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amthog
Helper I
6 months ago
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'pipeline().TriggerName' is not a supported system variable ?

Hi,
When using pipeline scope variables I get an error for pipeline.TriggerName as not supported:

This is despite it being documented here:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/data-factory/expression-language#pipeline-scope-variables

All other variables in the documentation work as expected.
I can see posts circa 2023 discussing issues with various pipeline scope variables not being available, returning incorrect info etc. but would have thought this was behind us now.
Does anyone know if TriggerName is meant to be supported, if this is a bug etc ? 

cheers

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  • Asmita_27's avatar
    Asmita_27
    6 months ago

    Hi amthog ,
    Thanks for the detailed explanation, makes sense.
    Based on what you’re showing, it does look like the variable is present on the pipeline() object, so it could very well be a UI validation bug rather than the variable being unsupported.
    Also agree on the inconsistencies, the docs list fewer TriggeredBy members than what the UI / intellisense shows, so something is definitely out of sync.

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  • Asmita_27's avatar
    Asmita_27
    Advocate IV
    6 months ago

    @pipeline().TriggerName isn’t supported in Microsoft Fabric yet.
    It works in Azure Data Factory, but Fabric doesn’t expose this system variable today.
    Workaround: Pass the trigger name into the pipeline as a parameter from the trigger.

    • amthog's avatar
      amthog
      Helper I
      6 months ago

      Hi Asmita,

      Thanks for your response. 
      > @pipeline().TriggerName isn’t supported in Microsoft Fabric yet.
      Seems odd given it is listed in the pipeline scope variable table the MS Fabric documentation. 
      Also if I capture the whole pipeline() object then it is there as a member:

      So are we sure this is not a bug in UI i.e. this member _is_ supported but  the UI validation is (incorrectly ?) blocking its use ?
      BTW, there are other mismatches here.
      For instance the documentation only lists two TriggeredBy members, with the triggered by pipeline ID oddly missing, but the intellisense and reference in the UI shows three TriggeredBy members as it does list the pipeline ID.  (??)

      So if TriggerName really is not supported how do we tell that ?
      Is that documented somewhere ?
      And if it is not supported, how can we tell when or if it will be supported e.g. something in roadmap ?

      cheers
      If it really is not supported (yet ?) then MS should remove it from the documentation or 

      • Asmita_27's avatar
        Asmita_27
        Advocate IV
        6 months ago

        Hi amthog ,
        Thanks for the detailed explanation, makes sense.
        Based on what you’re showing, it does look like the variable is present on the pipeline() object, so it could very well be a UI validation bug rather than the variable being unsupported.
        Also agree on the inconsistencies, the docs list fewer TriggeredBy members than what the UI / intellisense shows, so something is definitely out of sync.