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14. Azure Config Connections

[!NOTE] Your Azure resources are setup. Your local connections are configured. Now let's create cloud connections to run prompt flow in Azure later.

  • [] 01 | Switch browser tab to +++https://ai.azure.com+++
    • Click the "Build" option in navbar.
    • Click your AI Project to view its details page.
    • Click the "Settings" option
    • Locate the "Connections" tab and click "View All".

[!IMPORTANT] Connection names used are critical and must match the names given below. Keep ".env" open for quick access to required values. Do not copy the enclosing quotes when you copy/paste values from ".env".

  • [] 02 | Click New Connection (create +++contoso-search+++)

    • Service = "Azure AI Search (Cognitive Services"
    • Endpoint = from .env "CONTOSO_SEARCH_SERVICE_ENDPOINT"
    • API key = from .env "CONTOSO_SEARCH_KEY"
    • Connection name = +++contoso-search+++

  • [] 03 | Click New Connection (create +++aoai-connection+++)

    • Service = "Azure OpenAI"
    • API base = from .env "CONTOSO_AI_SERVICES_ENDPOINT"
    • API key = from .env "CONTOSO_AI_SERVICES_KEY"
    • Connection name = +++aoai-connection+++

[!hint] The next step uses Azure Machine Learning Studio instead of Azure AI Studio. We expect this to change with a future product update, allowing you to create all connections from Azure AI Studio.

  • [] 04 | Creating Custom Connection (+++contoso-cosmos+++)

    • Visit +++https://ml.azure.com+++ instead
    • Under Recent Workspaces, click project (contoso-chat-aiproj)
    • Select Prompt flow (sidebar), then Connections (tab)
    • Click Create and select Custom from dropdown
    • Name: +++contoso-cosmos+++
    • Provider: Custom (default)
    • Key-value pairs: Add 4 entries (get env var values from .env)
      • key: +++key+++, value: "COSMOS_KEY", check "is secret"
      • key: +++endpoint+++ , value: "COSMOS_ENDPOINT"
      • key: +++containerId+++, value: +++customers+++
      • key: +++databaseId+++, value: +++contoso-outdoor+++
    • Click Save to complete step.

  • [] 06 | Click Refresh on menu bar to validate creation

    • Verify 3 connections were created with these names
      "contoso-search", "contoso-cosmos", "aoai-connection"

🥳 Congratulations!
Your cloud connections to the Azure AI project are ready!