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At the end of my ADF, I would like to notify external application that ADF has completed and files are loaded into data-lake.
I am thinking of using a web activity as the last activity in ADF. The web activity perhaps can call a url which accepts two parameters
param1 --> dataName
param2 --> status
param1 is when the ADF tells the url which loadName is sending a message about
param2 is when ADF tells url that the loadName was success or failure.
perhaps the url calls the necessary external application specific to the success of the loadName
1- Am I on the right track?
2- Is this the simplest way to let other external apps that ADF has completed the task?
Thank you
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Hi @arkiboys ,
Thanks you for posting query in Microsoft Q&A Platform.
As per my understanding, you would like to send email alter from ADF. Please correct me if I am wrong.
You can do that by using logic app for email to send and web activity to trigger that logic app in ADF.
Please check below video, where similarly implementation was explained step by step practically.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Hcvn9TQ5fM
Hope this helps. Please let us know if any further queries.
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Hello,
My question is not to do with sending email
It looks like using the web activity is when the external applications have to constantly listen to see if anything has been sent from web activity...
However, perhaps using the event grid is what is a better option?
It looks like event grid pushes the information when ready and no need for external apps to poll?
Am I right?
Thanks
Hi @arkiboys ,
Azure Event grid needs works based on Event sources and Event Handlers. Since ADF is not supported Event source we cannot use Azure Event grid here. Click here to know the list of supported Event Sources. Thank you.
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Not sure if this is correct but I heard that eventGrid or serviceBus can be used instead of web activity?
To me it seems web activity is an easier option.
Thanks
How can the external apps be notified via the web ctivity in ADF?
I know the web activity basically can call a url and pass in a success/fail message.
What happens in the url? is it that the url can execute a function to do work based on the message passed to it from web activity?
You can place the Web Activity on succeed output of an ADF activity and when the activity succeeds it will then trigger Logic app and will execute your code
Your custom code can be published to an App Service and can be used inside a Logic App
Please can you elaborate on this?
trigger Logic app and will execute your code
Your custom code can be published to an App Service and can be used inside a Logic App
Thankyou
Hello @arkiboys
You need to create a Logic App and App Service. In the logic app workflow you need to write a workflow to call an Azure App Service which would invoke your custom / angular code
Then, you need to place a Web Activity at the end of the ADF pipeline, then this Web Activity will call Logic App which in-turn would invoke the App Service
Flow mentioned here: https://visualbi.com/blogs/microsoft/azure/leveraging-logic-apps-azure-data-factory-adf-support-ftp/
The flow would be like this:
so there is no need to use azure functions?
You can use Azure Function as well if needed
Hi,
1-
What I meant to ask was:
So I must use logic app instead of azure functions to solve my requirement?
2-
In your previous note you have:
"Then, you need to place a Web Activity at the end of the ADF pipeline, then this Web Activity needs to call ADF"
Question:
What do you mean by "... then this web activity needs to call ADF" ?
Thanks
1) You can use either of them, I have personally worked on the Logic App and Web App Approach which ran successfully, so recommended that, but you can use Azure Function as well if needed instead of Logic App and App Service
2) Sorry for the mistake, I will edit it, it should be Web Activity needs to call Logic App
Hi @arkiboys , Just checking is above helps? Please let us know if any further queries.
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Still unsure how to let external applications know that ADF has completed. Sorry