# Input tab

![Bulk load into Azure SQL DB Input tab](/files/BJNDR2J7VFz8Wgh2oXsa)

Use the options in this tab to define your input source for the Azure SQL database:

| Option                             | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| ---------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Source**                         | Specify the VFS URL of the data to import. The URL can point to a file or a folder in Azure Data Lake Storage. The URL must begin with `pvfs://` and must specify the bucket and object you want to load. See [Pentaho address to a VFS connection](/pdia-data-integration/10.2-data-integration/data-integration-perspective-in-the-pdi-client/virtual-file-system-browser/pentaho-address-to-a-vfs-connection-open-a-transformation.md) . |
| **What file type is your source?** | Select the file type of the input source. Must be a CSV file.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| **Delimited text settings**        | <p>Specify the following settings for a delimited text file:</p><ul><li><strong>Delimiter</strong></li></ul><p>Specify the character used to separate a data field. The default is semicolon (;).</p><ul><li><strong>First line is column names</strong></li></ul><p>Select <strong>Yes</strong> if the first line in the file contains the column names.</p>                                                                               |


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