| title | Troubleshoot the Azure Database for PostgreSQL connector |
|---|---|
| titleSuffix | Azure Data Factory & Azure Synapse |
| description | Learn how to troubleshoot issues with the Azure Database for PostgreSQL connector in Azure Data Factory and Azure Synapse Analytics. |
| author | jianleishen |
| ms.subservice | data-movement |
| ms.topic | troubleshooting |
| ms.date | 01/16/2025 |
| ms.author | jianleishen |
| ms.custom | has-adal-ref, synapse |
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This article provides suggestions to troubleshoot common problems with the Azure Database for PostgreSQL connector in Azure Data Factory and Azure Synapse.
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Message:
Partition column name must be specified. -
Cause: No partition column name is provided, and it couldn't be decided automatically.
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Message:
The data type of the chosen Partition Column, '%partitionColumn;', is '%dataType;' and this data type is not supported for partitioning. -
Recommendation: Pick a partition column with int, bigint, smallint, serial, bigserial, smallserial, timestamp with or without time zone, time without time zone or date data type.
For more troubleshooting help, try these resources: