscovery |
Boolean |
false |
Specifies whether partition discovery is enabled. |
| copyBehavior |
String |
false |
Specifies the copy behavior. |
Description for CopyJobFormatSettings contents
| Name |
Type |
Required |
Description |
| type |
String |
false |
Specifies the type of format setting. |
| fileExtension |
String |
false |
Specifies the file extension. |
| quoteAllText |
Boolean |
false |
Specifies whether to quote all text. |
| enableVertiParquet |
Boolean |
false |
Specifies whether VertiParquet is enabled. |
Description for CopyJobSqlUpsertSettings contents
| Name |
Type |
Required |
Description |
| useTempDB |
Boolean |
false |
Specifies whether to use temp db for upsert interim table. |
| interimSchemaName |
String |
false |
Schema name for interim table. |
| keys |
String[] |
false |
Key column names for unique row identification. |
Description for CopyJobImportSettings contents
| Name |
Type |
Required |
Description |
| type |
String |
false |
Describes the type of import settings. |
Description for CopyJobActivityTranslator contents
| Name |
Type |
Required |
Description |
| type |
String |
false |
Specifies the type of the translator. |
| mappings |
CopyJobActivityMapping[] |
false |
Specifies the list of activity mappings. |
Description for CopyJobActivityMapping contents
Description for CopyJobActivityMappingColumn contents
| Name |
Type |
Required |
Description |
| name |
String |
false |
Specifies the name of the column. |
| type |
String |
false |
Specifies the type of the column. |
| physicalType |
String |
false |
Specifies the physical type of the column. |
| length |
String (Integer) |
false |
Specifies the length of the column. |
| scale |
Integer |
false |
Specifies the scale of the column. |
| precision |
Integer |
false |
Specifies the precision of the column. |
Description for CopyJobActivityMappingTypeConversionSettings contents
Describes the fields used to construct the properties
Description for CopyJobActivityMappingTypeConversion contents
Describes the fields used to construct the properties
| Name |
Type |
Required |
Description |
| allowDataTruncation |
Boolean |
false |
Specifies whether data truncation is allowed. |
| treatBooleanAsNumber |
Boolean |
false |
Specifies whether to treat boolean as a number. |
ContentDetails Example 1
{
"properties": {
"jobMode": "Batch"
},
"activities": []
}
ContentDetails Example 2
{
"properties": {
"jobMode": "Batch",
"source": {
"type": "LakehouseTable",
"connectionSettings": {
"type": "Lakehouse",
"typeProperties": {
"workspaceId": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
"artifactId": "aaaaaaaa-6666-7777-8888-bbbbbbbbbbbb",
"rootFolder": "Tables"
}
}
},
"destination": {
"type": "LakehouseTable",
"connectionSettings": {
"type": "Lakehouse",
"typeProperties": {
"workspaceId": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
"artifactId": "aaaaaaaa-0000-1111-2222-bbbbbbbbbbbb",
"rootFolder": "Tables"
}
}
},
"policy": {
"timeout": "0.12:00:00"
}
},
"activities": [
{
"id": "eeeeeeee-4444-5555-6666-ffffffffffff",
"properties": {
"source": {
"datasetSettings": {
"table": "publicholidays",
"firstRowAsHeader": true
}
},
"destination": {
"writeBehavior": "Append",
"datasetSettings": {
"table": "publicholidays",
"firstRowAsHeader": false
}
},
"translator": {
"type": "TabularTranslator"
},
"typeConversionSettings": {
"typeConversion": {
"allowDataTruncation": true,
"treatBooleanAsNumber": false
}
}
}
}
]
}