Asana Connector for SSISRead and write data related to Tasks, Projects, Workspaces, Portfolios, TimeEntries, Memberships and more. If you are new to SSIS and ZappySys SSIS PowerPack then check these 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.
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
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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 how to get and use Asana credentials
Here is how to obtain a Personal Access Token (PAT) in Asana:-
Open My apps in Asana portal
and click Create new token button:
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Once a popup opens, name your new token:
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Then click Copy button to copy the token:
- Now go to SSIS package or ODBC data source and use this token in Personal Access Token authentication configuration.
- Choose Default Workspace and Default Project to work with.
- Click Test Connection to confirm the connection is working.
- Done! Now you are ready to use Asana Connector!
Configuring authentication parameters
AsanaPersonal Access Token [Http]https://app.asana.com/api/1.0Optional Parameters Enter Token (Personal Access Token - PAT) Default Workspace (** Select after Token is entered **) Default Project (** Select after Token is entered **) RetryMode RetryWhenStatusCodeMatch RetryStatusCodeList 429 RetryCountMax 5 RetryMultiplyWaitTime True Steps how to get and use Asana credentials
Here is how to register an OAuth app in Asana:-
Open My apps in Asana portal
and click Create new app button:
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Once a popup opens, name your app and check two options, and click Create app button:
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Then copy Client ID and Client secret and save them in a file (we will need them for authentication):
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Continue by selecting OAuth menu item on your left and click Add redirect URL button (you can have your own or use
https://zappysys.com/oauth
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Then specify workspaces your app needs to access (use Any workspace to access them all):
- Once you do that, click Save changes button.
- Now go to SSIS package or ODBC data source and use Client ID, Client Secret, and Redirect URL in OAuth app authentication configuration.
- When you are done with that, click Generate Token button to generate Access and Refresh Tokens.
- Choose Default Workspace and Default Project to work with.
- Click Test Connection to confirm the connection is working.
- Done! Now you are ready to use Asana Connector!
Configuring authentication parameters
AsanaOAuth app [OAuth]https://app.asana.com/api/1.0Required Parameters ClientId Fill-in the parameter... Client Secret Fill-in the parameter... Optional Parameters Permissions default Redirect URL https://zappysys.com/oauth Default Workspace (** Select after Token is generated **) Default Project (** Select after Token is generated **) RetryMode RetryWhenStatusCodeMatch RetryStatusCodeList 429 RetryCountMax 5 RetryMultiplyWaitTime True -
Open My apps in Asana portal
and click Create new token button:
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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)
Write data to Asana using SSIS (Import data)
In this section we will learn how to configure and use Asana Connector in the API Destination to write data to Asana.
Video tutorial
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
Step-by-step instructions
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:
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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 how to get and use Asana credentials
Here is how to obtain a Personal Access Token (PAT) in Asana:-
Open My apps in Asana portal
and click Create new token button:
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Once a popup opens, name your new token:
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Then click Copy button to copy the token:
- Now go to SSIS package or ODBC data source and use this token in Personal Access Token authentication configuration.
- Choose Default Workspace and Default Project to work with.
- Click Test Connection to confirm the connection is working.
- Done! Now you are ready to use Asana Connector!
Configuring authentication parameters
AsanaPersonal Access Token [Http]https://app.asana.com/api/1.0Optional Parameters Enter Token (Personal Access Token - PAT) Default Workspace (** Select after Token is entered **) Default Project (** Select after Token is entered **) RetryMode RetryWhenStatusCodeMatch RetryStatusCodeList 429 RetryCountMax 5 RetryMultiplyWaitTime True Steps how to get and use Asana credentials
Here is how to register an OAuth app in Asana:-
Open My apps in Asana portal
and click Create new app button:
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Once a popup opens, name your app and check two options, and click Create app button:
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Then copy Client ID and Client secret and save them in a file (we will need them for authentication):
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Continue by selecting OAuth menu item on your left and click Add redirect URL button (you can have your own or use
https://zappysys.com/oauth
): - Proceed by clicking on the Manage distribution section on your left.
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Then specify workspaces your app needs to access (use Any workspace to access them all):
- Once you do that, click Save changes button.
- Now go to SSIS package or ODBC data source and use Client ID, Client Secret, and Redirect URL in OAuth app authentication configuration.
- When you are done with that, click Generate Token button to generate Access and Refresh Tokens.
- Choose Default Workspace and Default Project to work with.
- Click Test Connection to confirm the connection is working.
- Done! Now you are ready to use Asana Connector!
Configuring authentication parameters
AsanaOAuth app [OAuth]https://app.asana.com/api/1.0Required Parameters ClientId Fill-in the parameter... Client Secret Fill-in the parameter... Optional Parameters Permissions default Redirect URL https://zappysys.com/oauth Default Workspace (** Select after Token is generated **) Default Project (** Select after Token is generated **) RetryMode RetryWhenStatusCodeMatch RetryStatusCodeList 429 RetryCountMax 5 RetryMultiplyWaitTime True -
Open My apps in Asana portal
and click Create new token button:
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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
Load Asana data into 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.
Deploy and schedule SSIS package
After you are done creating SSIS package, most likely, you want to deploy it to SQL Server Catalog and run it periodically. Just follow the instructions in How to design, debug, deploy, schedule SSIS Package (In SQL Agent and Catalog) article to see how to do it.
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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Team Id |
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Completed Since |
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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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Parent Id (e.g. Id of Project, Task or ProjectBrief) |
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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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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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