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Shred JSON in Azure

In this hands-on lab, we will be exploring the concept of shredding JSON in Azure. In order to accomplish this task you will have to create an Azure Synapse Analytics workspace, access Synapse Studio, build a table in a dedicated pool, and run T-SQL queries to parse or shred the data into a readable table.

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Level
Clock icon Intermediate
Duration
Clock icon 15m
Published
Clock icon Nov 09, 2023

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Prepare the Environment

    Create a Synapse Analytics workspace in the West US region. Utilize a SQL Server admin login.

  2. Challenge

    Create a Dedicated Pool and a SQL Query

    1. Create a dedicated pool (DW100c).
    2. Create a new SQL query.
  3. Challenge

    Create and Populate a New Table

    1. Create a new table called "PieStore1" with four columns (id, name, price, sweet).

    2. Populate that table with this data:

    DECLARE @json NVARCHAR(4000) = N'{ 
        "pies" : {
                "sweet" : [
                { "id" : 1, "name" : "Cherry", "price" : "3.50" },
                { "id" : 2, "name" : "Chocolate", "price" : "4.99" },
                { "id" : 3, "name" : "Pumpkin", "price" : "4.00" }
            ],
                "savory" : [
                { "name" : "Meat", "price" : "6.00" },
                { "name" : "Chicken", "price" : "5.00" },
                { "name" : "Veggie", "price" : "4.00" }
            ]
        }
    }';
    
  4. Challenge

    Shred the JSON

    Shred the JSON to display where id=1.

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