D365 Data Lake setup

 

1. Azure Storage Account

• Create an Azure storage account and check Hierarchical namespaces to 'Yes'.

• Copy the connection string in the access keys. We will use this as a key vault value in Azure key vault.

    2. Azure Key vault

• Create a Azure key vault (Or use an existing one if already created).

• Create a secret. The secret will be used by applications which are accessing the Data Lake. In our case it's D365 application. Note down Azure key vault DNS url.

• Configure 'Access configuration' of key vault.

• Set the 'Get' and 'List' permissions on the access policy.

• Select the D365 environment and Data Lake as the principal as these are the resources accessing the Azure key vault.

    3.AAD > App registration

• Create App registration in Azure active directory. 
• Create a new secret.

• Azure key vault will be given 'User impersonation' permission. Note down 'Application Id' and 'Secret value'.

4. D365 FO

Once setup is done. Test the connection. We should get a success info message.