Troubleshoot the Azure Database for PostgreSQL connector in Azure Data Factory and Azure 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.

Error code: 23704

• Message: Partition column name must be specified.

• Cause: No partition column name is provided, and it couldn't be decided automatically.

Error code: 23705

• 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.

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• Connector troubleshooting guide
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• Azure videos
• Microsoft Q&A page
• Stack Overflow forum for Data Factory
• X information about Data Factory