Azure Functions
An Azure service that provides an event-driven serverless compute platform.
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When creating a Timer Trigger function from the portal i receive Value cannot be null. (Parameter 'connectionString') error
When following the basic steps of creating a timer Trigger function within the Azure portal, i receive the error Value cannot be null. (Parameter 'connectionString') in the logs window within the Code + Test tab. I have no connection string set in my…
asked 2020-11-09T15:53:46.107+00:00
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Oli Goldsmith
1
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answered 2021-01-25T08:41:56.817+00:00
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Ewa Sierocka
1
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1 answer
Azure functions subscribing to the function app start event
Hi I am looking for some kind of preprocessing mechanism before the function app instance get created. like in web app we have the App_Start event, similer kind of thing do we have in Azure function apps. and for functions with in the function app…
asked 2021-01-22T17:04:56.993+00:00
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Amar-Azure-Practice
661
Reputation points
answered 2021-01-25T04:01:52.733+00:00
MayankBargali-MSFT
69,971
Reputation points
1 answer
Can the Cosmos Db Emulator generate rsa-2048 or higher certificates?
Hi! Cosmos Db Emulator is able to generate a certificate when a network connection is required. This certificate is only rsa-1024. For many programs this is inadequate. Even Azure Functions Core Tools will reject an SSL connection based on an rsa-1024…
asked 2021-01-20T04:08:50.067+00:00
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Luke H
1
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commented 2021-01-23T00:18:38.62+00:00
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Navtej Singh Saini
4,221
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
0 answers
Durable Orchestrator Function Executing More Than Expected.
I have a Durable Orchestrator Function that is triggered by a Timer Trigger Function every 5 minutes but the Invocation logs for the Durable Function Orchestrator show it being invocated multiple times every 5 minutes. My expectation is, regardless…
asked 2021-01-21T08:01:59.383+00:00
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Andrew Hawes
181
Reputation points
commented 2021-01-22T18:25:26.993+00:00
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JayaC-MSFT
5,526
Reputation points
1 answer
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
Azure function v3 slow invocation
We have a three of azure function instances each running in a consumption plan. Each instance contains of a six individually triggered functions. These functions are triggered by an azure service bus which receives messages from sensors (rate about 100…
asked 2021-01-21T09:45:21.193+00:00
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Remco Kruit
96
Reputation points
accepted 2021-01-22T12:42:07.923+00:00
Remco Kruit
96
Reputation points
1 answer
Using Azure Function to execute Tasks set in multiple different date and time
Hello, we have a Database table in Sql Server with a list of Schedules, we call it ExportSchedules. so each ExportSchedule has its own ExportDate and ExportTime and can also be a recurring Job. how do we use Azure Function to trigger an Export (get…
asked 2021-01-19T05:27:41.347+00:00
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Julius Bacosa
1
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answered 2021-01-22T08:18:35.84+00:00
MayankBargali-MSFT
69,971
Reputation points
1 answer
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
Azure Function - Not throwing right exception; always throws Internal Server error
I have a ADF Azure Function activity which calls an Azure Function. In the Azure Function, this is my exception block. catch (Exception exception) { log.LogError($"SelfServeProcess failed with an exception. Error:…
asked 2021-01-21T10:39:05.183+00:00
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Kothai Ramanathan
941
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
accepted 2021-01-22T04:06:10.447+00:00
Kothai Ramanathan
941
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
1 answer
How can I deploy azure functions from git without any downtime?
I am deploying my functions via git integration and the functions automatically redeploy on every git push to my master branch. However, this results in 10-20 minutes of downtime for my functions, which makes my website useless in that time. Is there a…
asked 2021-01-20T17:43:32.737+00:00
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Deven Hurt
1
Reputation point
commented 2021-01-22T00:34:06.667+00:00
SUNOJ KUMAR YELURU
14,016
Reputation points MVP
1 answer
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
Is connection to MongoDB Atlas supported in ADF?
Does Azure data factory support connection to MongoDB Atlas ? Microsoft Learn only talks about the MongoDB On Prem connection and I could not able to figure out the connection string for MongoDB Atlas. If this is not supported what could be another…
asked 2020-08-27T04:10:59.383+00:00
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Srikanth Kasamolu
51
Reputation points
commented 2021-01-20T16:51:46.663+00:00
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Alex Fillingham
1
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0 answers
Azure Functions Factory
Greetings. I'm trying to implement something like Azure Functions Factory, where I have one "factory" function (or even console application) that will produce other functions (create a new function by blueprint and publish it). I didn't…
asked 2021-01-19T14:12:53.937+00:00
Ihor Dyrman
181
Reputation points
commented 2021-01-20T14:54:05.85+00:00
Pramod Valavala
20,611
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
0 answers
Connecting to azure sql db via managed identity from Azure function app Java
How to connect to Azure SQL DB through managed identity.. What are the steps need to be reproduced before calling from Azure function java app?
asked 2021-01-13T19:09:36.507+00:00
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Ganesh Anjani Pramod
1
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commented 2021-01-20T05:13:39.653+00:00
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ChaitanyaNaykodi-MSFT
24,391
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
2 answers
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
adding AAD to azure function app
I have created a python functionapp and published it from VS code. my question is Now I need to add AAD to my function app, instead of adding it from portal I need to add the secret via code how do I add them? also if my function is passed…
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Have project, wondering if Azure is right for me
Hello, I have extremely limited knowledge on this subject but did not know where else to turn. I'm helping my university's athletic departments create a central report system using Microsoft Power BI, which can pull data from wherever. Each athletic…
asked 2021-01-06T22:23:30.367+00:00
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Osborne, Sam
1
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commented 2021-01-19T19:37:12.517+00:00
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HimanshuSinha-msft
19,381
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
1 answer
Access Forbidden when calling Azure Function
Access Forbidden when calling Azure Function I am trying to send a json with data, created dynamically within Azure Data Factory pipeline through HTTP Post request of Azure Function Activity to Azure Function. During the debug, I am getting the…
asked 2021-01-07T12:29:30.427+00:00
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braxx
436
Reputation points
commented 2021-01-19T17:41:42.503+00:00
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Saurabh Sharma
23,786
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
2 answers
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
Azure Function cannot retrieve settings from Azure App Config in West EU
Hi, We are having some azure functions deployed on Azure (West EU). Suddenly, none of them can be triggered today (14th January 2021). We are using the Service Bus Queue trigger. We have two different resource groups in the West EU and all…
asked 2021-01-14T07:31:34.433+00:00
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Quan Van Mai
106
Reputation points
commented 2021-01-19T16:38:44.727+00:00
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Emma Nendza
1
Reputation point
1 answer
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
Internal server error returning integer from v2 function app
I am getting internal server errors when returning data from a v2 Azure function (.Net Core). I have reduced it to a very simple case: [FunctionName("invoke")] public static async Task<IActionResult> Run( …
asked 2021-01-17T13:44:56.97+00:00
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George Aggrey
21
Reputation points
accepted 2021-01-19T11:03:24.137+00:00
George Aggrey
21
Reputation points
0 answers
Creating and returning a large string value from HTTP triggered function
Hi, I am researching the best method for returning a large string value from a HTTP triggered function and am trying to understand whether using a stream instead of a string variable would be more scalable and memory friendly? The two options I have…
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1 answer
Run python program by multiuser simultaneously.
I need help to set a python program where it can be accessed by multiusers like jupyterhub. Can azure cloud will guide me making this possible.?
asked 2021-01-12T08:32:01.427+00:00
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Shivaji Shinde
1
Reputation point
answered 2021-01-18T06:02:37.613+00:00
Pramod Valavala
20,611
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
2 answers
Azure function time trigger not firing
Hi I have a function app that has multiple functions each with different time triggers. But the time base triggers are not firing as per the schedule. I have manually sync the trigger. Are you using Consumption or App Service Plan? Consumption…
asked 2021-01-11T07:06:53.537+00:00
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waqas.saeed@purple.telstra.com
1
Reputation point
answered 2021-01-15T14:01:28.103+00:00
sadomovalex
3,631
Reputation points
3 answers
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
Azure function app secured by AAD: You do not have permission to view this directory or page
follow the docs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/dev/spfx/use-aadhttpclient-enterpriseapi-multitenant Create a multi-tenant enterprise API secured with Azure AD when access funtion api from another tenant with admin account …
