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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.

Lab Info
Table of Contents
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Challenge
Prepare the Environment
Create a Synapse Analytics workspace in the West US region. Utilize a SQL Server admin login.
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Challenge
Create a Dedicated Pool and a SQL Query
- Create a dedicated pool (DW100c).
- Create a new SQL query.
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Challenge
Create and Populate a New Table
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Create a new table called "PieStore1" with four columns (
id,
name
,price
,sweet
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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" } ] } }';
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Challenge
Shred the JSON
Shred the JSON to display where
id=1
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