Asana Connector for SSISRead and write data related to Tasks, Projects, Workspaces, Portfolios, TimeEntries, Memberships and more. If you are new with SSIS and ZappySys SSIS PowerPack then check below links to get started.
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Video Tutorial - Integrate Asana data in SSIS
This video covers following and more so watch carefully. After watching this video follow the steps described in this article.
- How to download / install required driver for
Asana integration in SSIS - How to configure connection for
Asana - Features about
API Source (Authentication / Query Language / Examples / Driver UI) - Using
Asana Connection in SSIS
Prerequisites
Before we perform steps listed in this article, you will need to make sure following prerequisites are met:- SSIS designer installed. Sometimes it is referred as BIDS or SSDT (download it from Microsoft site).
- Basic knowledge of SSIS package development using Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services.
- Make sure ZappySys SSIS PowerPack is downloaded and installed (download it). Check Getting started section for more information.
- Optional (If you want to Deploy and Schedule ) - Deploy and Schedule SSIS Packages
How to read data from Asana in SSIS (Export data)
In this section we will learn how to configure and use Asana Connector in API Source to extract data from Asana.
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Begin with opening Visual Studio and Create a New Project.
Select Integration Service Project and in new project window set the appropriate name and location for project. And click OK.
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In the new SSIS project screen you will find the following:
- SSIS ToolBox on left side bar
- Solution Explorer and Property Window on right bar
- Control flow, data flow, event Handlers, Package Explorer in tab windows
- Connection Manager Window in the bottom
Note: If you don't see ZappySys SSIS PowerPack Task or Components in SSIS Toolbox, please refer to this help link. -
Now, Drag and Drop SSIS Data Flow Task from SSIS Toolbox. Double click on the Data Flow Task to see Data Flow designer.
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From the SSIS toolbox drag and API Source (Predefined Templates) on the data flow designer surface, and double click on it to edit it:
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Select New Connection to create a new connection:
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Use a preinstalled Asana Connector from Popular Connector List or press Search Online radio button to download Asana Connector. Once downloaded simply use it in the configuration:
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Proceed with selecting the desired Authentication Type. Then select API Base URL (in most cases default one is the right one). Finally, fill in all the required parameters and set optional parameters if needed. You may press a link Steps to Configure which will help set certain parameters. More info is available in Authentication section.
Steps to get Asana Credentials
Here is how to obtain PAT (Personal Access Token). .- Follow this link and click to Create new token.
- Once token generated copy it enter in Token field on this UI. Treat Token like a Password, keep it secure.
AsanaToken [Http]https://app.asana.com/api/1.0Required Parameters Optional Parameters Enter Token (Personal Access Token - PAT) Fill in the parameter... Default Workspace (** Select after Token is entered **) Fill in the parameter... Default Project (** Select after Token is entered **) Fill in the parameter... RetryMode Fill in the parameter... RetryStatusCodeList Fill in the parameter... RetryCountMax Fill in the parameter... RetryMultiplyWaitTime Fill in the parameter... Steps to get Asana Credentials
Here is how to register OAuth App.- Follow this link and click to Create new app under My Apps.
- Give your app a name e.g. My Integration. Check one of the options | Check I Agree | Click Create app
- Copy Client Id and Secret. Keep it secure, we will use it later on API Connection UI.
- Click on the OAuth section (Under Configure) on your left. Under the Redirect URLs Click [Add redirect URL] button. Enter URL like this https://zappysys.com/oauth. Do not use any random URL otherwise it may not work.
- Click on the Manage distribution section (Under Test & distribute) on your left. Here you can add specific workspaces you like to access using this App. If you like to access any workspace then choose [Any workspace] option
- Click [Save changes] button. Might be located all the way bottom right on your screen.
- Now go back to connection UI and enter ClientId, Client Secret and Redirect URL (match exactly).
- Click Generate Token and follow the login prompts. If everything goes well you will see Refresh Token generated.
- Choose Default Workspace and Default Project.
- Click Test connection to confirm. Now you are ready to use this connection.
AsanaOAuth [OAuth]https://app.asana.com/api/1.0Required Parameters ClientId Fill in the parameter... Client Secret Fill in the parameter... Optional Parameters Permissions Fill in the parameter... Redirect URL Fill in the parameter... Default Workspace (** Select after Token is generated **) Fill in the parameter... Default Project (** Select after Token is generated **) Fill in the parameter... RetryMode Fill in the parameter... RetryStatusCodeList Fill in the parameter... RetryCountMax Fill in the parameter... RetryMultiplyWaitTime Fill in the parameter... -
Select the desired endpoint, change/pass the properties values, and click on Preview Data button to make the API call.
API Source - AsanaRead and write data related to Tasks, Projects, Workspaces, Portfolios, TimeEntries, Memberships and more. -
That's it! We are done! Just in a few clicks we configured the call to Asana using Asana Connector.
You can load the source data into your desired destination using the Upsert Destination, which supports SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and Amazon Redshift. We also offer other destinations such as CSV, Excel, Azure Table, Salesforce, and more. You can check out our SSIS PowerPack Tasks and components for more options. (*loaded in Trash Destination)
Load Asana data in SQL Server using Upsert Destination (Insert or Update)
Once you read data from the desired source, now let's see how to Load Asana data in SQL Server using Upsert Destination. Upsert Destination can Merge/Synchronize data from source to target for Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSql and Redshift. It supports very fast Bulk Upsert (Update or Insert) operation along and Bulk delete.
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From the SSIS toolbox drag and drop Upsert Destination on the dataflow designer surface
Connect our Source component to Upsert Destination
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Double click on Upsert Destination component to configure it.
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Select the desired Microsoft SQL Server/PostgreSql/Redshift Target Connection or click NEW to create new connection. Select Target Table or click NEW to create new table based on source columns.
Configure SSIS Upsert Destination Connection - Loading data (REST / SOAP / JSON / XML /CSV) into SQL Server or other target using SSIS -
Set Action to Upsert => (insert if not matching in target else update). Select Target Connection and Target Table. Check on Insert and Update. Click on Map All to Mappings all columns and check on Only Primary Key columns.
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Click on OK to save Upsert Destination settings UI.
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That's it. Run the SSIS Package and it will read the data from the Asana and load the data in the SQL Server/PostgreSql/Redshift using Upsert Destination.
Video Tutorial - Write or lookup data to Asana using SSIS
This video covers following and more so watch carefully. After watching this video follow the steps described in this article.
- How to download SSIS PowerPack for
Asana integration in SSIS - How to configure connection for
Asana - How to Write or lookup data to
Asana - Features about SSIS API Destination
- Using
Asana Connector in SSIS
How to write or lookup data to Asana in SSIS (Import data)
In upper section we learned how to read data, now in this section we will learn how to configure Asana in the API Source to Post data to the Asana.
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Read the data from the source, being any desired source component. In example we will use ZappySys Dummy Data Source component.
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From the SSIS Toolbox drag and drop API Destination (Predefined Templates) on the Data Flow Designer surface and connect source component with it, and double click to edit it.
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Select New Connection to create a new connection:
API Destination - AsanaRead and write data related to Tasks, Projects, Workspaces, Portfolios, TimeEntries, Memberships and more. -
Use a preinstalled Asana Connector from Popular Connector List or press Search Online radio button to download Asana Connector. Once downloaded simply use it in the configuration:
Asana -
Proceed with selecting the desired Authentication Type. Then select API Base URL (in most cases default one is the right one). Finally, fill in all the required parameters and set optional parameters if needed. You may press a link Steps to Configure which will help set certain parameters. More info is available in Authentication section.
Steps to get Asana Credentials
Here is how to obtain PAT (Personal Access Token). .- Follow this link and click to Create new token.
- Once token generated copy it enter in Token field on this UI. Treat Token like a Password, keep it secure.
AsanaToken [Http]https://app.asana.com/api/1.0Required Parameters Optional Parameters Enter Token (Personal Access Token - PAT) Fill in the parameter... Default Workspace (** Select after Token is entered **) Fill in the parameter... Default Project (** Select after Token is entered **) Fill in the parameter... RetryMode Fill in the parameter... RetryStatusCodeList Fill in the parameter... RetryCountMax Fill in the parameter... RetryMultiplyWaitTime Fill in the parameter... Steps to get Asana Credentials
Here is how to register OAuth App.- Follow this link and click to Create new app under My Apps.
- Give your app a name e.g. My Integration. Check one of the options | Check I Agree | Click Create app
- Copy Client Id and Secret. Keep it secure, we will use it later on API Connection UI.
- Click on the OAuth section (Under Configure) on your left. Under the Redirect URLs Click [Add redirect URL] button. Enter URL like this https://zappysys.com/oauth. Do not use any random URL otherwise it may not work.
- Click on the Manage distribution section (Under Test & distribute) on your left. Here you can add specific workspaces you like to access using this App. If you like to access any workspace then choose [Any workspace] option
- Click [Save changes] button. Might be located all the way bottom right on your screen.
- Now go back to connection UI and enter ClientId, Client Secret and Redirect URL (match exactly).
- Click Generate Token and follow the login prompts. If everything goes well you will see Refresh Token generated.
- Choose Default Workspace and Default Project.
- Click Test connection to confirm. Now you are ready to use this connection.
AsanaOAuth [OAuth]https://app.asana.com/api/1.0Required Parameters ClientId Fill in the parameter... Client Secret Fill in the parameter... Optional Parameters Permissions Fill in the parameter... Redirect URL Fill in the parameter... Default Workspace (** Select after Token is generated **) Fill in the parameter... Default Project (** Select after Token is generated **) Fill in the parameter... RetryMode Fill in the parameter... RetryStatusCodeList Fill in the parameter... RetryCountMax Fill in the parameter... RetryMultiplyWaitTime Fill in the parameter... -
Select the desired endpoint, change/pass the properties values, and go to the Mappings tab to map the columns.
API Destination - AsanaRead and write data related to Tasks, Projects, Workspaces, Portfolios, TimeEntries, Memberships and more. -
Finally, map the desired columns:
API Destination - AsanaRead and write data related to Tasks, Projects, Workspaces, Portfolios, TimeEntries, Memberships and more. -
That's it; we successfully configured the POST API Call. In a few clicks we configured the Asana API call using ZappySys Asana Connector
Advanced topics
Actions supported by Asana Connector
Asana Connector support following actions for REST API integration. If some actions are not listed below then you can easily edit Connector file and enhance out of the box functionality.Parameter | Description |
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Workspace Id |
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Workspace Id |
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Team Id |
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Project Id |
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TaskId |
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Workspace Id |
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Project Id |
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Project Id |
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Section Id |
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User Id |
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Workspace Id |
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Project Id |
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User Id |
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Parent Id (e.g. Id of Project, Task or ProjectBrief) |
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Attachment ID |
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Workspace Id |
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Owner Id |
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Portfolio Id |
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Time Periods (e.g. Id1,Id2) |
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Project Id |
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Portfolio Id |
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User Id |
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Workspace Id |
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Project Id |
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PortfolioId |
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GoalId |
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Member or Team Id (Use with Project OR Portfolio OR Goal) |
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Task Id |
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Url |
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Body |
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Headers |
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Conclusion
In this article we discussed how to connect to Asana in SSIS and integrate data without any coding. Click here to Download Asana Connector for SSIS and try yourself see how easy it is. If you still have any question(s) then ask here or simply click on live chat icon below and ask our expert (see bottom-right corner of this page).
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