Excel Add-In for Azure Cosmos DB

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Connection Properties

The connection properties are the various options that can be used to establish a connection. This section provides a complete list of the options you can configure in the connection settings for this provider. Click the links for further details.

For more information on establishing a connection, see Establishing a Connection.

Authentication


PropertyDescription
AuthSchemeThe type of authentication to use when connecting to Azure Cosmos DB.
AccountEndpointThe value should be the Cosmos DB account URL from the Keys blade of the Cosmos DB account.
AccountKeyA master key token or a resource token for connecting to the Azure Cosmos DB REST API.
TokenTypeDenotes the type of token: master or resource.

Azure Authentication


PropertyDescription
AzureTenantThe Microsoft Online tenant being used to access data. If not specified, your default tenant is used.
AzureEnvironmentThe Azure Environment to use when establishing a connection.

OAuth


PropertyDescription
InitiateOAuthSet this property to initiate the process to obtain or refresh the OAuth access token when you connect.
OAuthClientIdThe client Id assigned when you register your application with an OAuth authorization server.
OAuthClientSecretThe client secret assigned when you register your application with an OAuth authorization server.
CallbackURLThe OAuth callback URL to return to when authenticating. This value must match the callback URL you specify in your app settings.
OAuthGrantTypeThe grant type for the OAuth flow.

JWT OAuth


PropertyDescription
OAuthJWTCertThe JWT Certificate store.
OAuthJWTCertTypeThe type of key store containing the JWT Certificate.
OAuthJWTCertPasswordThe password for the OAuth JWT certificate.
OAuthJWTCertSubjectThe subject of the OAuth JWT certificate.

SSL


PropertyDescription
SSLClientCertThe TLS/SSL client certificate store for SSL Client Authentication (2-way SSL).
SSLClientCertTypeThe type of key store containing the TLS/SSL client certificate.
SSLClientCertPasswordThe password for the TLS/SSL client certificate.
SSLClientCertSubjectThe subject of the TLS/SSL client certificate.
SSLServerCertThe certificate to be accepted from the server when connecting using TLS/SSL.

Firewall


PropertyDescription
FirewallTypeThe protocol used by a proxy-based firewall.
FirewallServerThe name or IP address of a proxy-based firewall.
FirewallPortThe TCP port for a proxy-based firewall.
FirewallUserThe user name to use to authenticate with a proxy-based firewall.
FirewallPasswordA password used to authenticate to a proxy-based firewall.

Proxy


PropertyDescription
ProxyAutoDetectWhen this connection property is set to True, the provider checks your system proxy settings for existing proxy server configurations (no need to manually supply proxy server details). Set to False if you want to manually configure the provider to connect to a specific proxy server.
ProxyServerThe hostname or IP address of the proxy server that you want to route HTTP traffic through.
ProxyPortThe TCP port that the proxy server (specified in the ProxyServer connection property) is running on.
ProxyAuthSchemeThe authentication method the provider uses when authenticating to the proxy server specified in the ProxyServer connection property.
ProxyUserThe username of a user account registered with the proxy server specified in the ProxyServer connnection property.
ProxyPasswordThe password associated with the user specified in the ProxyUser connection property.
ProxySSLTypeThe SSL type to use when connecting to the ProxyServer proxy.
ProxyExceptionsA semicolon separated list of destination hostnames or IPs that are exempt from connecting through the ProxyServer .

Logging


PropertyDescription
LogfileA filepath which designates the name and location of the log file.
VerbosityThe verbosity level that determines the amount of detail included in the log file.
LogModulesCore modules to be included in the log file.
MaxLogFileSizeA string specifying the maximum size in bytes for a log file (for example, 10 MB).
MaxLogFileCountA string specifying the maximum file count of log files.

Schema


PropertyDescription
LocationA path to the directory that contains the schema files defining tables, views, and stored procedures.
BrowsableSchemasThis property restricts the schemas reported to a subset of the available schemas. For example, BrowsableSchemas=SchemaA,SchemaB,SchemaC.
TablesThis property restricts the tables reported to a subset of the available tables. For example, Tables=TableA,TableB,TableC.
ViewsRestricts the views reported to a subset of the available tables. For example, Views=ViewA,ViewB,ViewC.
SchemaSpecify the Azure Cosmos DB database you want to work with.

Caching


PropertyDescription
AutoCacheAutomatically caches the results of SELECT queries into a cache database specified by either CacheLocation or both of CacheConnection and CacheProvider .
CacheProviderThe name of the provider to be used to cache data.
CacheConnectionThe connection string for the cache database. This property is always used in conjunction with CacheProvider . Setting both properties will override the value set for CacheLocation for caching data.
CacheLocationSpecifies the path to the cache when caching to a file.
CacheToleranceThe tolerance for stale data in the cache specified in seconds when using AutoCache .
OfflineUse offline mode to get the data from the cache instead of the live source.
CacheMetadataThis property determines whether or not to cache the table metadata to a file store.

Miscellaneous


PropertyDescription
CalculateAggregatesSpecifies whether will return the calculated value of the aggregates or grouped by partiton range.
ConsistencyLevelDenotes the type of token: master or resource.
FlattenArraysBy default, nested arrays are returned as strings of JSON. The FlattenArrays property can be used to flatten the elements of nested arrays into columns of their own. Set FlattenArrays to the number of elements you want to return from nested arrays.
FlattenObjectsSet FlattenObjects to true to flatten object properties into columns of their own. Otherwise, objects nested in arrays are returned as strings of JSON.
ForceQueryOnNonIndexedContainersForce the use of an index scan to process the query if indexing is disabled or the right index path is not available.
GenerateSchemaFilesIndicates the user preference as to when schemas should be generated and saved.
MaxRowsLimits the number of rows returned when no aggregation or GROUP BY is used in the query. This takes precedence over LIMIT clauses.
MaxThreadsSpecifies the maximum number of concurrent requests for Batch CUD (Create, Update, Delete) operations.
MultiThreadCountAggregate queries in partitioned collections will require parallel requests for different partition ranges. Set this to the number of parallel request to be issued in the same time.
OtherThese hidden properties are used only in specific use cases.
PagesizeThe maximum number of results to return per page from Azure Cosmos DB.
ReadonlyYou can use this property to enforce read-only access to Azure Cosmos DB from the provider.
RequestPriorityLevelSpecifies the priority for the request sent to Azure Cosmos DB, when there are more requests than the configured RU/s in a second.
RowScanDepthThe maximum number of rows to scan to look for the columns available in a table.
SeparatorCharacterThe character or characters used to denote hierarchy.
SetPartitionKeyAsPKWhether or not to use the collection's Partition Key field as part of composite Primary Key for the corresponding exposed table.
TimeoutThe value in seconds until the timeout error is thrown, canceling the operation.
TypeDetectionSchemeComma-separated options for how the provider will scan the data to determine the fields and datatypes in each document collection.
UserDefinedViewsA filepath pointing to the JSON configuration file containing your custom views.
UseRidAsPkSet this property to false to switch using the id column as primary key instead the default _rid.
WriteThroughputBudgetDefines the Requests Units (RU) budget per Second that the Batch CUD (Create, Update, Delete) operations should not exceed.

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