Get events from sample data sources into Real-Time hub

This article describes how to get events from sample data sources into Real-Time hub.

Prerequisites

  • Access to a workspace in the Fabric capacity license mode (or) the Trial license mode with Contributor or higher permissions.

Data sources page

  1. Sign in to Microsoft Fabric.

  2. Select Real-Time on the left navigation bar.

  3. On the Real-Time hub page, select + Data sources under Connect to on the left navigation menu. You can also get to the Data sources page from All data streams or My data streams pages by selecting the + Connect data source button in the top-right corner.

    Screenshot that shows how to launch Connect to data source experience.

Add sample data as a source

  1. On the Data sources page, select Sample scenarios from categories at the top.

  2. Select Connect on a sample scenario tile (for example, Bicycle rentals) on the page.

    Screenshot that shows the selection of Sample data as the source type in the Connect to data source page.

  3. On the Connect page, for Source name, enter a name for the source.

  4. In the Stream details section of the right pane, do these steps:

    1. Select the workspace where you want to save the connection.

    2. Enter a name for the eventstream to be created for you.

    3. Name of the stream for Real-Time hub is automatically generated for you.

      Screenshot that shows the right pane with Stream details section of the Connect page.

  5. Select Next.

  6. On the Review + connect page, review the summary, and then select Create source.

    Screenshot that shows the Review + connect page.

View data stream details

  1. On the Review + connect page, if you select Open eventstream, the wizard opens the eventstream that it created for you with the selected sample data source. To close the wizard, select Finish at the bottom of the page.

    Screenshot that shows the Review + connect page with links to open eventstream and close the wizard.

  2. Confirm that you see the newly created data stream on the My data streams page.

To learn about consuming data streams, see the following articles: