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articles/synapse-analytics/sql-data-warehouse/design-elt-data-loading.md

@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ It is best practice to load data into a staging table. Staging tables allow you
 To load data, you can use any of these loading options:
 
 - The [COPY statement](/sql/t-sql/statements/copy-into-transact-sql?view=azure-sqldw-latest&preserve-view=true) is the recommended loading utility as it enables you to seamlessly and flexibly load data. The statement has many additional loading capabilities that PolyBase does not provide. See the [NY taxi cab COPY tutorial](./load-data-from-azure-blob-storage-using-copy.md) to run through a sample tutorial.  
+- [Tutorial: Load external data using Microsoft Entra ID](../sql/tutorial-load-data-using-entra-id.md)
+- [Tutorial: Load external data using a managed identity](../sql/tutorial-external-tables-using-managed-identity.md) 
 - [PolyBase with T-SQL](./sql-data-warehouse-load-from-azure-blob-storage-with-polybase.md) requires you to define external data objects.
 - [PolyBase and COPY statement with Azure Data Factory (ADF)](../../data-factory/load-azure-sql-data-warehouse.md?toc=/azure/synapse-analytics/sql-data-warehouse/toc.json) is another orchestration tool.  It defines a pipeline and schedules jobs.
 - [PolyBase with SSIS](/sql/integration-services/load-data-to-sql-data-warehouse?toc=/azure/synapse-analytics/sql-data-warehouse/toc.json&view=azure-sqldw-latest&preserve-view=true) works well when your source data is in SQL Server. SSIS defines the source to destination table mappings, and also orchestrates the load. If you already have SSIS packages, you can modify the packages to work with the new data warehouse destination.

articles/synapse-analytics/sql-data-warehouse/sql-data-warehouse-load-from-azure-blob-storage-with-polybase.md

@@ -346,4 +346,9 @@ GROUP BY p.[BrandName]
 ## Next steps
 
 To load the full data set, run the example [load the full Contoso retail data warehouse](https://github.com/Microsoft/sql-server-samples/tree/master/samples/databases/contoso-data-warehouse/readme.md) from the Microsoft SQL Server samples repository.
-For more development tips, see [Design decisions and coding techniques for data warehouses](sql-data-warehouse-overview-develop.md).
+
+## Related content
+
+- [Design decisions and coding techniques for data warehouses](sql-data-warehouse-overview-develop.md)
+- [Tutorial: Load external data using Microsoft Entra ID](../sql/tutorial-load-data-using-entra-id.md)
+- [Tutorial: Load external data using a managed identity](../sql/tutorial-external-tables-using-managed-identity.md)

articles/synapse-analytics/sql/load-data-overview.md

@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ It is best practice to load data into a staging table. Staging tables allow you
 
 To load data with PolyBase, you can use any of these loading options:
 
+- [Load external data using Microsoft Entra ID](../sql/tutorial-load-data-using-entra-id.md)
+- [Load external data using a managed identity](../sql/tutorial-external-tables-using-managed-identity.md)
 - [PolyBase with T-SQL](../sql-data-warehouse/sql-data-warehouse-load-from-azure-blob-storage-with-polybase.md?bc=%2fazure%2fsynapse-analytics%2fbreadcrumb%2ftoc.json&toc=%2fazure%2fsynapse-analytics%2ftoc.json) works well when your data is in Azure Blob storage or Azure Data Lake Store. It gives you the most control over the loading process, but also requires you to define external data objects. The other methods define these objects behind the scenes as you map source tables to destination tables.  To orchestrate T-SQL loads, you can use Azure Data Factory, SSIS, or Azure functions.
 - [PolyBase with SSIS](/sql/integration-services/load-data-to-sql-data-warehouse?view=azure-sqldw-latest&preserve-view=true) works well when your source data is in SQL Server. SSIS defines the source to destination table mappings, and also orchestrates the load. If you already have SSIS packages, you can modify the packages to work with the new data warehouse destination.
 - [PolyBase with Azure Data Factory (ADF)](../../data-factory/load-azure-sql-data-warehouse.md) is another orchestration tool.  It defines a pipeline and schedules jobs.

articles/synapse-analytics/sql/tutorial-external-tables-using-managed-identity.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-title: "Tutorial: Loading External Data Using a Managed Identity"
+title: "Tutorial: Load External Data Using a Managed Identity"
 description: This tutorial shows how to connect to external data for queries or ingestion using a managed identity.
 author: periclesrocha
 ms.author: procha
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ms.subservice: sql
 ms.topic: tutorial
 ---
 
-# Tutorial: Loading external data using a managed identity
+# Tutorial: Load external data using a managed identity
 
 This article explains how to create external tables or ingest data from Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS) Gen2 accounts using a managed identity.
 
@@ -197,6 +197,6 @@ To learn more and explore the full syntax of `CREATE EXTERNAL TABLE`, see [CREAT
 
 ## Related content
 
-- [Tutorial: Loading external data using a managed identity](tutorial-external-tables-using-managed-identity.md)
+- [Tutorial: Load external data using a managed identity](tutorial-external-tables-using-managed-identity.md)
 - [Load Contoso retail data into dedicated SQL pools in Azure Synapse Analytics](../sql-data-warehouse/sql-data-warehouse-load-from-azure-blob-storage-with-polybase.md)
 - [Managed identities for Azure Synapse Analytics](../synapse-service-identity.md)

articles/synapse-analytics/sql/tutorial-load-data-using-entra-id.md

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ms.subservice: sql
 ms.topic: tutorial
 ---
 
-# Tutorial: Loading external data using Microsoft Entra ID
+# Tutorial: Load external data using Microsoft Entra ID
 
 This article explains how to create external tables using Microsoft Entra ID passthrough.
 
@@ -157,6 +157,6 @@ To learn more and explore the full syntax of EXTERNAL TABLE, refer to <https://l
 
 ## Related content
 
-- [Tutorial: Loading external data using a managed identity](tutorial-external-tables-using-managed-identity.md)
+- [Tutorial: Load external data using a managed identity](tutorial-external-tables-using-managed-identity.md)
 - [Load Contoso retail data into dedicated SQL pools in Azure Synapse Analytics](../sql-data-warehouse/sql-data-warehouse-load-from-azure-blob-storage-with-polybase.md)
 - [Use Microsoft Entra authentication for authentication with Synapse SQL](active-directory-authentication.md)

articles/synapse-analytics/synapse-service-identity.md

@@ -326,11 +326,15 @@ In order to use a user-assigned managed identity, you must first [create credent
 >  User-assigned Managed Identity is not currently supported in Synapse notebooks and Spark job definitions.
 
 ## Next steps
-- [Create credentials](../data-factory/credentials.md).
 
 See the following articles that introduce when and how to use managed identity:
 
 - [Store credential in Azure Key Vault](../data-factory/store-credentials-in-key-vault.md).
 - [Copy data from/to Azure Data Lake Store using managed identities for Azure resources authentication](../data-factory/connector-azure-data-lake-store.md).
 
 See [Managed Identities for Azure Resources Overview](../active-directory/managed-identities-azure-resources/overview.md) for more background on managed identities for Azure resources, on which managed identity in Azure Synapse is based.
+
+## Related content
+
+- [Create credentials](../data-factory/credentials.md)
+- [Tutorial: Load external data using a managed identity](sql/tutorial-external-tables-using-managed-identity.md)

articles/synapse-analytics/toc.yml

@@ -320,10 +320,6 @@ items:
       href: ./sql/tutorial-logical-data-warehouse.md
     - name: Power BI Desktop
       href: ./sql/tutorial-connect-power-bi-desktop.md  
-    - name: Loading external data using Entra ID
-      href: ./sql/tutorial-load-data-using-entra-id.md  
-    - name: Loading external data using a Managed Identity
-      href: ./sql/tutorial-external-tables-using-managed-identity.md  
   - name: Concepts
     items:
     - name: Back up and restore
@@ -531,6 +527,10 @@ items:
       items:
       - name: Into the data warehouse
         items:
+        - name: Load external data using Entra ID
+          href: ./sql/tutorial-load-data-using-entra-id.md  
+        - name: Load external data using a Managed Identity
+          href: ./sql/tutorial-external-tables-using-managed-identity.md
         - name: Azure Data Lake Storage
           href: ./sql-data-warehouse/sql-data-warehouse-load-from-azure-data-lake-store.md?context=/azure/synapse-analytics/context/context
         - name: Data Factory