Creating simple copy data with ADF

The ADF web tool starts with the Let's get started page, which provides several links to a quick start. To see how ADF works, the simplest way is to use the Copy Data link on the Let's get started page. The Copy Data link provides a set of steps for the definition of a simple data-movement pipeline. The following screenshot shows the starting point of the Copy Data wizard:

Copy Data wizard window

The Copy Data wizard starts with a Properties step, for which we'll set a name for the job (CopyProducts, in our example). We'll also decide whether to execute the job once or based on a schedule. When the Next ...

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