Not seeing the option of Linked Services in Azure Synapse Analytics

Question

Hello Azure Support,

I'm trying to move data from Azure Synapse Analytics to MongoDB, and I am following the official Microsoft documentation below:

🔗 https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-factory/connector-mongodb?tabs=synapse-analytics

As per the document, I should be able to create a Linked Service to MongoDB from Synapse. However, in my Synapse workspace, I do not see the "Linked Services" tab or option under the Manage section. Attached screenshot for your reference

Could you please guide me on the following:

• How to enable or access "Linked Services"?

Are there any prerequisites or permissions needed for the tab to appear?

Alternatively, is there another way to configure a connection to MongoDB from Synapse?

Looking forward to your support.

Thank you

Answer 1

Hi @gomzi
I understand you're working to move data from Azure Synapse Analytics to MongoDB, and while following the Microsoft documentation, you’re unable to find the “Linked Services” option under the Manage section of your Synapse workspace.

Root Cause

The “Linked Services” option is not available when viewing Synapse from the Azure Portal. It is only accessible through the Synapse Studio interface, which is the dedicated development environment for Synapse.

Please follow these steps:

1.Open Synapse Studio

• Go to your Synapse workspace in the Azure Portal
• Click on “Open Synapse Studio” (at the top of the workspace overview)
• This opens a new browser tab with Synapse Studio

2.Navigate to Linked Services

• In Synapse Studio, click the Manage hub (gear icon on the left sidebar)
• Under External connections, click on Linked Services
• Select + New, search for MongoDB, and configure your connection

Required Permissions

Please ensure your account has one of the following roles on the Synapse workspace:

• Synapse Contributor or
• Synapse Administrator

Without proper permissions, the Linked Services option may not appear.

kindly refer this:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/synapse-analytics/security/synapse-workspace-synapse-rbac-roles
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-factory/concepts-linked-services?tabs=data-factory
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-factory/connector-mongodb?tabs=synapse-analytics

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