Video tutorial

Watch this quick video to see the integration in action. It walks you through the end-to-end setup, including:

  • Installing the SSIS PowerPack
  • Configuring a secure connection to Asana
  • Working with Asana data directly inside SSIS
  • Exploring advanced API Source features
While this video uses the OData Connector as an example, the core concepts and setup process are exactly the same for the Asana Connector.

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Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure the following prerequisites are met:

  1. SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) designer installed for Visual Studio.
  2. SQL Server Integration Services Projects 2022+ Visual Studio extension installed.
  3. SSIS PowerPack is installed.

Get project in SSIS

  1. Open Visual Studio and click Create a new project.

  2. Select Integration Services Project. Enter a name and location for your project, then click OK.

  3. From the SSIS Toolbox, drag and drop a Data Flow Task onto the Control Flow surface, and double-click it:

    Drag Data Flow Task onto Control Flow to use SSIS PowerPack Data Flow components

  4. Make sure you are in the Data Flow Task designer:

    Make sure you are in Data Flow designer in SSIS package

  5. From the SSIS toolbox drag and API Source (Predefined Templates) on the data flow designer surface, and double click on it to edit it:

    SSIS API Source (Predefined Templates) - Drag and Drop

  6. Select New Connection to create a new connection:

    API Source - New Connection

  7. 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
    Asana Connector Selection

  8. Select your authentication scenario below to expand connection configuration steps to:

    • Configure the authentication in Asana.
    • Enter those details into the API Connection Manager configuration.
    Personal Access Token

    Asana authentication

    Here is how to obtain a Personal Access Token (PAT) in Asana:
    1. Open My apps in Asana portal and click Create new token button: Create Personal Access Token in Asana
    2. Once a popup opens, name your new token: Name Personal Access Token in Asana
    3. Then click Copy button to copy the token: Use Personal Access Token to get Asana data via REST API
    4. Now go to SSIS package or ODBC data source and use this token in Personal Access Token authentication configuration.
    5. Choose Default Workspace and Default Project to work with.
    6. Click Test Connection to confirm the connection is working.
    7. Done! Now you are ready to use Asana Connector!

    API Connection Manager configuration

    Just perform these simple steps to finish authentication configuration:

    1. Set Authentication Type to Personal Access Token [Http]
    2. Optional step. Modify API Base URL if needed (in most cases default will work).
    3. Fill in all the required parameters and set optional parameters if needed.
    4. Finally, hit OK button:
    Asana
    Personal Access Token [Http]
    https://app.asana.com/api/1.0
    Required Parameters
    Enter Token (Personal Access Token - PAT) Fill-in the parameter...
    Default Workspace Fill-in the parameter...
    Default Project Fill-in the parameter...
    Optional Parameters
    RetryMode RetryWhenStatusCodeMatch
    RetryStatusCodeList 429
    RetryCountMax 5
    RetryMultiplyWaitTime True
    ZappySys Http Connection
    Find full details in the Asana Connector authentication reference.
    OAuth app

    Asana authentication

    Here is how to register an OAuth app in Asana:
    1. Open My apps in Asana portal and click Create new app button: Create new OAuth app in Asana
    2. Once a popup opens, name your app and check two options, and click Create app button: Name OAuth app in Asana
    3. Then copy Client ID and Client secret and save them in a file (we will need them for authentication): Use OAuth app to get Asana data via REST API
    4. 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): Add redirect URL to Asana OAuth app
    5. Proceed by clicking on the Manage distribution section on your left.
    6. Then specify workspaces your app needs to access (use Any workspace to access them all): Choose distribution method in Asana OAuth app
    7. Once you do that, click Save changes button.
    8. Now go to SSIS package or ODBC data source and use Client ID, Client Secret, and Redirect URL in OAuth app authentication configuration.
    9. When you are done with that, click Generate Token button to generate Access and Refresh Tokens.
    10. Choose Default Workspace and Default Project to work with.
    11. Click Test Connection to confirm the connection is working.
    12. Done! Now you are ready to use Asana Connector!

    API Connection Manager configuration

    Just perform these simple steps to finish authentication configuration:

    1. Set Authentication Type to OAuth app [OAuth]
    2. Optional step. Modify API Base URL if needed (in most cases default will work).
    3. Fill in all the required parameters and set optional parameters if needed.
    4. Press Generate Token button to generate the tokens.
    5. Finally, hit OK button:
    Asana
    OAuth app [OAuth]
    https://app.asana.com/api/1.0
    Required Parameters
    ClientId Fill-in the parameter...
    Client Secret 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...
    Optional Parameters
    Permissions default
    Redirect URL https://zappysys.com/oauth
    RetryMode RetryWhenStatusCodeMatch
    RetryStatusCodeList 429
    RetryCountMax 5
    RetryMultiplyWaitTime True
    ZappySys OAuth Connection
    Find full details in the Asana Connector authentication reference.

  9. Select Projects table from the dropdown and hit Preview Data:

    API Source - Asana
    Read and write Asana data effortlessly. Integrate, manage, and automate tasks, projects, workspaces, and time entries — almost no coding required.
    Asana
    Projects
    Required Parameters
    Project Id Fill-in the parameter...
    Optional Parameters
    Continue On 404 Error (When record not found) False
    SSIS API Source - Read from table or endpoint

  10. 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)

    Execute Package - Reading data from Asana and load into target

Asana Connector actions

Need another use case? Pick the next Asana action in SSIS below.

Conclusion

You now know how to get project (single) in SSIS without writing complex code. Asana Connector handled pagination and authentication automatically.

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